Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 7th, 1973

Race #27 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 334
  • Miles: 501.0
  • Average Speed: 145.240 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 16
  • Lead Changes: 12
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 334 257 Running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 334 52 Running
3 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 331 9 Running
4 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 330 0 Running
5 8 1 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 0 0 0 327 2 Running
6 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 0 325 1 Running
7 13 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 0 319 0 Running
8 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 318 0 Running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 0 315 0 Running
10 32 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 0 308 0 Running
11 17 90 Harry Gant Ford 0 0 0 307 0 Running
12 38 5 Wendell Scott Dodge 0 0 0 305 0 Running
13 10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 0 302 0 Running
14 25 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 0 296 0 Running
15 30 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 0 294 0 Running
16 35 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 0 294 0 Running
17 14 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 291 0 Running
18 24 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 284 0 Engine
19 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 282 0 Engine
20 36 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 0 281 0 Engine
21 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 268 0 Driveshaft
22 27 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 264 0 Engine
23 20 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 230 0 Engine
24 18 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 223 0 Engine
25 41 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 203 0 Running
26 33 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 198 0 Engine
27 23 44 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 0 183 0 Engine
28 15 02 LD Ottinger Chevrolet 0 0 0 137 0 Engine
29 37 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 113 0 Engine
30 40 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 90 0 Engine
31 26 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 64 0 Suspension
32 9 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 61 0 Engine
33 21 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 58 0 Steering
34 29 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 0 49 0 Engine
35 16 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 47 0 Engine
36 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 46 12 Crash
37 34 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 46 1 Crash
38 6 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 0 46 0 Crash
39 19 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 0 13 0 Engine
40 28 98 Wayne Andrews Mercury 0 0 0 5 0 Engine
41 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 228 0 Dq