| 1973 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $35,200 | Race Date: | Apr 8, 1973 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 34Min 17Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 97.224 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 9 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 387 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 106.750 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 387 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 394 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running | | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 59 | Donnie Allison | DiProspero Racing | Engine | | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 90 | Yvon DuHamel | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 285 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Winston 500 | Running | | 0 | 285 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Ignition | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 211 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Rear Gear | | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Brakes | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 96 | 0 | |
| 30 | 19 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
