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Alamo 500

NASCAR Winston Cup race
Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
June 10, 1973
250 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1973 Dodge	250	17,820	running	77
2	4	Darrell Waltrip	95	Darrell Waltrip	1971 Mercury	248	7,720	running	0
3	6	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1973 Dodge	247	5,795	running	0
4	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Richard Howard	1973 Chevrolet	247	6,445	running	0
5	7	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1972 Chevrolet	245	4,200	running	1
6	1	Buddy Baker	71	Nord Krauskopf	1973 Dodge	244	5,020	running	168
7	9	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1973 Chevrolet	243	2,825	running	0
8	12	Ramo Stott	9	Jack Housby	1972 Plymouth	240	2,050	running	0
9	25	David Sisco	05	Charlie McGee	1972 Chevrolet	239	1,725	running	0
10	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1972 Chevrolet	238	2,225	running	0
11	16	H.B. Bailey	36	H.B. Bailey	1973 Pontiac	236	1,425	running	0
12	27	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1973 Dodge	235	1,775	running	0
13	23	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1973 Dodge	233	1,825	running	0
14	19	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1971 Mercury	233	1,075	running	0
15	37	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1971 Ford	231	1,455	running	0
16	18	Walter Ballard	30	Vic Ballard	1971 Mercury	224	1,590	running	0
17	17	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	1972 Plymouth	223	1,580	running	0
18	32	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	1971 Ford	222	1,495	running	0
19	29	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1971 Mercury	221	990	running	0
20	24	Ed Sczech	61	Don Bierschwale	1973 Chevrolet	208	1,085	engine	0
21	35	Bob Whitlow	08		1971 Ford	204	980	running	0
22	30	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	1971 Mercury	195	1,475	running	0
23	36	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	38	Gordon Van Liew	1972 Chevrolet	172	970	engine	0
24	11	Lennie Pond	54	Ronnie Elder	1973 Chevrolet	155	1,040	engine	3
25	20	Ray Williams	47	Raymond Williams	1972 Ford	151	960	engine	0
26	21	Bobby Allison	12	Bobby Allison	1973 Chevrolet	140	2,880	engine	1
27	14	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1972 Ford	113	1,525	engine	0
28	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14	H.B. Cunningham	1972 Chevrolet	39	770	engine	0
29	10	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins	1973 Dodge	38	1,115	engine	0
30	15	Jimmy Crawford	22	Crawford Brothers	1972 Plymouth	28	1,010	rear end	0
31	34	D.K. Ulrich	40	D.K. Ulrich	1971 Ford	26	930	overheating	0
32	5	Bobby Isaac	15	Bud Moore	1973 Ford	15	2,775	engine	0
33	13	Dave Marcis	2	Roger Penske	1973 AMC Matador	15	1,495	accident	0
34	31	Rick Newsom	20	Rick Newsom	1971 Ford	14	915	oil line	0
35	26	Richard Childress	96	Tom Garn	1973 Chevrolet	14	1,485	accident	0
36	28	Mel Larson	04	Mel Larson	1971 Ford	1	920	ignition	0
37	38	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1973 Dodge	1	1,320	oil pressure	0
38	33	Richie Panch	98	Junie Donlavey	1973 Ford	1	890	ignition	0

Notes: A.J. Foyt withdrew before the race weekend when he decided he could not prepare his car to be competitive.
Gordon Johncock withdrew from the race when an Indy Car race in Milwaukee was postponed from June 3.
Time of race: 03:26:44
Average Speed: 142.114 MPH
Pole Speed: 42.541 seconds
5 cautions for 38 laps
Attendance: 27,000