| 1973 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $38,945 | Race Date: | Mar 25, 1973 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 57Min 43Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 88.952 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 56 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Andy Belmont Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | All 500 Laps | Pole Speed: | 107.608 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Running |  | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 49 | John Utsman | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 05 | David Sisco | Nashville Glass | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Running |  | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Strong Racing | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 79 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 337 | 0 | |
| 23 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 59 | Donnie Allison | DiProspero Racing | Steering | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 0 | Frank Warren | Bond Racing | Accident | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Steering | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Ignition | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Engine | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
