1973 Firecracker 400 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1973 Firecracker 400
Name of Track:	Daytona International Speedway
Date:	July 4th

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1973 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1973 Firecracker 400, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	David Pearson	21	6	$16,100	160	running	Purolator
2	Richard Petty	43	4	$11,875	160	running	STP
3	Buddy Baker	71	29	$9,375	156	running	K & K Insurance
4	Gordon Johncock	28	16	$4,350	156	running	Pylon Wiper Blades
5	Benny Parsons	72	7	$4,200	156	running	DeWitt Racing
6	Dave Marcis	2	23	$3,450	154	running	Marcis Racing
9	Dick Brooks	90	21	$2,650	153	running	Truxmore Industries
10	Joe Frasson	18	24	$1,510	152	running	Frasson Cement
12	James Hylton	48	35	$1,775	150	running	Hylton Engineering
13	Cecil Gordon	24	12	$2,270	150	running	Gordon Racing
16	Elmo Langley	64	15	$1,975	147	running	Langley Racing
17	Dean Dalton	7	38	$1,650	147	running	Belden Asphalt
18	Buddy Arrington	67	34	$1,625	146	running	Cherokee Construction
20	Lennie Pond	54	26	$1,075	146	running	Master Chevy Sales
21	Larry Smith	92	39	$1,050	146	running	Carling Black Label
23	Henley Gray	19	37	$900	145	running	Warren Lindsey
24	Bill Champion	10	28	$1,300	145	running	Earl Powell Auto Parts
25	Darrell Waltrip	95	9	$1,325	143	running	Terminal Transport
26	Walter Ballard	30	11	$1,790	143	running	HeKimian Foreign Cars
27	Richard Childress	96	14	$1,730	132	heating	L.C. Newton Trucking
28	Donnie Allison	88	10	$1,060	131	windshield	DiGard Racing
30	Bobby Allison	12	1	$3,730	125	engine	Coca-Cola
36	Cale Yarborough	11	2	$3,190	65	crash	Kar-Kare
37	A.J. Foyt	50	18	$550	46	rear end	Purolator
39	Bobby Isaac	15	3	$2,925	13	engine	Sta-Power Industries