Results

The 1973 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 500

Sunday, October 7th, 1973

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 7 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 11 Dodge
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.240
  • Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 334 257 0 running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 334 52 0 running
3 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 331 9 0 running
4 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 330 0 0 running
5 8 1 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 0 0 327 2 0 running
6 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 325 1 0 running
7 13 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 319 0 0 running
8 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 318 0 0 running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 running
10 32 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 308 0 0 running
11 17 90 Harry Gant Ford 0 0 307 0 0 running
12 38 5 Wendell Scott Dodge 0 0 305 0 0 running
13 10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 302 0 0 running
14 25 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 296 0 0 running
15 30 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 294 0 0 running
16 35 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 294 0 0 running
17 14 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 291 0 0 running
18 24 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 284 0 0 engine
19 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 282 0 0 engine
20 36 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 281 0 0 engine
21 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 268 0 0 driveshaft
22 27 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 264 0 0 engine
23 20 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 230 0 0 engine
24 18 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 223 0 0 engine
25 41 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 203 0 0 running
26 33 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 198 0 0 engine
27 23 44 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 engine
28 15 02 LD Ottinger Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 engine
29 37 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 113 0 0 engine
30 40 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 90 0 0 engine
31 26 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 64 0 0 suspension
32 9 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 61 0 0 engine
33 21 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 58 0 0 steering
34 29 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 49 0 0 engine
35 16 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 47 0 0 engine
36 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 46 12 0 crash
37 34 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 46 1 0 crash
38 6 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 46 0 0 crash
39 19 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 13 0 0 engine
40 28 98 Wayne Andrews Mercury 0 0 5 0 0 engine
41 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 228 0 0 dq

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