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Nashville 420
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Music City Motorplex, Nashville, TN
August 25, 1973
420 laps on 0.596 mile paved oval; 250.32 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 420
| 6,750
| running
| 160 |
| 2
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 416
| 4,960
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 4
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 409
| 2,125
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 19
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 402
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 399
| 1,570
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 13
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 398
| 1,220
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 394
| 1,160
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 6
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 392
| 985
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 24
| Alton Jones
| 68
| Butch Hawkersmith
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 390
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 21
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 387
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 28
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1971 Ford
| 384
| 585
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 32
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 384
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 380
| 915
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 377
| 2,150
| running
| 196 |
| 15
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 377
| 595
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 30
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 375
| 470
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 29
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 358
| 690
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 346
| 745
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 324
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 9
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 235
| 570
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 22
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 159
| 520
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 145
| 1,835
| engine
| 49 |
| 23
| 12
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 136
| 385
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 131
| 305
| rear end
| 15 |
| 25
| 23
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 126
| 250
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 31
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 102
| 500
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 62
| 615
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 25
| Dick May
| 08
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 61
| 250
| overheating
| 0 |
| 29
| 26
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 52
| 250
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 18
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 30
| 345
| overheating
| 0 |
| 31
| 27
| Mel Larson
| 73
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 23
| 250
| vibration
| 0 |
| 32
| 10
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 16
| 275
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 33
| Robert Brown
| 58
| Allan Brown
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 5
| 250
| suspension
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:48:12
Average Speed: 89.31 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.826 seconds
3 cautions for 28 laps
Attendance: 25,000