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Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 3, 1973
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 8
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 367
| 23,140
| running
| 277 |
2
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 367
| 12,130
| running
| 40 |
3
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 366
| 8,585
| running
| 2 |
4
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 361
| 7,510
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 360
| 4,685
| running
| 0 |
6
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 355
| 5,930
| running
| 38 |
7
| 14
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 352
| 2,930
| running
| 0 |
8
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 351
| 5,180
| running
| 0 |
9
| 22
| Dick Brooks
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 351
| 2,880
| running
| 0 |
10
| 32
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 348
| 3,180
| running
| 0 |
11
| 13
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 343
| 2,805
| running
| 0 |
12
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 340
| 2,780
| running
| 0 |
13
| 33
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 340
| 2,580
| running
| 0 |
14
| 12
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 338
| 2,380
| running
| 0 |
15
| 34
| Randy Tissot
| 74
| Randy Tissot
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 333
| 1,980
| running
| 0 |
16
| 10
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 332
| 2,280
| running
| 0 |
17
| 28
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 328
| 1,880
| running
| 0 |
18
| 38
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 327
| 1,730
| running
| 0 |
19
| 26
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 323
| 2,055
| running
| 0 |
20
| 21
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 320
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
21
| 40
| Mel Larson
| 73
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 309
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
22
| 25
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 305
| 2,575
| running
| 0 |
23
| 11
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 304
| 1,450
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 24
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 289
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
25
| 36
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 255
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 39
| Ed Negre
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1972 Dodge
| 233
| 1,475
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 16
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1972 Dodge
| 223
| 1,350
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 27
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 206
| 1,725
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 31
| Bud Moore
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 174
| 1,225
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 6
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 152
| 950
| rear end
| 10 |
31
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 139
| 1,875
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 19
| Dick May
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| 1971 Mercury
| 104
| 1,355
| flagged
| 0 |
33
| 23
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Junie Donlavey
| 1973 Ford
| 75
| 1,245
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 30
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 75
| 1,235
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 37
| Johnny Barnes
| 89
| J.C. Crews
| 1971 Mercury
| 45
| 925
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 18
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Tommy Gale
| 1971 Mercury
| 41
| 1,315
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 9
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 34
| 1,305
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 35
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 30
| 1,095
| quit
| 0 |
39
| 15
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1972 Dodge
| 20
| 1,310
| oil leak
| 0 |
40
| 29
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 19
| 1,700
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:44:25
Average Speed: 134.033 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.704 seconds
7 cautions for 38 laps
Attendance: 70,000