1973 Daytona 500

15th Running of the Daytona 500, held in Daytona, Florida, United States February 2025 1973 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1973-02-18 Weather of the 1973 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-23 https://archive.today/20240526174917/https://www.webcitation.org/6Hm96AyuZ?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1973-02-18 2024-05-26 live NASWINSTON 2 28 1973_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1973 Daytona 500 program cover 1973 2 18 200 500 804.672 Cold with temperatures of 54.9 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 157.205 mi/h 103,000 Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Coo Coo Marlin H.B. Cunningham Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing 156 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises ABC's Wide World of Sports Jim McKay Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki The 1973 Daytona 500, the 15th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty on February 18, 1973, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida.1973 Daytona 500 http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1973-02&series=W racing-reference.info 13 November 2010 Four cautions slowed the race for 28 laps. A crowd of over one hundred thousand came to see a field of 38 American and two Canadians (Earl Ross and Vic Parsons). The average speed for the race was 157.205 mi/h while Buddy Baker achieved the pole position with a speed of 185.662 mi/h. Bobby Isaac would finish second to Richard Petty by more than two laps. Both Hollar and Jett participated in qualifying and were supposed to start in the 125s (Hollar was supposed to start 38th in race 1 and Jett was supposed to start 26th in race 2), but for whatever reason neither driver ended up participating. Background thumb|left|Daytona International Speedway, the track where the race will be held. Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, that is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Race Tracks Turner Sports NASCAR November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628180503/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ June 28, 2011 dead The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km out long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed tri-oval, such as a 3.56 mi km on sports car course and a 2.95 mi km on motorcycle course.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx Track facts Daytona International Speedway DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com November 23, 2015 September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215156/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx dead The track's 180 acre on infield includes the 29 acre on Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course and opened with the first Daytona 500 in 1959.The History of ISC http://www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com/The-Team/History.aspx International Speedway Corporation June 14, 2015 InternationalSpeedwayCorporation.com November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032949/http://www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com/The-Team/History.aspx December 1, 2017 dead The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004,Daytona Announces Facility Renovation Plans, No Track Alterations http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/daytona-announces-facility-renovation-plans-no-track-alterations/ Roadracing World Lake Elsinore, California Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. March 24, 2004 November 23, 2015 and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010.Daytona International Speedway set to repave following the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2010/04/Daytona-International-Speedway-RP-announcement.aspx DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com Daytona International Speedway November 24, 2015 Daytona Beach, Florida April 24, 2010 September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213559/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2010/04/Daytona-International-Speedway-RP-announcement.aspx dead The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar.What Makes Daytona Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UfLk32NBl4 https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/1UfLk32NBl4 2021-12-20 live Daytona International Speedway YouTube May 10, 2012 2:51 It is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is virtually unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. Since 1995, U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.World’s most watched TV sports events: 2006 Rank & Trends report Initiative January 19, 2007 http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html November 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20070208200248/http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html February 8, 2007 dead Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Entrant Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status 1 7 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1973 Dodge 200 $36,100 17 3:10:50 2 10 15 Bobby Isaac Bud Moore Engineering 1973 Ford 198 $17,300 1 +2 Laps 3 9 6 Dick Brooks Cotton Owens 1973 Dodge 197 $9,800 0 +3 Laps 4 8 50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1973 Chevrolet 196 $7,020 0 +4 Laps 5 6 04 Hershel McGriff Beryl Jackson 1972 Plymouth 195 $6,025 0 +5 Laps 6 1 71 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf 1972 Dodge 194 $14,725 156 Engine 7 12 48 James Hylton James Hylton 1971 Mercury 194 $4,525 0 +6 Laps 8 16 90 Ramo Stott Donlavey Racing 1971 Mercury 193 $4,095 0 +7 Laps 9 36 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington 1972 Dodge 192 $2,900 0 +8 Laps 10 27 45 Vic Parsons Bill Seifert 1971 Mercury 190 $2,945 0 +10 Laps 11 24 05 David Sisco Charlie McGee 1972 Chevrolet 190 $2,750 0 +10 Laps 12 11 95 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip 1971 Mercury 188 $2,625 0 +12 Laps 13 14 18 Joe Frasson Joe Frasson 1973 Dodge 188 $2,275 0 +12 Laps 14 17 92 Larry Smith Harley Smith 1971 Mercury 187 $2,200 0 +13 Laps 15 32 25 Jabe Thomas Don Robertson 1973 Dodge 187 $2,470 0 +13 Laps 16 34 79 Frank Warren Frank Warren 1973 Dodge 182 $2,435 0 +18 Laps 17 28 8 Ed Negre Ed Negre 1971 Mercury 182 $2,445 0 +18 Laps 18 15 96 Ray Elder Fred Elder 1972 Dodge 180 $1,985 0 Engine 19 26 30 Walter Ballard Vic Ballard 1972 Chevrolet 174 $2,415 0 Clutch 20 39 88 Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski 1972 Dodge 168 $1,500 0 +32 Laps 21 31 24 Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon 1972 Chevrolet 155 $2,175 0 +45 Laps 22 3 11 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard 1973 Chevrolet 154 $4,250 25 Engine 23 21 60 Maynard Troyer Joe Nagle 1973 Ford 150 $1,825 0 Engine 24 25 49 John Utsman G. C. Spencer 1972 Dodge 145 $1,780 0 Engine 25 29 12 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Motorsports 1973 Chevrolet 141 $3,735 0 Engine 26 22 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing 1971 Chevrolet 129 $2,260 0 Engine 27 33 2 Dave Marcis Penske Racing 1973 Matador 125 $1,325 0 Rear end 28 18 31 Jim Vandiver O. L. Nixon 1972 Dodge 123 $1,300 0 Overheating 29 4 14 Coo Coo Marlin H. B. Cunningham 1972 Chevrolet 118 $2,775 0 Engine 30 13 72 Benny Parsons L. G. DeWitt 1972 Chevrolet 101 $2,195 0 Engine 31 40 4 John Sears J. Marvin Mills 1973 Dodge 65 $2,060 0 Steering 32 23 97 Red Farmer Willie Humphries 1972 Ford 65 $1,665 0 Transmission 33 20 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing 1971 Mercury 63 $2,200 1 Engine 34 37 42 Marty Robbins Marty Robbins 1972 Dodge 63 $1,515 0 Crash 35 35 17 Bill Dennis H. J. Brooking 1972 Chevrolet 62 $1,225 0 Engine 36 19 55 Tiny Lund Carl Price 1972 Chevrolet 54 $1,510 0 Rear end 37 38 06 Neil Castles Neil Castles 1972 Dodge 38 $1,430 0 Engine 38 5 28 Gordon Johncock Hoss Ellington 1972 Chevrolet 35 $1,800 0 Oil leak 39 30 52 Earl Ross Allan Brooke 1973 Chevrolet 34 $1,385 0 Engine 40 2 9 Pete Hamilton Jack Housby 1972 Plymouth 33 $2,000 0 Engine Source:1973 Daytona 500 References 1972 Daytona 500 1974 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 races 1959-present Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway