Results

The 1973 Motor State 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.

Motor State 400

Sunday, June 24th, 1973

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 7 Mercury
  • 12 Dodge
  • 6 Ford
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 153.485
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Motor State 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 200 67 0 running
2 1 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 200 119 0 running
3 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 199 5 0 running
4 10 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 199 6 0 running
5 5 99 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 197 0 0 running
6 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 196 3 0 running
7 11 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 running
8 9 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 running
9 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 running
10 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 running
11 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 running
12 30 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 191 0 0 running
13 19 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 191 0 0 running
14 27 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 190 0 0 running
15 18 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 189 0 0 running
16 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 187 0 0 running
17 22 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
18 28 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
19 21 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 186 0 0 running
20 13 78 Vic Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
21 36 84 Johnny Benson Dodge 0 0 185 0 0 running
22 15 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 183 0 0 running
23 37 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 183 0 0 running
24 33 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 181 0 0 running
25 35 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 181 0 0 running
26 39 45 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
27 40 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 177 0 0 running
28 34 20 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 172 0 0 running
29 20 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 167 0 0 spindle
30 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 163 0 0 running
31 31 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 154 0 0 running
32 29 38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 140 0 0 engine
33 12 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 rear end
34 38 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 115 0 0 engine
35 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 101 0 0 engine
36 16 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 96 0 0 engine
37 14 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 95 0 0 engine
38 32 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 engine
39 24 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 39 0 0 engine
40 23 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 3 0 0 oil leak

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