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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
September 23, 1973
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 400
| 7,425
| running
| 161 |
2
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 400
| 4,800
| running
| 222 |
3
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 400
| 3,475
| running
| 8 |
4
| 12
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 399
| 2,930
| running
| 9 |
5
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 395
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
6
| 6
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 392
| 650
| running
| 0 |
7
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1972 Dodge
| 390
| 700
| running
| 0 |
8
| 7
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 389
| 850
| running
| 0 |
9
| 5
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 387
| 830
| running
| 0 |
10
| 15
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 382
| 1,020
| running
| 0 |
11
| 10
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 381
| 585
| running
| 0 |
12
| 11
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 380
| 800
| running
| 0 |
13
| 13
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 378
| 790
| running
| 0 |
14
| 19
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 377
| 915
| running
| 0 |
15
| 20
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 376
| 895
| running
| 0 |
16
| 18
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 375
| 875
| running
| 0 |
17
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 373
| 750
| running
| 0 |
18
| 25
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 372
| 465
| running
| 0 |
19
| 29
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 368
| 705
| running
| 0 |
20
| 26
| Mel Larson
| 73
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 368
| 420
| running
| 0 |
21
| 14
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 364
| 875
| running
| 0 |
22
| 24
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 355
| 650
| running
| 0 |
23
| 28
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 351
| 390
| running
| 0 |
24
| 30
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 349
| 355
| running
| 0 |
25
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 335
| 770
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 27
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 313
| 840
| running
| 0 |
27
| 21
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 294
| 605
| rear end
| 0 |
28
| 22
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 148
| 345
| ignition
| 0 |
29
| 17
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 105
| 735
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 75
| 2,075
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:37:34
Average Speed: 95.198 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.303 seconds
2 cautions for 9 laps
Attendance: 16,500