# 24 uur van Daytona 1973

De 24 uur van Daytona 1973 was de 12e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 3 en 4 februari 1973 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Brumos Porsche #59 van Peter Gregg en Hurley Haywood, die allebei hun eerste Daytona-zege behaalden. De GT+2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de North American Racing Team #22 van François Migault en Milt Minter. De T5.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Ray Kessler Inc. #9 van Ray Kessler, Ritchie Panch en Wilbur Pickett. De GT2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Bob Bergstrom #62 van Bob Bergstrom en Jim Cook. De T2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Andy Petery #84 van Andy Petery en Hans Ziereis. In de S2.0-klasse kwamen geen auto's aan de finish.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | S3.0 | 59 | Brumos Porsche | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 670 |
| 2 | GT+2.0 | 22 | North American Racing Team | François Migault Milt Minter | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 648 |
| 3 | GT+2.0 | 5 | Dave Heinz | Dave Heinz Bob McClure | Chevrolet Corvette | 644 |
| 4 | GT+2.0 | 77 | Silverstone Racing | George Stone Bruce Jennings Mike Downs | Porsche 911 S | 638 |
| 5 | GT+2.0 | 21 | North American Racing Team | Luigi Chinetti jr. Bob Grossman Wilbur Shaw jr. | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 632 |
| 6 | GT+2.0 | 54 | Porsche Kremer Racing | John Fitzpatrick Erwin Kremer Paul Keller | Porsche 911 S | 630 |
| 7 | T5.0 | 9 | Ray Kessler Inc. | Ray Kessler Ritchie Panch Wilbur Pickett | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 592 |
| 8 | GT+2.0 | 15 | Toad Hall Motor Racing | Michael Keyser Tony Adamowicz Bob Beasley | Porsche 911 S | 587 |
| 9 | GT+2.0 | 56 | Joest Racing | Sepp Greger Kurt Hild Dieter Schmid | Porsche 911 S | 574 |
| 10 | GT2.0 | 62 | Bob Bergstrom | Bob Bergstrom Jim Cook | Porsche 911 S | 571 |
| 11 | GT+2.0 | 43 | Dave Helmick | Dave Helmick John O'Steen Stephen Behr | Porsche 911 S | 558 |
| 12 | S3.0 | 19 | Harry Bytzek | Rudy Bartling Harry Bytzek Bert Kuehne | Porsche 908/02 | 532 |
| 13 | T5.0 | 30 | Guido C. Levetto | Guido Levetto Mario Levetto Ara Dube | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 532 |
| 14 | GT+2.0 | 51 | Airport Motorsport | Klaus Selbert W. Marvin Schoenfeld Bob Klempel | Porsche 911 S | 499 |
| 15 | T5.0 | 80 | Byron Cook Racing | John Elliott Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 488 |
| 16 | T5.0 | 75 | Don Winter | Larry Bock Carl Shafer Gene Harrington | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 451 |
| 17 | T5.0 | 33 | John McComb | Dave Dooley John McComb | Ford Mustang | 437 |
| 18 | T2.0 | 84 | Andy Petery | Andy Petery Hans Ziereis | BMW 2002 | 313 |
| 19 | GT2.0 | 38 | Quintanilla/Muniz | Daniel Muniz Roberto Quintanilla | Porsche 914/6 | 215 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 49 | John Greenwood | Don Yenko Robert R. Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette | 494 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 6 | Penske Racing | Mark Donohue George Follmer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 405 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 20 | North American Racing Team | Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 394 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 31 | Locke Development Corporation | Jim Locke Bob Bailey | Porsche 911 S | 387 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 2 | Gulf Racing | Mike Hailwood John Marshall Watson | Mirage M6 | 366 |
| DNF | S2.0 | 10 | Shierson Racing | Bill Barber Charlie Kemp | Chevron B19 | 337 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 23 | North American Racing Team | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 284 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 12 | Scuderia Filipinetti | Reine Wisell Jean-Louis Lafosse Hughes de Fierlant | Lola T282 | 281 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 3 | Equipe Matra-Simca | François Cevert Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo | Matra-Simca MS670 | 267 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 57 | Reinhold Joest | Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni Paul Blancpain | Porsche 908/03 | 244 |
| DNF | S2.0 | 52 | Promotion Advertising | Hugh Kleinpeter Jim Gammon Tom Shelton | Chevron B21 | 241 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 7 | Eddie Johnson | Clay Young Eddie Johnson Jim Fitzgerald | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 233 |
| DNF | S2.0 | 93 | Professional Racing | Bob Fisher Tom Gloy | Chevron B16 | 230 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 89 | Holbert Porsche | Mike Tillson Al Holbert Dieter Oest | Porsche 911 S | 213 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 96 | U.S. Davis Racing | Jose Rodriguez Reinaldo Almeida | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 198 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 64 | Weaver Chevrolet | Bob Baechle Roger Pierce Alex Davidson | Chevrolet Corvette | 191 |
| DNF | S3.0 | 1 | Gulf Racing | Derek Bell Howden Ganley | Mirage M6 | 179 |
| DNF | GT2.0 | 16 | Toad Hall Motor Racing | Peter Kirill Russ Norburn Bill Bean | Porsche 911 S | 175 |
| DNF | S2.0 | 88 | Edwin G. Abate | Ed Abate Bill Cuddy | Porsche 910 | 167 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 58 | Brumos Porsche | Andrew Carduner Jacques Bienvenue | Porsche 911 S | 127 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 94 | Bolus & Snopes | Steve Ross Bob Mitchell Dave Houser | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 120 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 11 | Troy Promotions Inc. | Tony DeLorenzo Maurice Carter | Chevrolet Corvette | 101 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 99 | Diego Febles | Horacio Alvarez Diego Febles | Porsche 911 S | 65 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 34 | Murray Racing | Jerry Thompson Ike Knupp Mike Murray | Chevrolet Corvette | 50 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 8 | Automotive Engineering Enterprises | Tom Nehl Steve Durst | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 49 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 29 | Jef Stevens | Ralph Noseda Ray Mummery | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 14 | C. C. Canada | C. C. Canada Bob Christiansen John Tremblay | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 29 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 17 | Takondo Racing | Vince Gimondo Billy Dingman | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 15 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund Stephen Behr Jimmy Capps | Pontiac Firebird | 15 |
| DNF | S2.0 | 41 | Parametrics Systems | Raymond Gage Jim Grob Gary Ouellette | Lotus 23 BMW | 14 |
| DNF | T2.0 | 25 | John Buffum | Bert Everett John Buffum Wilbur Pickett | Ford Escort RS1600 | 9 |
| DNF | GT+2.0 | 48 | John Greenwood | John Greenwood Ron Grable | Chevrolet Corvette | 7 |
| DNF | T5.0 | 47 | Chitwood Racing | Tim Chitwood Joie Chitwood Bob Nagel | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 6 |
| DNF | T2.0 | 24 | John Buffum | Fred van Beuren jr. Guillermo Rojas Héctor Rebaque | Ford Escort RS1600 | 0 |
| DNS | S3.0 | T | Gulf Racing | Derek Bell Howden Ganley | Mirage M6 Ford-Weslake | 0 |
| DNQ | T5.0 | 27 | Ernie Shaw | Ernie Shaw Norm Mosher Al Straub | Ford Mustang | 0 |
| DNQ | GT2.0 | 73 | Dale Kreider | Dale Kreider Rick Silvers Paul Toppino | Triumph GT6 | 0 |
| DNQ | GT+2.0 | 78 | J. G. Racing | Jacques Graham Gordon Johnson | Datsun 240Z | 0 |
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