1973 American 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 28 of 28
Date: October 21, 1973
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway

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American 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	396
Started First	Richard Petty	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (396)
Race Distance	500.364 miles (492 laps)	Track Length	1.017 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	43
Total Purse	$99,715	Winner Earnings	$16,795
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	28 of 28

American 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	492	396	running	—	$16,795
2	16	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	491	0	running	—	$11,050
3	18	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	491	85	running	—	$7,925
4	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	488	1	running	—	$6,525
5	9	2	Dave Marcis	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	484	0	running	—	$4,175
6	3	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	484	0	running	—	$2,725
7	10	32	Dick Brooks	Northside Auto Parts	Dick Brooks	Dodge	483	1	running	—	$2,525
8	13	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	483	0	running	—	$2,625
9	7	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	481	0	running	—	$1,625
10	8	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	479	1	running	—	$1,925
11	19	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	476	0	running	—	$2,050
12	27	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	471	0	running	—	$1,825
13	22	61	Johnny Rutherford	Paser 500	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	471	0	running	—	$1,325
14	14	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	466	0	running	—	$1,775
15	28	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	465	8	running	—	$1,650
16	35	38	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	463	0	running	—	$1,125
17	30	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Mercury	460	0	running	—	$1,600
18	36	25	Jabe Thomas	Star City Body Shop	Don Robertson	Dodge	458	0	running	—	$1,575
19	21	48	James Hylton	Bob Stott Chevrolet	James Hylton	Chevrolet	457	0	running	—	$1,650
20	39	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	455	0	running	—	$1,225
21	42	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	452	0	running	—	$1,300
22	12	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	451	0	running	—	$1,575
23	25	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	441	0	running	—	$950
24	41	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	428	0	running	—	$1,225
25	17	28	Gordon Johncock	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	413	0	transmission	—	$750
26	29	4	Pee Wee Wentz	—	Honda of Danville	Chevrolet	379	0	engine	—	$875
27	6	15	Darrell Waltrip	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	342	0	engine	—	$2,650
28	5	72	Benny Parsons	Russell Bennett Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	308	0	vibration	—	$1,125
29	37	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing	Eddie Bond	Dodge	302	0	engine	—	$700
30	26	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	302	0	running	—	$1,275
31	31	9	Jody Ridley	Dahlonega Ford Sales	George Elliott	Ford	294	0	clutch	—	$945
32	33	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Enterprises	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	219	0	engine	—	$790
33	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	207	0	engine	—	$910
34	34	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Chevrolet	178	0	oil pressure	—	$1,255
35	1	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	133	0	cam	—	$3,550
36	20	98	Richie Panch	Frazier Camping Center	Junie Donlavey	Ford	125	0	motor mount	—	$845
37	15	79	Paul Tyler	Hinson Construction	Frank Warren	Dodge	105	0	engine	—	$1,240
38	23	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	91	0	ignition	—	$835
39	38	44	Richard D. Brown	Bob's Mobile Home	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	78	0	clutch	—	$630
40	24	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	52	0	engine	—	$725
41	11	49	G.C. Spencer	Camcraft Inc.	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	12	0	crash	—	$795
42	40	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Mercury	11	0	crash	—	$590
43	43	40	Frank Warren	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	11	0	crash	—	$485

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