National 500
1973 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$144,836Race Date:Oct 7, 1973Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:1.400 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 26Min 58Sec.Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:12Average Speed:145.240 MPH1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:41No. of Cautions:2 For 16 Lapscharlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughDriver: David Pearson D. PearsonChevrolet:9
Car No.:#11 ChevroletCar No.:#21 MercuryDodge:0
Team:Howard & Egerton RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Herb NabCrew Chief:Leonard WoodFord:0
Laps Led:257 of 334Pole Speed:158.315 MPH
Official 1973 National 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1211 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughKar-Kare 0334127Running
2443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP033452Running
3312 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola03319Running
4772 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing03300Running
581 Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick TrickleA&W Root Beer03272Running
61254 Lennie Pond L. Pond (R)Lennie PondMaster Chevrolet03251Running
71367 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonCherokee Construction03190Running
83964 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing03180Running
91124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing03150Running
103219 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03080Running
111790 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantTruxmore Industries03070Running
12385 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottFaustina Racing03050Running
131048 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonBob Stott Chevrolet03020Running
142577 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsSunny King02960Running
153089 Johnny Barnes J. Barnes (R)Johnny BarnesHopper-Crews02940Running
163522 Jimmy Crawford J. CrawfordJimmy CrawfordBlack Part02940Running
171431 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverBradford Enterprises02910Running
182496 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking02840Engine
192214 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet02820Engine
20360 Eddie Bond E. BondEddie BondBond Racing02810Engine
213105 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoSisco Racing02680Driveshaft
222718 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonPizza Huts of Charlotte02640Engine
232030 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardTextilease02300Engine
24182 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis RacingAMC Matador02230Engine
254125 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing02030Running
263310 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionEarl Powell Auto Parts01980Engine
272344 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreBrown Racing01830Engine
281502 L.D. Ottinger L. OttingerL.D. OttingerLonesome Pine Raceway01370Engine
293770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing01130Engine
30407 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonBelden Asphalt0900Engine
312606 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesHoward Furniture0640Suspension
32988 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonDiGard Racing0610Engine
332147 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing0580Steering
342932 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksBrooks Racing0490Engine
351679 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenHinson Construction0470Engine
36121 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator04612Accident
373428 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachPylon Wiper Blades0461Accident
38615 Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip (R)Darrell WaltripSta-Power Industries0460Accident
391949 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing0130Engine
402898 Wayne Andrews W. AndrewsWayne AndrewsHylton Engineering050Engine
41571 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance02280Disqualified

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