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Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 6, 1973
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 188
| 26,345
| running
| 111 |
2
| 17
| Donnie Allison
| 08
| DiGard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 187
| 11,445
| running
| 0 |
3
| 20
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 187
| 8,935
| running
| 10 |
4
| 12
| Clarence Lovell
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 185
| 5,870
| running
| 0 |
5
| 19
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 184
| 4,495
| running
| 2 |
6
| 18
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 183
| 2,845
| running
| 6 |
7
| 52
| Dick Simon
| 5
| Doc Faustina
| 1973 Dodge
| 182
| 2,805
| running
| 0 |
8
| 16
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1972 Dodge
| 182
| 2,255
| running
| 0 |
9
| 33
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Mercury
| 180
| 2,055
| accident
| 0 |
10
| 30
| Charles Barrett
| 09
| George Elliott
| 1971 Ford
| 180
| 2,205
| running
| 9 |
11
| 29
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 176
| 2,380
| running
| 0 |
12
| 24
| Eddie Bond
| 0
| Eddie Bond
| 1973 Dodge
| 175
| 1,855
| running
| 0 |
13
| 38
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Tommy Gale
| 1971 Mercury
| 172
| 1,730
| running
| 0 |
14
| 46
| Earl Ross
| 52
| Allan Brooke
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 167
| 1,910
| ignition
| 0 |
15
| 51
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 167
| 2,180
| running
| 0 |
16
| 41
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 163
| 2,155
| running
| 0 |
17
| 49
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1971 Dodge
| 152
| 1,745
| running
| 0 |
18
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 147
| 2,640
| oil pan
| 6 |
19
| 37
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 142
| 2,180
| running
| 0 |
20
| 47
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 141
| 2,220
| running
| 0 |
21
| 56
| Dick May
| 35
| Walter Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 139
| 1,530
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 25
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 109
| 1,605
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 48
| Dick Brooks
| 22
| Crawford Brothers
| 1972 Plymouth
| 107
| 1,805
| rear end
| 5 |
24
| 32
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 107
| 2,130
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 14
| Paul Tyler
| 83
| Norris Reed
| 1971 Mercury
| 90
| 1,530
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 7
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 89
| 3,855
| engine
| 3 |
27
| 39
| Johnny Barnes
| 89
| J.C. Crews
| 1971 Mercury
| 89
| 1,380
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 44
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 84
| 1,855
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 43
| Mel Larson
| 98
| Mel Larson
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 84
| 1,330
| overheating
| 0 |
30
| 40
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 38
| Gordon Van Liew
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 79
| 1,305
| windshield
| 0 |
31
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 77
| 2,730
| oil leak
| 26 |
32
| 15
| Red Farmer
| 97
| Willie Humphries
| 1972 Ford
| 76
| 1,355
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 42
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 73
| 1,230
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 50
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1972 Mercury
| 68
| 1,705
| clutch
| 0 |
35
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 51
| 3,880
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 27
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 49
| 1,255
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 26
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 32
| 1,730
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 6
| Gordon Johncock
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 23
| 1,105
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 54
| Alton Jones
| 3
| Butch Hawkersmith
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 14
| 1,080
| no tires
| 0 |
40
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 10
| 4,355
| accident
| 10 |
41
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 10
| 3,130
| accident
| 0 |
42
| 5
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 10
| 3,055
| accident
| 0 |
43
| 9
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 10
| 1,125
| accident
| 0 |
44
| 13
| Ramo Stott
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Mercury
| 9
| 1,555
| engine
| 0 |
45
| 34
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 9
| 1,555
| accident
| 0 |
46
| 23
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 9
| 1,005
| accident
| 0 |
47
| 11
| Slick Gardner
| 75
| Slick Gardner
| 1971 Mercury
| 9
| 990
| accident
| 0 |
48
| 35
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 9
| 1,455
| accident
| 0 |
49
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 9
| 930
| accident
| 0 |
50
| 22
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1972 Dodge
| 9
| 905
| accident
| 0 |
51
| 10
| Bill Ward
| 82
| Mike Bennett
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 9
| 710
| accident
| 0 |
52
| 53
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Mercury
| 9
| 580
| accident
| 0 |
53
| 59
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 9
| 1,070
| accident
| 0 |
54
| 60
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 53
| J.C. Crews
| 1972 Ford
| 9
| 560
| accident
| 0 |
55
| 58
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1971 Mercury
| 8
| 550
| accident
| 0 |
56
| 56
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 8
| 540
| accident
| 0 |
57
| 57
| Ronnie Daniel
| 85
| Ronnie Daniel
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 8
| 530
| accident
| 0 |
58
| 36
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Mercury
| 8
| 620
| accident
| 0 |
59
| 28
| Eddie Yarboro
| 6
| Jon Nelson
| 1972 Dodge
| 4
| 610
| vibration
| 0 |
60
| 45
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 1
| 500
| windshield
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:47:23
Average Speed: 131.956 MPH
Pole Speed: 49.505 seconds
4 cautions for 54 laps
Attendance: 77,000