Winston 500
1973 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$150,975Race Date:May 6, 1973Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:1 Lap+Race Duration:3Hr 47Min 23Sec.Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:13Average Speed:131.956 MPH2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:60No. of Cautions:4 For 54 Lapstalladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: Buddy Baker B. BakerMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#71 DodgeChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:K&K RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Harry HydeFord:0
Laps Led:111 of 188Pole Speed:193.435 MPH
Official 1973 Winston 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1221 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0188111Running
21708 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonDiGard Racing01870Running
32072 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing018710Running
41261 Clarence Lovell C. LovellClarence LovellB & B Racing01850Running
51924 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing01842Running
61814 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet01836Running
7525 Dick Simon D. SimonDick SimonFaustina & Reichart01820Running
81631 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverO.L. Nixon Racing01820Running
93345 Vic Parsons V. ParsonsVic ParsonsSeifert Rent-A-Racer01800Accident
103009 Charles Barrett C. BarrettCharles BarrettDahlonega Ford Sales01809Running
11298 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing01760Running
12240 Eddie Bond E. BondEddie BondBond Racing01750Running
133803 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleMcCaig Motel01720Running
144652 Earl Ross E. RossEarl RossRed Cap Ale01670Ignition
155125 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing01670Running
16417 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonBelden Asphalt01630Running
17492 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisAttalla Speedway01520Running
183170 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing01476Oil Pan
193764 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01420Running
20474 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air01410Running
215635 Dick May D. MayDick MayHekimian Foreign Cars01390Engine
222596 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking01090Engine
234822 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksCrawford Racing01075Rear Gear
243279 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWinston 50001070Engine
251483 Paul Tyler P. TylerPaul TylerSmithville Farms0900Engine
26715 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacSta-Power Industries0893Engine
273989 Johnny Barnes J. Barnes (R)Johnny BarnesHopper-Crews0890Engine
284447 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsJet Way Wax0840Engine
294398 Mel Larson M. LarsonMel LarsonLarson Enterprises0840Overheating
304038 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. T. Bettenhausen, Jr.Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.Vita Fresh Orange Juice0790Windshield
31895 Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip (R)Darrell WaltripTerminal Transport07726Oil Leak
321597 Red Farmer R. FarmerRed FarmerLong-Lewis Ford0760Engine
334240 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichNoel's Auto Sales0730Engine
345019 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing0680Clutch
35343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP0510Accident
362705 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoSisco Racing0490Engine
372610 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing0320Engine
38628 Gordon Johncock G. JohncockGordon JohncockEllington Racing0230Accident
39543 Alton Jones A. JonesAlton JonesCrimson Dale Nursery0140Tire
40171 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance01010Accident
41411 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughKar-Kare0100Accident
42512 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0100Accident
43918 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Cement0100Accident
441390 Ramo Stott R. StottRamo StottTruxmore Industries090Engine
453448 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering090Accident
462354 Lennie Pond L. Pond (R)Lennie PondMaster Chevrolet090Accident
471175 Slick Gardner S. GardnerSlick GardnerGardner Racing090Accident
483530 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardHeKimian Foreign Cars090Accident
492167 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonKentucky Fried Chicken090Accident
502288 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing090Accident
511082 Bill Ward B. WardBill WardBama Auto Sales090Accident
525376 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing090Accident
535977 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsSunny King090Accident
546053 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverHopper-Crews090Accident
555834 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing080Accident
565626 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksBrooks Racing080Accident
575785 Ronnie Daniel R. DanielRonnie DanielDaniel Racing080Accident
583692 Larry Smith L. SmithLarry SmithCarling Black Label080Accident
59286 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing040Vibration
604544 Richard D. Brown R. BrownRichard D. BrownBrown Racing010Windshield

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