Results

The 1973 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, May 6th, 1973

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 17 Mercury
  • 9 Ford
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 13 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 60 (20 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.956
  • Cautions: 4 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 188 111 0 running
2 17 08 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
3 20 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 187 10 0 running
4 12 61 Clarence Lovell Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
5 19 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 184 2 0 running
6 18 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 183 6 0 running
7 52 5 Dick Simon Dodge 0 0 182 0 0 running
8 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 182 0 0 running
9 33 45 Vic Parsons Mercury 0 0 180 0 0 crash
10 30 09 Charles Barrett Ford 0 0 180 9 0 running
11 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 176 0 0 running
12 24 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 175 0 0 running
13 38 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 172 0 0 running
14 46 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 167 0 0 ignition
15 51 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 167 0 0 running
16 41 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 163 0 0 running
17 49 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 152 0 0 running
18 31 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 147 6 0 oil pan
19 37 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 142 0 0 running
20 47 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 141 0 0 running
21 56 35 Dick May Mercury 0 0 139 0 0 engine
22 25 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 109 0 0 engine
23 48 22 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 107 5 0 rear end
24 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 107 0 0 engine
25 14 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 90 0 0 engine
26 7 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 89 3 0 engine
27 39 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 89 0 0 engine
28 44 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 84 0 0 engine
29 43 98 Mel Larson Chevrolet 0 0 84 0 0 overheating
30 40 38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 79 0 0 windshield
31 8 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 77 26 0 oil leak
32 15 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 76 0 0 engine
33 42 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 73 0 0 engine
34 50 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 68 0 0 clutch
35 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 51 0 0 crash
36 27 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 49 0 0 engine
37 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 32 0 0 engine
38 6 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 23 0 0 crash
39 54 3 Alton Jones Chevrolet 0 0 14 0 0 no tires
40 1 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 10 10 0 crash
41 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 crash
42 5 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 crash
43 9 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 10 0 0 crash
44 13 90 Ramo Stott Mercury 0 0 9 0 0 engine
45 34 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 9 0 0 crash
46 23 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 9 0 0 crash
47 11 75 Slick Gardner Mercury 0 0 9 0 0 crash
48 35 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 9 0 0 crash
49 21 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 9 0 0 crash
50 22 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 crash
51 10 82 Bill Ward Chevrolet 0 0 9 0 0 crash
52 53 76 Ben Arnold Mercury 0 0 9 0 0 crash
53 59 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 9 0 0 crash
54 60 53 Bobby Mausgrover Ford 0 0 9 0 0 crash
55 58 34 Wendell Scott Mercury 0 0 8 0 0 crash
56 56 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 8 0 0 crash
57 57 85 Ronnie Daniel Chevrolet 0 0 8 0 0 crash
58 36 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 8 0 0 crash
59 28 6 Eddie Yarboro Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 vibration
60 45 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 windshield

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