| 1973 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $86,715 | Race Date: | Sep 16, 1973 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 25Min 50Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 112.852 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 56 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 344 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 124.649 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 344 |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 76 |
| 3 | 7 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 58 |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 493 | 7 |
| 5 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 0 | 480 | 15 |
| 8 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | | 0 | 468 | 0 | |
| 13 | 27 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 00 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buxton Racing | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ignition | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Running | | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Sway Bar | | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Accident | | 0 | 347 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | Valves | | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Accident | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 89 | Johnny Barnes (R) | Hopper-Crews | Valves | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 252 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 99 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Race Fans | Engine | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 29 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Engine | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 51 | Vic Parsons | Strong Racing | Engine | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 83 | Toby Tobias | Smithville Farms | Engine | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Valves | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Valves | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
