| 1973 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $126,755 | Race Date: | Sep 3, 1973 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 44Min 25Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 134.033 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 38 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 277 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 150.366 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 367 | 277 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 367 | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 366 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 360 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 355 | 38 |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Sta-Power Industries | Running |  | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 61 | Dick Brooks | B & B Racing | Running | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 343 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running | | 0 | 338 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | Engine | | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 4 | Ed Negre | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Engine | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 90 | Bud Moore | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Pylon Wiper Blades | Rear Gear | | 0 | 152 | 10 |
| 31 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 29 | Dick May | Hollar Racing | Parked | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 98 | Richie Panch | Collex | Accident | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 89 | Johnny Barnes (R) | Hopper-Crews | Engine | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Quit | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 40 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
