| 1973 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $38,720 | Race Date: | Sep 23, 1973 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 37Min 32Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 95.198 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 9 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 161 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 105.619 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 161 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 222 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running | | 0 | 400 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 399 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Running | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Race Fans | Running | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Engine | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Ignition | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Engine | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
