Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Talladega 500

Talladega Superspeedway

August 12th, 1973

Race #20 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 188
  • Miles: 500.1
  • Average Speed: 145.454 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 52
  • Lead Changes: 64
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 24 22 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 0 188 19 Running
2 21 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 188 34 Running
3 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 188 40 Running
4 25 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 186 1 Running
5 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 186 4 Running
6 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 185 6 Running
7 27 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 184 0 Running
8 9 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 184 0 Running
9 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 184 5 Running
10 26 02 LD Ottinger Chevrolet 0 0 0 183 0 Running
11 23 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 183 5 Running
12 33 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 183 0 Running
13 4 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 0 182 1 Running
14 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 181 0 Running
15 12 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 181 0 Running
16 37 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 180 0 Running
17 46 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 0 0 0 180 0 Running
18 18 82 Bill Ward Chevrolet 0 0 0 179 0 Running
19 34 68 Alton Jones Chevrolet 0 0 0 178 0 Running
20 38 74 Randy Tissot Chevrolet 0 0 0 176 0 Running
21 30 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 175 0 Running
22 40 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 175 0 Running
23 44 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 0 171 0 Running
24 45 00 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet 0 0 0 167 0 Running
25 42 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 166 0 Running
26 5 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 157 39 Engine
27 20 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 0 156 0 Engine
28 47 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 0 156 0 Running
29 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 155 22 Crash
30 31 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 0 115 0 Rear end
31 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 111 1 Throttle
32 19 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 0 106 0 Engine
33 11 61 Ed Sczech Chevrolet 0 0 0 94 0 Oil pump
34 41 84 Bob Davis Dodge 0 0 0 93 0 Ignition
35 39 4 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 88 0 Engine
36 10 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 80 1 Ignition
37 28 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 0 0 0 77 0 Transmission
38 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 74 0 Engine
39 48 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 0 65 0 Ignition
40 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 58 9 Engine
41 43 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 0 0 0 55 0 Oil leak
42 49 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 52 0 Engine
43 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 51 0 Engine
44 36 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 0 51 0 Oil leak
45 8 28 Ramo Stott Chevrolet 0 0 0 46 1 Transmission
46 50 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 33 0 Engine
47 32 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 0 32 0 Engine
48 29 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 18 0 Ignition
49 35 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 0 13 0 Crash
50 16 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 0 10 0 Ignition