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Acme 500

USAC Stock Car race
Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
July 29, 1973
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1973 Dodge Charger	200	10,370	running	124
2	3	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman's White & Autocar	1972 Dodge Charger	200	6,941	running	39
3	5	Roger McCluskey	2	Norm Nelson	1972 Plymouth	200	4,625	running	22
4	8	Ramo Stott	14	G.W. Pierce Auto Parts	1972 Dodge	199	3,120	running	0
5	10	Bay Darnell	12	Trailer Train Inc.	1972 Dodge	199	2,430	running	0
6	9	Norm Nelson	11	Norm Nelson	1972 Plymouth	198	2,160	running	0
7	1	A.J. Foyt	50	A.J. Foyt	1973 Chevrolet Laguna	198	1,890	running	13
8	14	Paul Feldner	3	Joan Feldner	1972 Dodge Charger	193	1,620	running	0
9	13	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	38	Gordon Van Liew	1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	190	1,485	running	0
10	20	H.B. Bailey	36	H.B. Bailey	1973 Pontiac	189	1,350	running	0
11	19	Frank Warren	78		1973 Dodge	183	1,215	running	0
12	18	Sal Tovella	7	Fred Tovella	1973 Dodge	182	1,080	running	0
13	33	D.K. Ulrich	40		1971 Ford	178	999	running	0
14	23	Dick Beinlich	66	Donna Beinlich	1971 Ford	178	945	running	0
15	27	Bill Gardner	79	Bill Gardner	1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	175	918	running	0
16	25	Charlie Roberts	77		1971 Ford	169	891	running	0
17	11	Ron Keselowski	19	Roger Lubinski	1971 Dodge	167	864	valve	0
18	26	Jim Osgar	04	Carroll Barnhart	1971 Ford	164	837	running	0
19	12	Richie Panch	98		1973 Ford Torino	162	810	head gasket	0
20	29	Harold Fair	104	Hugh Fair	1971 Ford	149	810	oil pressure	0
21	16	Earle Canavan	01	Earle Canavan	1972 Plymouth	149	810	oil leak	0
22	17	Bob Whitlow	51	Bob Whitlow	1973 Dodge	141	810	ignition	0
23	35	Terry Nichels	97	Terry Nichels	1973 Dodge	139	810	oil pressure	0
24	15	Larry Moore	26	Luther McDonald	1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	116	810	accident	0
25	7	Bobby Allison	22R		1973 Chevrolet Chevelle	93	675	strut rod	2
26	21	Jim Hurtubise	56	Richard Hammond	1972 Chevrolet Chevelle	83	675	oil leak	0
27	36	Leroy Austin	85	Cecil Austin	1972 Plymouth Road Runner	78	675	piston	0
28	30	Ray Bolander	55	Jerry Becker	1972 Chevrolet	73	675	cam shaft	0
29	38	Fred Zack	31	Herndon Racing	1972 Ford	73	675	ignition	0
30	22	Bruce Jacobi	87	Jody Pemberton	1972 Chevrolet	55	675	blown engine	0
31	39	Roy Hallquist	128		1972 Chevrolet Camaro	45	540	overheating	0
32	40	Art Bormet	22B	Art Bormet	1972 Chevrolet Chevelle	40	540	oil leak	0
33	31	Dave Whitcomb	48	Dave Whitcomb	1972 Chevrolet Chevelle	35	540	blown engine	0
34	6	Gordon Johncock	28	Hoss Ellington	1973 Chevrolet	34	540	brakes	0
35	28	Aubrey O'Connor	96	H.B. Bailey	1973 Pontiac	33	540	accident	0
36	37	Bobby Mausgrover	00		1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	31	540	oil leak	0
37	34	Dean Roper	41	Childs Brothers	1971 Ford Torino	28	540	blown engine	0
38	4	Verlin Eaker	45	Marty Sixt	1973 Dodge Charger	7	540	oil pan	0
39	24	Joe Booher	58	Joe Booher	1973 Plymouth	4	540	piston	0
40	32	Dick May	88		1972 Chevrolet	1	540	accident	0
		Steve Drake	60		1973 Dodge Charger	0		did not qualify	0
		George Wiltshire	59		1973 Dodge Charger	0		did not qualify	0
		Terry Ryan	54		1972 Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
		Dave Decker	32		1972 Chevrolet Chevelle	0		did not qualify	0
		Jerry Wolland	91		1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	0		did not qualify	0
		Verlin Eaker	99		1972 Chevrolet Chevelle	0		did not qualify	0
		John Schultz	30		1972 Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
		Jim Tobin	10		1973 Dodge Charger	0		did not qualify	0
		Mark Dinsmore	42		1971 Ford Torino	0		did not qualify	0
		Harry Cooper	17		1973 Dodge Charger	0		did not qualify	0
		Jigger Sirois	29		1973 Ford Mustang	0		did not qualify	0
		Lefty Robinson	77		1973 Chevrolet Camaro	0		did not qualify	0
		Mickey Flora	46		1973 Dodge Charger	0		did not qualify	0
		Jay Behimer	57		1972 Dodge	0		did not qualify	0
		Bud Schroyer	27		1972 Plymouth	0		did not qualify	0
		Blackie Wangerin	39		1971 Ford Torino	0		did not qualify	0
		J.J. Smith	76		1972 Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0

Time of race: 03:45:56
Average Speed: 132.781 MPH
Pole Speed: 60.41 seconds
Race Purse: $ 64,550