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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 21st, 1973

Race #28 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 43
  • Makes
    • AMC (1)
    • Chevrolet (17)
    • Dodge (12)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (7)
    • Plymouth (1)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (Carolina 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Eddie Bond Dodge Bond Racing Eddie Bond
04 Pee Wee Wentz Chevrolet Honda of Danville Honda of Danville
05 David Sisco Chevrolet Sisco Racing Charlie McGee
06 Neil Castles Dodge Howard Furniture Neil Castles
09 Jody Ridley Ford Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
10 Bill Champion Mercury Earl Powell Auto Parts Bill Champion
11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Kar-Kare Richard Howard
12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Coca-Cola Bobby Allison
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Ford Sta-Power Industries Bud Moore
18 Joe Frasson Dodge Frasson Cement Joe Frasson
19 Henley Gray Mercury Gray Racing Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI AMC AMC Roger Penske
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
25 Jabe Thomas Dodge Robertson Racing Don Robertson
28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet Pylon Wiper Blades Hoss Ellington
30 Walter Ballard Mercury Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
31 Jim Vandiver Dodge Bradford Enterprises O.L. Nixon
32 Dick Brooks Dodge Brooks Racing Dick Brooks
38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet Vita Fresh Orange Juice Gordon Van Liew
4 John Sears Dodge J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air J. Marvin Mills
40 Frank Warren Ford Hinson Construction D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet Bob's Mobile Home Jerry Brown
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Stott James Hylton
49 GC Spencer Dodge Spencer Racing G.C. Spencer
54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Master Chevy Sales Ronnie Elder
61 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet Paser 500 Don Bierschwale
64 Elmo Langley Ford Langley Racing Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth Cherokee Construction Buddy Arrington
7 Dean Dalton Mercury Belden Asphalt Dean Dalton
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
71 Buddy Baker Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet DeWitt Racing L.G. DeWitt
77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet Sunny King Charlie Roberts
79 Paul Tyler Dodge Tyler Racing Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Dodge Negre Racing Ed Negre
88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet DiGard Racing DiGard
89 Johnny Barnes Mercury Hopper-Crews J.C. Crews
90 Charlie Glotzbach Mercury Truxmore Industries Junie Donlavey
96 Richard Childress Chevrolet L.C. Newton Trucking Tom Garn
98 Richie Panch Ford Frazier Camping Center Junie Donlavey