Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway — January 1, 1972

David Pearson

Winner

160

Laps

Entries

Leaders

David Pearson won the 1972 Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 1972, leading 93 of 160 laps. Richard Petty finished second; Bobby Allison rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, January 1, 1972

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

1972

Winner

David Pearson

Leaders

6 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	160	—	Running	93	100
2	4	+2	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	160	—	Running	29	98
3	5	+2	Bobby Allison	Howard & Egerton Racing		160	—	Running	13	96
4	7	+3	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley		157	—	Running	—	94
5	11	+6	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		157	—	Running	—	92
6	16	+10	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Seifert Racing	Mercury	153	—	Running	—	90
7	10	+3	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	Dodge	152	—	Running	—	88
8	12	+4	Donnie Allison	Bud Moore Engineering		152	—	Running	—	86
9	26	+17	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith (Owner)		151	—	Running	—	84
10	14	+4	Johnny Halford	Team SABCO	Plymouth	150	—	Running	—	82
11	17	+6	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Mercury	150	—	Running	—	80
12	25	+13	Charlie Roberts	Roberts Racing		148	—	Running	—	78
13	21	+8	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	145	—	Running	—	76
14	20	+6	Richard D. Brown	Acton Racing		144	—	Running	—	74
15	32	+17	Mel Larson	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	144	—	Running	—	0
16	24	+8	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing		143	—	Running	—	70
17	22	+5	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Dodge	137	—	DNF - Engine	—	68
18	33	+15	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Mercury	136	—	Running	—	64
19	30	+11	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	128	—	Running	—	62
20	23	+3	George Altheide	George Altheide (Owner)	Dodge	125	—	DNF	—	60
21	13	-8	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Dodge	122	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
22	35	+13	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		112	—	Running	—	54
23	38	+15	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Mercury	112	—	Running	—	52
24	3	-21	Buddy Baker	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	107	—	DNF	23	50
25	15	-10	Jackie Oliver	Donlavey Racing		106	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
26	31	+5	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs (Owner)	Dodge	90	—	DNF - Engine	—	44
27	1	-26	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	86	—	DNF - Engine	1	42
28	36	+8	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		84	—	DNF	—	40
29	27	-2	David Sisco	McGee Racing		77	—	DNF	—	38
30	18	-12	Clarence Lovell	B & B Racing		61	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
31	34	+3	Dean Dalton	Dalton Racing	Mercury	61	—	DNF - Engine	—	34
32	29	-3	John Sears	Sears Racing	Plymouth	60	—	DNF	—	32
33	6	-27	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing	Plymouth	51	—	DNF	1	30
34	39	+5	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	51	—	DNF - Engine	—	28
35	40	+5	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		49	—	DNF	—	26
36	9	-27	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	Mercury	48	—	DNF - Engine	—	24
37	19	-18	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Plymouth	42	—	DNF - Engine	—	22
38	28	-10	Larry Smith	Harley Smith (Owner)		42	—	DNF	—	20
39	37	-2	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Owner)		38	—	DNF	—	18
40	8	-32	Joe Frasson	Frasson Racing	Dodge	4	—	DNF - Engine	—	16