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Daytona 500

NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 18, 1973
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1973 Dodge	200	36,100	running	17
2	10	Bobby Isaac	15	Bud Moore	1973 Ford	198	17,300	running	1
3	9	Dick Brooks	6	Cotton Owens	1973 Dodge	197	9,800	running	0
4	8	A.J. Foyt	50	A.J. Foyt	1973 Chevrolet	196	7,020	running	0
5	6	Hershel McGriff	04	Beryl Jackson	1972 Plymouth	195	6,025	running	0
6	1	Buddy Baker	71	Nord Krauskopf	1972 Dodge	194	14,725	engine	156
7	12	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1971 Mercury	194	4,525	running	0
8	16	Ramo Stott	90	Junie Donlavey	1971 Mercury	193	4,095	running	0
9	36	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	1972 Dodge	192	2,900	running	0
10	27	Vic Parsons	45	Bill Seifert	1971 Mercury	190	2,945	running	0
11	24	David Sisco	05	Charlie McGee	1972 Chevrolet	190	2,750	running	0
12	11	Darrell Waltrip	95	Darrell Waltrip	1971 Mercury	188	2,625	running	0
13	14	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1973 Dodge	188	2,275	running	0
14	17	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	1971 Mercury	187	2,200	running	0
15	32	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1973 Dodge	187	2,470	running	0
16	34	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1973 Dodge	182	2,435	running	0
17	28	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1971 Mercury	182	2,445	running	0
18	15	Ray Elder	96	Fred Elder	1972 Dodge	180	1,985	engine	0
19	26	Walter Ballard	30	Vic Ballard	1972 Chevrolet	174	2,415	clutch	0
20	39	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	1972 Dodge	168	1,500	running	0
21	31	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1972 Chevrolet	155	2,175	running	0
22	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Richard Howard	1973 Chevrolet	154	4,250	engine	25
23	21	Maynard Troyer	60	Joe Nagle	1973 Ford	150	1,825	engine	0
24	25	John A. Utsman	49	G.C. Spencer	1972 Dodge	145	1,780	engine	0
25	29	Bobby Allison	12	Bobby Allison	1973 Chevrolet	141	3,735	engine	0
26	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1971 Chevrolet	129	2,260	engine	0
27	33	Dave Marcis	2	Roger Penske	1973 AMC Matador	125	1,325	rear end	0
28	18	Jim Vandiver	31	O.L. Nixon	1972 Dodge	123	1,300	overheating	0
29	4	Coo Coo Marlin	14	H.B. Cunningham	1972 Chevrolet	118	2,775	engine	0
30	13	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1972 Chevrolet	101	2,195	engine	0
31	40	John Sears	4	J. Marvin Mills	1973 Dodge	65	2,060	steering	0
32	23	Red Farmer	97	Willie Humphries	1972 Ford	65	1,665	transmission	0
33	20	David Pearson	21	Wood Brothers	1971 Mercury	63	2,200	engine	1
34	37	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins	1972 Dodge	63	1,515	accident	0
35	35	Bill Dennis	17	H.J. Brooking	1972 Chevrolet	62	1,225	engine	0
36	19	Tiny Lund	55	Carl Price	1972 Chevrolet	54	1,510	rear end	0
37	38	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1972 Dodge	38	1,430	engine	0
38	5	Gordon Johncock	28	Hoss Ellington	1972 Chevrolet	35	1,800	oil leak	0
39	30	Earl Ross	52	Allan Brooke	1973 Chevrolet	34	1,385	engine	0
40	2	Pete Hamilton	9	Jack Housby	1972 Plymouth	33	2,000	engine	0
		Jackie Stewart		ABC			0	color commentary

Time of race: 03:10:50
Average Speed: 157.205 MPH
Pole Speed: 48.475 seconds
4 cautions for 28 laps
Attendance: 103,000