
| 1973 Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $91,260 | Race Date: | Apr 15, 1973 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 13 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 4m 14s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 122.655 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 71 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 246 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.463 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 367 | 246 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 354 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 349 | 96 |
| 4 | 21 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | ![]() | 0 | 346 | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | ![]() | 0 | 341 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 340 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Clyde Lynn Incorporated | Running | ![]() | 0 | 331 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Running | ![]() | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 98 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts | Running | ![]() | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 324 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Sheffield Auto-Mart | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 19 | Jabe Thomas | Henley Gray Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 90 | Richie Panch | Truxmore Industries | Running | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 89 | Johnny Barnes (R) | Hopper-Crews | Running | ![]() | 0 | 291 | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Clyde Lynn Incorporated | Oil Line | ![]() | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 199 | 9 |
| 25 | 27 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 79 | David Ray Boggs | Winston 500 | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 84 | Frank Warren | Davis Racing | Brakes | ![]() | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 33 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Oil Pan | ![]() | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Oil Leak | ![]() | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 |