| 1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 | 
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| Held on July 4, 1973 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 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 160 | 51 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 160 | 29 | running | |
| 3 | 29 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 16 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Pylon Wiper Blades | '73 Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercy Life | '73 Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 23 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '71 Dodge | 154 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 20 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Thundercraft Boat | '71 Ford | 153 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 36 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | '73 Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 153 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '73 Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Union76 20W, 50 Motor Oil | '71 Mercury | 150 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 22 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Camcraft | '72 Dodge | 150 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 30 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 147 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 38 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 147 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Plymouth | 146 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 40 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 26 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 39 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | '71 Mercury | 146 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 27 | 97 | Raymond Williams | Jug | '72 Ford | 146 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey | '71 Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 9 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 143 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | HeKimian Foreign Cars | '71 Mercury | 143 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | overheating | |
| 28 | 10 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | windshield | |
| 29 | 33 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 126 | 0 | running | |
| 30 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 125 | 45 | engine | |
| 31 | 25 | 23 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '73 Dodge | 123 | 0 | running | |
| 32 | 8 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Nixon Racing | '72 Dodge | 118 | 0 | overheating | |
| 33 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '71 Dodge | 102 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 19 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 35 | 31 | 5 | Dick Simon | TravelLodge Motels | '73 Dodge | 82 | 0 | handling | |
| 36 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 65 | 33 | crash | |
| 37 | 18 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '73 Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | rear end | |
| 38 | 5 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 13 | 2 | engine | |
| 40 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
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