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Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 18, 1973
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 492
| 15,475
| running
| 491 |
2
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 492
| 10,125
| running
| 0 |
3
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 491
| 7,325
| running
| 0 |
4
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 490
| 6,000
| running
| 1 |
5
| 21
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 486
| 3,600
| running
| 0 |
6
| 12
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 483
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
7
| 7
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1972 Dodge
| 478
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
8
| 20
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 475
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
9
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 474
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
10
| 17
| Bill Dennis
| 17
| H.J. Brooking
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 473
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
11
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 472
| 1,795
| running
| 0 |
12
| 18
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 470
| 1,145
| running
| 0 |
13
| 19
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 467
| 1,545
| running
| 0 |
14
| 10
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 465
| 1,020
| running
| 0 |
15
| 15
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 462
| 1,495
| running
| 0 |
16
| 33
| Ed Negre
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 459
| 1,445
| running
| 0 |
17
| 40
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 436
| 1,395
| running
| 0 |
18
| 37
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 426
| 1,395
| running
| 0 |
19
| 35
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Mercury
| 414
| 870
| accident
| 0 |
20
| 25
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 406
| 845
| engine
| 0 |
21
| 28
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 403
| 1,320
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 13
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 389
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
23
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 386
| 3,345
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 32
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 379
| 745
| running
| 0 |
25
| 11
| Gordon Johncock
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 365
| 720
| suspension
| 0 |
26
| 26
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 365
| 1,195
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 39
| Buck Baker
| 65
| Dick Poling
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 357
| 670
| accident
| 0 |
28
| 38
| Eddie Bond
| 0
| Eddie Bond
| 1973 Dodge
| 324
| 645
| wheel
| 0 |
29
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 302
| 1,120
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 8
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 297
| 2,595
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 294
| 1,265
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 30
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 210
| 1,085
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 27
| John A. Utsman
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1972 Dodge
| 168
| 580
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 34
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Mercury
| 146
| 575
| exhaust
| 0 |
35
| 36
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 142
| 1,070
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 29
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1973 Dodge
| 122
| 565
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Roger Penske
| 1973 AMC Matador
| 114
| 560
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 24
| Clarence Lovell
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 64
| 555
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 14
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 19
| 1,050
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 31
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Carl Price
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 15
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:13:01
Average Speed: 118.649 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.318 seconds
7 cautions for 47 laps
Attendance: 46,500