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1972 - Firecracker 400 Race Results


Race Name - Firecracker 400
Date - 7/4/1972
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 186.277 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 14
Average Race Speed - 160.82 mph
Lead Changes - 23
Total Race Purse - $92,265
Race Number - 17
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 160 71 Mercury 93 $15,650
2 4 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 160 72 Dodge 29 $11,725
3 5 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 160 72 Chevrol 13 $8,925
4 7 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 157 72 Chevrol 0 $4,275
5 11 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 157 70 Ford 0 $3,600
6 16 LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Bill Seifert 153 71 Mercury 0 $2,750
7 10 Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski 152 70 Dodge 0 $1,850
8 12 Donnie Allison 15 Bud Moore 152 72 Ford 0 $1,750
9 26 Wayne Smith 33 Wayne Smith 151 71 Chevrol 0 $1,550
10 14 Johnny Halford 32 Dick Brooks 150 70 Plymout 0 $1,350
11 17 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 150 71 Mercury 0 $1,900
12 25 Charlie Roberts 77 Charlie Roberts 148 71 Ford 0 $1,775
13 21 Dave Marcis 2 Dave Marcis 145 72 Dodge 0 $1,750
14 20 Richard D Brown 91 Ralph McNabb 144 72 Chevrol 0 $1,750
15 32 Mel Larson 23 Don Robertson 144 70 Plymout 0 $1,275
16 24 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 143 71 Ford 0 $1,675
17 22 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 137 70 Dodge 0 $1,150
18 33 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 136 71 Mercury 0 $1,675
19 30 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 128 70 Plymout 0 $1,600
20 23 George Altheide 0 George Altheide 125 70 Dodge 0 $1,075
21 13 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 122 70 Dodge 0 $1,550
22 35 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 112 71 Ford 0 $1,500
23 38 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 112 71 Mercury 0 $1,400
24 3 Buddy Baker 11 STP (Petty Enterprises) 107 72 Dodge 23 $1,050
25 15 Jackie Oliver 90 Junie Donlavey 106 72 Ford 0 $1,275
26 31 David Ray Boggs 57 David Ray Boggs 90 70 Dodge 0 $890
27 1 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 86 72 Dodge 1 $3,755
28 36 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 84 71 Chevrol 0 $1,245
29 27 David Sisco 5 Charlie McGee 77 72 Chevrol 0 $735
30 18 Clarence Lovell 61 BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale) 61 71 Ford 0 $805
31 34 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 61 71 Mercury 0 $1,250
32 29 John Sears 4 J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) 60 70 Plymout 0 $1,210
33 6 Pete Hamilton 9 Housby Racing (Jack Housby) 51 72 Plymout 1 $705
34 39 Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey 51 70 Plymout 0 $700
35 40 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 49 71 Ford 0 $1,195
36 9 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 48 71 Mercury 0 $1,190
37 19 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 42 71 Dodge 0 $735
38 28 Larry Smith 92 Harley Smith 42 71 Ford 0 $680
39 37 Roy Mayne 46 Tom Hunter 38 72 Chevrol 0 $675
40 8 Joe Frasson 18 Joe Frasson 4 72 Dodge 0 $670