1973 Daytona 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 2 of 28
Date: February 18, 1973
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Daytona 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	7th	Winner Laps Led	17
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (156)
Race Distance	500 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$168,945	Winner Earnings	$36,100
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	2 of 28

Daytona 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	7	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	200	17	running	—	$36,100
2	10	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Engine Conditioners	Bud Moore	Ford	198	1	running	—	$17,300
3	9	6	Dick Brooks	John Naughton Insurance	Cotton Owens	Dodge	197	0	running	—	$9,800
4	8	50	A.J. Foyt	Purolator	A.J. Foyt	Chevrolet	196	0	running	—	$7,020
5	6	4	Hershel McGriff	K.D. Pauley	Beryl Jackson	Plymouth	195	0	running	—	$6,025
6	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	194	156	engine	—	$14,725
7	12	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Mercury	194	0	running	—	$4,525
8	16	90	Ramo Stott	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	193	0	running	—	$4,095
9	36	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	192	0	running	—	$2,900
10	27	45	Vic Parsons	JetWay Products	Bill Seifert	Mercury	190	0	running	—	$2,945
11	24	5	David Sisco	McGee Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	190	0	running	—	$2,750
12	11	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	188	0	running	—	$2,625
13	14	18	Joe Frasson	Krager Motor Homes	Joe Frasson	Dodge	188	0	running	—	$2,275
14	17	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	187	0	running	—	$2,200
15	32	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	187	0	running	—	$2,470
16	34	79	Frank Warren	Rossmeyer	Frank Warren	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$2,435
17	28	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Mercury	182	0	running	—	$2,445
18	15	96	Ray Elder	Olympia Beer	Fred Elder	Dodge	180	0	engine	—	$1,985
19	26	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Chevrolet	174	0	clutch	—	$2,415
20	39	88	Ron Keselowski	Keselowski Racing	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	168	0	running	—	$1,500
21	31	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	155	0	running	—	$2,175
22	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	154	25	engine	—	$4,250
23	21	60	Maynard Troyer	Nagle Ford	Joe Nagle	Ford	150	0	engine	—	$1,825
24	25	49	John Utsman	—	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	145	0	engine	—	$1,780
25	29	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	141	0	engine	—	$3,735
26	22	70	J.D. McDuffie	Belden Asphalt	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	129	0	engine	—	$2,260
27	33	2	Dave Marcis	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	125	0	rear end	—	$1,325
28	18	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Enterprises	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	123	0	overheating	—	$1,300
29	4	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	118	0	engine	—	$2,775
30	13	72	Benny Parsons	Textile Motor Freight	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	101	0	engine	—	$2,195
31	40	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	65	0	steering	—	$2,060
32	23	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis	Willie Humphries	Ford	65	0	transmission	—	$1,665
33	20	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	63	1	engine	—	$2,200
34	37	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	63	0	crash	—	$1,515
35	35	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Chevrolet	H.J. Brooking	Chevrolet	62	0	engine	—	$1,225
36	19	55	Tiny Lund	Price Construction	Carl Price	Chevrolet	54	0	rear end	—	$1,510
37	38	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	38	0	engine	—	$1,430
38	5	28	Gordon Johncock	Ellington Racing	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	35	0	oil leak	—	$1,800
39	30	52	Earl Ross	Red Cap Ale	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	34	0	engine	—	$1,385
40	2	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Mack Inc.	Jack Housby	Plymouth	33	0	engine	—	$2,000

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