1973 Delaware 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 24 of 28
Date: September 16, 1973
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway

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Delaware 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	344
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (344)
Race Distance	500 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	1 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$86,715	Winner Earnings	$16,325
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	24 of 28

Delaware 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	500	344	running	—	$16,325
2	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	500	76	running	—	$10,125
3	7	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	500	58	running	—	$7,050
4	2	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	493	7	running	—	$4,175
5	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	484	0	running	—	$3,275
6	11	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	481	0	running	—	$2,150
7	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	480	15	running	—	$4,250
8	17	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	479	0	running	—	$2,250
9	12	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	479	0	running	—	$1,775
10	14	90	Eddie Pettyjohn	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	479	0	running	—	$1,575
11	23	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	471	0	running	—	$1,920
12	5	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	468	0	wheel	—	$1,145
13	27	73	Mel Larson	ThermaSol	Don Robertson	Dodge	465	0	running	—	$1,145
14	38	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	462	0	running	—	$1,470
15	36	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	461	0	running	—	$1,035
16	28	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	458	0	running	—	$1,570
17	16	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	446	0	engine	—	$1,645
18	40	0	Bobby Mausgrover	Buxton Racing	Bobby Mausgrover	Chevrolet	444	0	running	—	$870
19	9	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Chevrolet	443	0	ignition	—	$1,370
20	8	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	424	0	running	—	$845
21	22	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	424	0	running	—	$1,520
22	21	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Chevrolet	415	0	running	—	$1,495
23	24	47	Raymond Williams	Williams Racing	Raymond Williams	Ford	400	0	sway bar	—	$970
24	33	1	Earle Canavan	Canavan Racing	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	362	0	engine	—	$870
25	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	347	0	crash	—	$2,720
26	37	22	Jimmy Crawford	Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	316	0	valve	—	$670
27	10	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	299	0	crash	—	$1,170
28	18	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Mercury	272	0	valve	—	$845
29	31	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	252	0	rear end	—	$1,245
30	19	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	205	0	vibration	—	$795
31	30	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	170	0	oil pressure	—	$715
32	26	99	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	John Keselowski	Dodge	167	0	overheating	—	$710
33	35	26	Earl Brooks	Race Fans	Earl Brooks	Ford	152	0	engine	—	$705
34	25	29	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Bill Hollar	Mercury	138	0	engine	—	$700
35	34	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	112	0	engine	—	$695
36	39	51	Vic Parsons	Strong Racing	Bill Strong	Chevrolet	108	0	engine	—	$540
37	32	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	80	0	oil pan	—	$1,185
38	29	83	Toby Tobias	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Mercury	50	0	engine	—	$680
39	15	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	35	0	valve	—	$1,275
40	20	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	33	0	valve	—	$1,245

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