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American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
October 21, 1973
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 492
| 16,795
| running
| 396 |
2
| 16
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 491
| 11,050
| running
| 0 |
3
| 18
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 491
| 7,925
| running
| 85 |
4
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 488
| 6,525
| running
| 1 |
5
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Roger Penske
| 1973 AMC Matador
| 484
| 4,175
| running
| 0 |
6
| 3
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 484
| 2,725
| running
| 0 |
7
| 10
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1973 Dodge
| 483
| 2,525
| running
| 1 |
8
| 13
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 483
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
9
| 7
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 481
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 479
| 1,925
| running
| 1 |
11
| 19
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 476
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
12
| 27
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 471
| 1,825
| running
| 0 |
13
| 22
| Johnny Rutherford
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 471
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
14
| 14
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 466
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
15
| 28
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 465
| 1,650
| running
| 8 |
16
| 35
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 38
| Gordon Van Liew
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 463
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
17
| 30
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 460
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
18
| 36
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Dodge
| 458
| 1,575
| running
| 0 |
19
| 21
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 457
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
20
| 39
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 455
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
21
| 43
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 452
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
22
| 12
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 451
| 1,575
| running
| 0 |
23
| 25
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 441
| 950
| running
| 0 |
24
| 41
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 428
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
25
| 17
| Gordon Johncock
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 413
| 750
| transmission
| 0 |
26
| 29
| Pee Wee Wentz
| 04
|
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 379
| 875
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 342
| 2,650
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 308
| 1,125
| vibration
| 0 |
29
| 37
| Eddie Bond
| 0
| Eddie Bond
| 1973 Dodge
| 302
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 26
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 302
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
31
| 31
| Jody Ridley
| 09
| George Elliott
| 1971 Ford
| 294
| 945
| clutch
| 0 |
32
| 33
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1972 Dodge
| 219
| 790
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 32
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 207
| 910
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 34
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 178
| 1,255
| oil pressure
| 0 |
35
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 133
| 3,550
| cam
| 0 |
36
| 20
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 125
| 845
| motor mount
| 0 |
37
| 15
| Paul Tyler
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 105
| 1,240
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 23
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1973 Dodge
| 91
| 835
| ignition
| 0 |
39
| 38
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 78
| 630
| clutch
| 0 |
40
| 24
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 52
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 11
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1972 Dodge
| 12
| 795
| accident
| 0 |
42
| 40
| Johnny Barnes
| 89
| J.C. Crews
| 1971 Mercury
| 11
| 590
| accident
| 0 |
43
| 42
| Frank Warren
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 11
| 485
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:14:57
Average Speed: 117.749 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.97 seconds
5 cautions for 36 laps
Attendance: 48,000