|| *Comments on the 1972 Firecracker 400:* View the most recent comment <#10> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. RaceFanX posted: 02.06.2008 - 5:33 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) David Pearson edges his rival Richard Petty for the victory. Bobby Allison is the only other car to finish on the lead lap Good top 10 run for Ron Keselowski Wayne Smith finishes in the top 10 in his last race Johnny Halford finishes a career best 10th Last NASCAR race for English driver Jackie Oliver 2. MegaRacer posted: 02.06.2010 - 7:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The Wood Brothers 21 car sweeps the two 1972 Daytona races with two different drivers. 3. The Great Dave posted: 06.25.2013 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Coo Coo Marlin, Elmo Langley and Dub Simpson were arrested before this race because of there involvement ina fight at a night club. 4. VoteGillilandNotDanica2014 posted: 11.16.2013 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron Keselowski's sponsor was Messina Trucking. 5. rob posted: 11.21.2014 - 9:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hartford was reportedly running in sixth when hidow net came loose late in the event. He pitted .to fix it but it came loose again and he ran the last few laps holding up the net while driving. 6. rob posted: 11.21.2014 - 9:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Meant to type his window net. 7. Anonymoose posted: 01.01.2016 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Points after race 17: 1) Richard Petty 4730.65 2) James Hylton 4661.7 3) Bobby Allison 4656.85 4) Benny Parsons 4250.3 5) Cecil Gordon 4201.3 6) Bobby Isaac 3770.45 7) Elmo Langley 3516.15 8) Dean Dalton 3434.3 9) Frank Warren 3425.4 10) Jabe Thomas 3309.75 11) Walter Ballard 3305.1 12) John Sears 3284.9 13) Ben Arnold 3182.1 14) Bill Champion 3116.8 15) Charlie Roberts 3041.45 16) J.D. McDuffie 2843.75 17) Dave Marcis 2745.3 18) Raymond Williams 2731.9 19) Henley Gray 2727,75 20) Ed Negre 2223.1 8. saltsburgtrojanfan posted: 07.07.2016 - 9:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution 1: Lap 109-115: #11 fluid on track Caution 2: Lap 135-141: #79 engine 9. Old_Timer posted: 12.07.2016 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnny "Too Tall" Halford was actually running forth when he was forced to pit for the window net issue. 10. simonracer posted: 05.14.2017 - 7:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The qualifying results for this one, as per the programme: 1. #71 Bobby Isaac - 186.277 2. #21 David Pearson - 184.128 3. #11 Buddy Baker - 183.733 4. #43 Richard Petty - 183.729 5. #12 Bobby Allison - 181.389 6. #9 Pete Hamilton - 180.646 7. #14 Coo Coo Marlin - 180.501 8. #18 Joe Frasson - 178.511 9. #72 Benny Parsons - 177.693 10. #88 Ron Keselowski - 177.172 11. #48 James Hylton - 176.664 12. #15 Donnie Allison - 176.273 13. #79 Frank Warren - 175.380 14. #32 Johnny Halford - 174.842 15. #90 Jackie Oliver - 174.770 16. #45 LeeRoy Yarbrough - 175.997 17. #24 Cecil Gordon - 175.757 18. #61 Clarence Lovell - 175.428 19. #06 Neil Castles - 174.533 20. #91 Richard Brown - 173.788 21. #2 Dave Marcis - 173.460 22. #67 Buddy Arrington - 173.283 23. #0 George Altheide - 172.811 24. #76 Ben Arnold - 172.321 25. #77 Charlie Roberts - 171.962 26. #33 Wayne Smith - 171.742 27. #05 David Sisco - 171.536 28. #92 Larry Smith - 171.497 29. #4 John Sears - 169.974 30. #25 Jabe Thomas - 169.414 31. #57 David Ray Boggs - 171.670 32. #23 Bill Dennis - 170.135 33. #10 Bill Champion - 169.558 34. #7 Dean Dalton - 168.928 35. #51 Dub Simpson (71 Chevrolet) - 168.801 36. #19 Henley Gray - 168.776 37. #70 J.D. McDuffie - 168.646 38. #46 Roy Mayne - 167.782 39. #30 Walter Ballard - 167.482 40. #74 Bill Shirey - 167.423 41. #41 Bobby Johns (72 Chevrolet) - 167.345 42. #5 Doc Faustina (70 Plymouth) - 167.323 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: