1973 Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 17 of 28
Date: July 4, 1973
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	6th	Winner Laps Led	51
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (51)
Race Distance	400 miles (160 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$105,080	Winner Earnings	$16,100
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	17 of 28

Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	6	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	160	51	running	—	$16,100
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	160	29	running	—	$11,875
3	29	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	156	0	running	—	$9,375
4	16	28	Gordon Johncock	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	156	0	running	—	$4,350
5	7	72	Benny Parsons	Mercy Life	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	156	0	running	—	$4,200
6	23	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	154	0	running	—	$3,450
7	20	45	Vic Parsons	Thundercraft Boat	Bill Seifert	Ford	153	0	running	—	$3,005
8	36	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	153	0	running	—	$1,500
9	21	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	153	0	running	—	$2,650
10	24	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	152	0	running	—	$1,510
11	13	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	151	0	running	—	$2,300
12	35	48	James Hylton	Union76 20W/50 Motor Oil	James Hylton	Mercury	150	0	running	—	$1,775
13	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	150	0	running	—	$2,270
14	22	49	G.C. Spencer	Camcraft	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	150	0	running	—	$1,625
15	30	25	Roy Mayne	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	148	0	running	—	$1,850
16	15	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	147	0	running	—	$1,975
17	38	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	147	0	running	—	$1,650
18	34	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	146	0	running	—	$1,625
19	40	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	146	0	running	—	$1,600
20	26	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	146	0	running	—	$1,075
21	39	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	146	0	running	—	$1,050
22	27	97	Raymond Williams	Jug	Raymond Williams	Ford	146	0	running	—	$1,005
23	37	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	145	0	running	—	$900
24	28	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	145	0	running	—	$1,300
25	9	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	143	0	running	—	$1,325
26	11	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Mercury	143	0	running	—	$1,790
27	14	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	132	0	overheating	—	$1,730
28	10	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	131	0	windshield	—	$1,060
29	33	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	126	0	running	—	$1,210
30	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	125	45	engine	—	$3,730
31	25	23	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Dodge	123	0	running	—	$820
32	8	31	Jim Vandiver	Nixon Racing	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	118	0	overheating	—	$1,260
33	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	102	0	engine	—	$1,300
34	19	61	Ed Sczech	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	87	0	oil leak	—	$1,280
35	31	5	Dick Simon	TravelLodge Motels	Doc Faustina	Dodge	82	0	handling	—	$895
36	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	65	33	crash	—	$3,190
37	18	50	A.J. Foyt	Purolator	A.J. Foyt	Chevrolet	46	0	rear end	—	$550
38	5	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	35	0	engine	—	$730
39	3	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	13	2	engine	—	$2,925
40	17	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	2	0	engine	—	$1,270

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