Delaware 500
1973 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$86,715Race Date:Sep 16, 1973Dover International Speedway
Margin of Victory:1.800 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 25Min 50Sec.Dover, Delaware
Lead Changes:22Average Speed:112.852 MPH1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:7 For 56 Lapsdoverspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: David Pearson D. PearsonMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#21 MercuryChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Leonard WoodFord:0
Laps Led:344 of 500Pole Speed:124.649 MPH
Official 1973 Delaware 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1121 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0500127Running
2312 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola050076Running
3771 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance050058Running
4272 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing04937Running
51370 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04840Running
61114 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet04810Running
7443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP048015Running
81764 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04790Running
91254 Lennie Pond L. Pond (R)Lennie PondMaster Chevrolet04790Running
101490 Eddie Pettyjohn E. PettyjohnEddie PettyjohnTruxmore Industries04790Running
11238 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing04710Running
12588 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonDiGard Racing04680Wheel
132773 Mel Larson M. LarsonMel LarsonThermaSol04650Running
143825 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04620Running
153620 Rick Newsom R. NewsomRick NewsomHolbrook Waterproofing04610Running
162896 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking04580Running
171630 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing04460Engine
184000 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverBuxton Racing04440Running
19948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04430Ignition
20895 Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip (R)Darrell WaltripTerminal Transport04240Running
212219 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04240Running
222177 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsSunny King04150Running
232447 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing04000Sway Bar
243301 Earle Canavan E. CanavanEarle CanavanCanavan Racing03620Engine
25611 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughKar-Kare 03470Accident
263722 Jimmy Crawford J. CrawfordJimmy CrawfordCrawford Racing03160Valves
271024 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing02990Accident
281889 Johnny Barnes J. Barnes (R)Johnny BarnesHopper-Crews02720Valves
293105 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoSisco Racing02520Rear Gear
301949 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02050Vibration
31304 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air01700Oil Pressure
322699 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing01670Overheating
333526 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksRace Fans01520Engine
342529 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonBelden Asphalt01380Engine
353440 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichNoel's Auto Sales01120Engine
363951 Vic Parsons V. ParsonsVic ParsonsStrong Racing01080Engine
373279 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing0800Oil Pan
382983 Toby Tobias T. TobiasToby TobiasSmithville Farms0500Engine
391510 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionEarl Powell Auto Parts0350Valves
402067 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonCherokee Construction0330Valves

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