
| 1973 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $82,166 | Race Date: | Jun 3, 1973 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 10m 32s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 119.745 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 22 Laps | doverspeedway.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 | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 317 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 133.111 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 317 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 125 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 497 | 50 |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | ![]() | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 481 | 8 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | ![]() | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | ![]() | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 407 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 276 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Alternator | ![]() | 0 | 252 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 27 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Blue Hen Mall | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Wheel Stud | ![]() | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 98 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Oil Leak | ![]() | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 12 | 0 |