| 1973 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1973 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 0 | 191 | 138 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 190 | 14 |
| 3 | 11 | 96 | Ray Elder | Olympia Beer | Running |  | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 41 | Bobby Unser | Pepsi-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Martin's Union 76 | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Noble Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 24 | Richard White | White Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | 84 | Jim Danielsen | J&L Body Shop / Danielsen Raci | Running |  | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 11 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 9 | Carl Adams | Marck Motors | Running | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 89 | Gerald Thompson | Adams Racing | Running |  | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 2 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Rear Gear | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 60 | Jim Whitt | Barnicle Oil | Engine | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ignition |  | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 39 |
| 22 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Clutch | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | The Cousins | Engine | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Transmission | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 68 | Sonny Easley | Cal Coast Trucking | Rear Gear | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | John Soares, Jr. | Maverick Restaurant | Transmission | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Connor Muffler | Engine | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 3 | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Clutch | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 46 | John Hren | San Bernardino 3 Rebuilders | Fire | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Stock Car Specialties | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 97 | Harry Jefferson | Nall Precision Engineering | Oil Leak | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 78 | Hugh Pearson | Pearson Apts | Engine | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 95 | Bob Kauf | Wrought Iron Company | Ignition | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 1 | Clem Proctor | Carl Dane (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 79 | Jerry Grant | Laski Racing | Engine | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
