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Southeastern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 25, 1973
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 500
| 8,030
| running
| 500 |
| 2
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 498
| 5,305
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 495
| 3,855
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 11
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1973 Dodge
| 484
| 1,440
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 484
| 1,330
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 482
| 870
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 4
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 476
| 805
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 474
| 830
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 21
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 465
| 630
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 22
| John A. Utsman
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1972 Dodge
| 462
| 605
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 457
| 565
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 456
| 805
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 453
| 795
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 453
| 535
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 7
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 450
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 447
| 515
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 17
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 445
| 755
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 20
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 444
| 745
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 439
| 735
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 24
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 427
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 15
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 404
| 735
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 30
| Jabe Thomas
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 337
| 700
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 295
| 690
| transmission
| 0 |
| 24
| 8
| Donnie Allison
| 59
| DiGard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 237
| 430
| steering
| 0 |
| 25
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 225
| 1,915
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 28
| Frank Warren
| 0
| Eddie Bond
| 1973 Dodge
| 167
| 415
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 126
| 680
| steering
| 0 |
| 28
| 29
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 125
| 645
| ignition
| 0 |
| 29
| 2
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 105
| 685
| ignition
| 0 |
| 30
| 13
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 51
| 400
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:57:43
Average Speed: 88.952 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.831 seconds
7 cautions for 56 laps
Attendance: 32,500