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Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

American 500

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Sunday, October 21st, 1973 Race 28 of 28 1973 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.749
  • Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
American 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 492 396 0 running
2 16 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
3 18 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 491 85 0 running
4 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 488 1 0 running
5 9 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 484 0 0 running
6 3 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
7 10 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 483 1 0 running
8 13 90 Charlie Glotzbach Mercury 0 0 483 0 0 running
9 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 481 0 0 running
10 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 479 1 0 running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
12 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 471 0 0 running
13 22 61 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet 0 0 471 0 0 running
14 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 466 0 0 running
15 28 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 465 8 0 running
16 35 38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 463 0 0 running
17 30 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 460 0 0 running
18 36 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 458 0 0 running
19 21 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 457 0 0 running
20 39 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 455 0 0 running
21 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 452 0 0 running
22 12 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 451 0 0 running
23 25 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 441 0 0 running
24 41 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 428 0 0 running
25 17 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 413 0 0 transmission
26 29 04 Pee Wee Wentz Chevrolet 0 0 379 0 0 engine
27 8 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 342 0 0 engine
28 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 308 0 0 vibration
29 37 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 engine
30 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 302 0 0 running
31 31 09 Jody Ridley Ford 0 0 294 0 0 clutch
32 33 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 219 0 0 engine
33 32 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 207 0 0 engine
34 34 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 oil pressure
35 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 133 0 0 cam
36 20 98 Richie Panch Ford 0 0 125 0 0 motor mount
37 15 79 Paul Tyler Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 engine
38 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 91 0 0 ignition
39 38 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 78 0 0 clutch
40 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 52 0 0 engine
41 11 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 12 0 0 crash
42 40 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 11 0 0 crash
43 42 40 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 11 0 0 crash

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