Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1973
1973 Daytona 500
Race details[1]
Race 2 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1973 Daytona 500 program cover
Date
February 18, 1973 (1973-02-18)
Location
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Cold with temperatures of 54.9 °F (12.7 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Average speed
157.205 miles per hour (252.997 km/h)
Attendance
103,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Buddy Baker
K&K Insurance Racing
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner
Buddy Baker
Nord Krauskopf
Duel 2 Winner
Coo Coo Marlin
H.B. Cunningham
Most laps led
Driver
Buddy Baker
K&K Insurance Racing
Laps
156
Winner
No. 43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
ABC's Wide World of Sports
Announcers
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.[2]
Four cautions slowed the race for 28 laps.[2] A crowd of over one hundred thousand came to see a field of 38 American and two Canadians (Earl Ross and Vic Parsons).[2] The average speed for the race was 157.205 miles per hour (252.997 km/h) while Buddy Baker achieved the pole position with a speed of 185.662 miles per hour (298.794 km/h).[2] Bobby Isaac would finish second to Richard Petty by more than two laps.[2]
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.[2]
^"Weather of the 1973 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
^ abcdefg"1973 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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