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Hickory 276

NASCAR Grand National East race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
March 4, 1973
276 laps on 0.363 mile paved oval; 100.188 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Buddy Baker	71	Nord Krauskopf	1973 Dodge	276	1,000	running
2	3	Bobby Allison	24	Cecil Gordon	1973 Chevrolet	276		running
3		Vic Parsons	45	Bill Siefert	1971 Ford	274		running
4	2	Harry Gant	90	Junie Donlavey	1971 Mercury	273		running
5	6	Charlie Blanton	93	Toy Bolton	1973 Chevrolet Camaro	272		running
6		Cale Yarborough	11	Junior Johnson	1973 Chevrolet	272		running
7		Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1973 Dodge	272		running
8		Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1972 Pontiac Firebird	271		running
9		Wayne Andrews	97	Jack St. Clair	1970 Ford Mustang	270		running
10		Tiny Lund	55	Toy Bolton	1972 Chevrolet	267		running
11		Richie Panch	30	Walter Ballard	1971 Mercury	267		running
12		Richard D. Brown	51	William Strong	1971 Chevrolet	267		running
13		Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	1970 Dodge	267		running
14		David Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	1970 Dodge	265		running
15		Bobby Fleming	54	Bobby Fleming	1973 Chevrolet	259		running
16		Ernie Shaw	17	Ernie Shaw	1970 Ford Mustang	259		running
17		Eddie Yarboro	13	Eddie Yarboro	1970 Plymouth	252		running
18		Rick Newsom	20	O.L. Newsom	1971 Ford	137		oil leak
19		Max Berrier	16		1970 Mercury Cougar	79		push rod
20		Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1971 Ford	63		bearing
21		Elmo Langley	79	Frank Warren	1973 Dodge	63		overheating
22		Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	1971 Plymouth	57		oil leak
23		Richard Childress	96	Richard Childress	1973 Chevrolet	53		rear end
24		Bill Dennis	17	H.J. Brooking	1972 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
	3	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1973 Chevrolet	0		qualified car	0
		Bobby Allison		Bill Dennis	1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	0		did not start	0

Notes: 24 cars started the race.
Bobby Allison drove Cecil Gordon's car after his own car developed engine problems in qualifying.
Time of race: 01:25:55
Average Speed: 69.966 MPH
Race Purse: $ 8,950
Attendance: 11,000