| 1973 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $85,600 | Race Date: | Mar 18, 1973 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 13Min 1Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 118.649 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 47 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 491 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 134.021 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 491 |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 490 | 1 |
| 5 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Krager Motor Homes | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Running |  | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Cecil's Steak House | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 4 | Ed Negre | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 17 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 426 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Accident | | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 406 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 0 | 386 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 65 | Buck Baker | Clements Automotive | Accident | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | | 0 | 324 | 0 | |
| 29 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 49 | John Utsman | Sheffield Auto-Mart | Engine | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Exhaust | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Engine | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Engine | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | Engine | AMC Matador | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Accident | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 39 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | HeKimian Foreign Cars | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
