| 1973 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $147,715 | Race Date: | May 27, 1973 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 26Min 53Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 134.890 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 48 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | K&K Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 220 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 158.051 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 220 |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 29 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 15 |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Running |  | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 393 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Running | | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Engine | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 0 | 370 | 134 |
| 14 | 34 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 17 | 40 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 4 | Ed Negre | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 5 | Charlie Blanton | TravelLodge Motels | Engine | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 1 | Billy Scott | Big Chance Special / Ranger Motor Homes | Running | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Engine | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 278 | 1 |
| 26 | 39 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Accident | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Overheating | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | Engine | AMC Matador | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Steering | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Driveshaft | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 117 | 0 | |
| 32 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Rear Gear | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms | Alternator | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | Engine | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 37 | 7 | 6 | Peter Gregg | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 3 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
