Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston Western 500
Riverside International Raceway
January 21st, 1973
Race #1 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 191
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- AMC (1)
- Chevrolet (14)
- Dodge (8)
- Ford (10)
- Mercury (4)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Riverside International Raceway
race (Golden State 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Dick Bown | Dodge | Ober Logging | Mike Ober | ||
| 03 | Chuck Bown | Dodge | Rose Auto Wrecking | Dick Bown | ||
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth | The Cousins | Beryl Jackson | ||
| 1 | Clem Proctor | Ford | Proctor Racing | Proctor Racing | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Champion Racing | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Kar-Kare | Richard Howard | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Bobby Allison | ||
| 15 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Sta-Power Industries | Bud Moore | ||
| 16 | Mark Donohue | AMC | AMC | Roger Penske | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Mercury | Gray Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Dodge | Marcis Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Richard White | Ford | White Racing | Dean Barnicle | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | Joiner Racing | Dean Thorne | ||
| 3 | John Soares Jr | Dodge | Maverick Restaurant | J.A. Delvecchio | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Plymouth | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 33 | Glenn Francis | Chevrolet | Stock Car Specialties | Stock Car Specialties | ||
| 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | Martin's Union 76 | Roger Paquette | ||
| 41 | Bobby Unser | Ford | Pepsi-Cola | Holman-Moody | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 46 | John Hren | Chevrolet | San Bernardino Engine Rebuilders | San Bernardino Engine Rebuilders | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Mercury | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 60 | Jim Whitt | Chevrolet | Barnicle Oil | Barnicle Oil | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | ||
| 68 | Sonny Easley | Ford | Cal Coast Trucking | Jerry Lankford | ||
| 7 | Jack McCoy | Dodge | Noble Auto Parts | Ernie Conn | ||
| 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 | Ford | Sunny King | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 78 | Hugh Pearson | Chevrolet | Pearson Apts. | Hugh Pearson | ||
| 79 | Jerry Grant | Chevrolet | Laski Racing | Laski Racing | ||
| 84 | Jim Danielson | Mercury | Danielson Racing | Louis Nissen | ||
| 89 | Gerald Thompson | Pontiac | Adams Racing | Adams Racing | ||
| 9 | Carl Adams | Ford | Marck Motors | Richard Mummert | ||
| 91 | Johnny Anderson | Chevrolet | Connor Muffler | Don Nuzum | ||
| 95 | Bob Kauf | Chevrolet | Wrought Iron | Paul Stockwell | ||
| 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | Olympia Beer | Fred Elder | ||
| 97 | Harry Jefferson | Ford | Nall Precision Engineering | George Jefferson |