| 1973 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $99,715 | Race Date: | Oct 21, 1973 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap+ | Race Duration: | 4h 14m 57s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 117.749 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 36 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 396 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 135.748 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 396 |
| 2 | 16 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 85 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 488 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 1 |
| 8 | 13 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 479 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 61 | Johnny Rutherford | Paser 500 | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Running | | 0 | 465 | 8 |
| 16 | 35 | 38 | Tony Bettenhausen, J | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Running | | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 455 | 0 |
| 21 | 43 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 441 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running |  | 0 | 428 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Pylon Wiper Blades | Transmission | | 0 | 413 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 4 | Pee Wee Wentz | Honda of Danville | Engine | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 342 | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | Engine | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 9 | Jody Ridley | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Clutch | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 207 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Camshaft | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 98 | Richie Panch | Frazier Camping Center | Motor Mount | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 37 | 15 | 79 | Paul Tyler | Tyler Racing | Engine | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Ignition | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Bob's Mobile Home | Clutch | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 89 | Johnny Barnes (R) | Hopper-Crews | Accident | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 40 | Frank Warren | Hinson Construction | Accident | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
