1973 Daytona 500
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| Race 2 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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| Date | February 18, 1973 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures reaching up to 54.9 °F (12.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 157.205 miles per hour (252.997 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 103,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 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 |
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The 1973 Daytona 500, the 15th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty after three hours, ten minutes, and fifty seconds of racing on February 18, 1973, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Four cautions were given out over a period of 28 laps. A crowd of over one hundred thousand people came to see a field of 38 American and two Canadians (Earl Ross and Vic Parsons). The average speed achieved 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).Bobby Isaac would lose to Richard Petty by more than two laps.
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. The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed tri-oval, such as a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) sports car course and a 2.95-mile (4.75 km) motorcycle course. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
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