| 1973 Motor State 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $75,600 | Race Date: | Jun 24, 1973 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 36Min 22Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 153.485 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 67 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 158.273 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Motor State 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 119 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 0 | 199 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 99 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running | | 0 | 196 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Billie Carper R.N. | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 78 | Vic Parsons | Thunder Craft Express | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 84 | Johnny Benson | Socar Incorporated | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Saber Inn & Restaurant | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | McCaig Hotel | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 45 | D.K. Ulrich | Seifert Automotive / Noel's Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 38 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Engine | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 52 | Earl Ross | Red Cap Ale | Rear Gear | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | Engine | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
