1972 Firecracker 400 | ![]() |
Held on July 4, 1972 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
160 L, 400 M, 643.68 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 160 | 93 | running | |
2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 160 | 29 | running | |
3 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 160 | 13 | running | |
4 | 7 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | |
5 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '70 Ford | 157 | 0 | running | |
6 | 16 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Mercury | 153 | 0 | running | |
7 | 10 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Messina Trucking | '70 Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | |
8 | 12 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Bud Moore | '72 Ford | 152 | 0 | running | |
9 | 26 | 33 | Wayne Smith | '71 Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | ||
10 | 14 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 150 | 0 | running | |
11 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 150 | 0 | running | ||
12 | 25 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '71 Ford | 148 | 0 | running | ||
13 | 21 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '72 Dodge | 145 | 0 | running | ||
14 | 20 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '72 Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | |
15 | 32 | 23 | Mel Larson | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 144 | 0 | running | |
16 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 143 | 0 | running | ||
17 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 137 | 0 | engine | ||
18 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Mercury | 136 | 0 | running | ||
19 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 128 | 0 | running | |
20 | 23 | 0 | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 125 | 0 | overheating | ||
21 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 122 | 0 | engine | ||
22 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 112 | 0 | running | ||
23 | 38 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 112 | 0 | running | |
24 | 3 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 107 | 23 | oil cooler | |
25 | 15 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Junie Donlavey | '72 Ford | 106 | 0 | engine | |
26 | 31 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 90 | 0 | engine | ||
27 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 86 | 1 | engine | |
28 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | ||
29 | 27 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '72 Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | ignition | |
30 | 18 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | |
31 | 34 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 61 | 0 | engine | ||
32 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 60 | 0 | engine | |
33 | 6 | 9 | Pete Hamilton | Housby Racing | '72 Plymouth | 51 | 1 | engine | |
34 | 39 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '70 Plymouth | 51 | 0 | engine | ||
35 | 40 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 49 | 0 | wheel bearing | ||
36 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 48 | 0 | engine | |
37 | 19 | 06 | Neil Castles | '71 Dodge | 42 | 0 | engine | ||
38 | 28 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 42 | 0 | fuel line | |
39 | 37 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '72 Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | engine | |
40 | 8 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '72 Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine |
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Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |