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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 8, 1973
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 400
| 6,230
| running
| 387 |
| 2
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 396
| 2,805
| running
| 6 |
| 3
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 394
| 3,380
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 394
| 3,205
| running
| 7 |
| 5
| 5
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 394
| 1,205
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 393
| 2,130
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 389
| 605
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 24
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 385
| 830
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 3
| Donnie Allison
| 59
| DiGard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 383
| 585
| engine
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| Yvon DuHamel
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 381
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 23
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 381
| 790
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 27
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 376
| 530
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 26
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 374
| 770
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 18
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 366
| 760
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 366
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 362
| 490
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 12
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 361
| 730
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 22
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 332
| 720
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Clyde Lynn
| 1971 Mercury
| 313
| 710
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1971 Dodge
| 285
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 285
| 685
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1973 Dodge
| 253
| 425
| ignition
| 0 |
| 23
| 11
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 215
| 665
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 211
| 655
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 13
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 202
| 395
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 17
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 166
| 640
| brakes
| 0 |
| 27
| 29
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 165
| 630
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 28
| 4
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 158
| 1,895
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 16
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 96
| 610
| axle
| 0 |
| 30
| 19
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1971 Ford
| 2
| 350
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:34:17
Average Speed: 97.224 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.077 seconds
1 caution for 9 laps
Attendance: 16,000