Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 21st, 1973

Race #28 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 117.749 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 36
  • Lead Changes: 20
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 492 396 Running
2 16 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 491 0 Running
3 18 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 491 85 Running
4 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 488 1 Running
5 9 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 484 0 Running
6 3 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 484 0 Running
7 10 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 0 483 1 Running
8 13 90 Charlie Glotzbach Mercury 0 0 0 483 0 Running
9 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 0 481 0 Running
10 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 479 1 Running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 0 476 0 Running
12 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 471 0 Running
13 22 61 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet 0 0 0 471 0 Running
14 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 466 0 Running
15 28 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 465 8 Running
16 35 38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 0 463 0 Running
17 30 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 0 460 0 Running
18 36 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 458 0 Running
19 21 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 0 457 0 Running
20 39 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 455 0 Running
21 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 452 0 Running
22 12 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 451 0 Running
23 25 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 441 0 Running
24 41 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 0 428 0 Running
25 17 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 0 413 0 Transmission
26 29 04 Pee Wee Wentz Chevrolet 0 0 0 379 0 Engine
27 8 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 0 342 0 Engine
28 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 308 0 Vibration
29 37 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 0 302 0 Engine
30 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 302 0 Running
31 31 09 Jody Ridley Ford 0 0 0 294 0 Clutch
32 33 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 219 0 Engine
33 32 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 207 0 Engine
34 34 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 0 178 0 Oil pressure
35 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 133 0 Cam
36 20 98 Richie Panch Ford 0 0 0 125 0 Motor mount
37 15 79 Paul Tyler Dodge 0 0 0 105 0 Engine
38 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 91 0 Ignition
39 38 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 78 0 Clutch
40 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 52 0 Engine
41 11 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 0 12 0 Crash
42 40 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 0 11 0 Crash
43 42 40 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 0 11 0 Crash