1973 Alamo 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Alamo 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 14 of 28
Date: June 10, 1973
Track: Texas World Speedway

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Alamo 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	77
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (168)
Race Distance	500 miles (250 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	38
Total Purse	$93,575	Winner Earnings	$17,820
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	14 of 28

Alamo 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	250	77	running	—	$17,820
2	4	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	248	0	running	—	$7,720
3	6	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	247	0	running	—	$5,795
4	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	247	0	running	—	$6,445
5	7	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	245	1	running	—	$4,200
6	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	244	168	running	—	$5,020
7	9	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	243	0	running	—	$2,825
8	12	9	Ramo Stott	Housby Racing	Jack Housby	Plymouth	240	0	running	—	$2,050
9	25	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	239	0	running	—	$1,725
10	22	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	238	0	running	—	$2,225
11	16	36	H.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac	236	0	running	—	$1,425
12	27	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	235	0	running	—	$1,775
13	23	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	233	0	running	—	$1,825
14	19	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Mercury	233	0	running	—	$1,075
15	37	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Ford	231	0	running	—	$1,455
16	18	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Mercury	224	0	running	—	$1,590
17	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Billie Carper, R.N.	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	223	0	running	—	$1,580
18	32	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	222	0	running	—	$1,495
19	29	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	221	0	running	—	$990
20	24	61	Ed Sczech	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	208	0	engine	—	$1,085
21	35	8	Bob Whitlow	—	Negre Racing	Ford	204	0	running	—	$980
22	30	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	195	0	running	—	$1,475
23	36	38	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	172	0	engine	—	$970
24	11	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	155	3	engine	—	$1,040
25	20	47	Raymond Williams	Williams Racing	Raymond Williams	Ford	151	0	engine	—	$960
26	21	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	140	1	engine	—	$2,880
27	14	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	113	0	engine	—	$1,525
28	8	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	39	0	engine	—	$770
29	10	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	38	0	engine	—	$1,115
30	15	22	Jimmy Crawford	Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	28	0	rear end	—	$1,010
31	34	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	26	0	overheating	—	$930
32	5	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	15	0	engine	—	$2,775
33	13	2	Dave Marcis	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	15	0	crash	—	$1,495
34	31	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	14	0	oil line	—	$915
35	26	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	14	0	crash	—	$1,485
36	28	4	Mel Larson	Larson Enterprises	Mel Larson	Ford	1	0	ignition	—	$920
37	38	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	1	0	oil pressure	—	$1,320
38	33	98	Richie Panch	Panch Racing	Junie Donlavey	Ford	1	0	ignition	—	$890

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