1973 Motor State 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Motor State 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 16 of 28
Date: June 24, 1973
Track: Michigan International Speedway

← Tuborg 400 | 1973 Season Results | Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400 →

Motor State 400 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	67
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (119)
Race Distance	400 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$75,600	Winner Earnings	$12,710
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	16 of 28

Motor State 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	200	67	running	—	$12,710
2	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	200	119	running	—	$9,055
3	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	199	5	running	—	$6,800
4	10	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	199	6	running	—	$4,575
5	5	99	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	John Keselowski	Dodge	197	0	running	—	$2,000
6	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	196	3	running	—	$3,550
7	11	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	194	0	running	—	$1,375
8	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	194	0	running	—	$1,775
9	6	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	192	0	running	—	$1,675
10	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	192	0	running	—	$1,650
11	8	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	192	0	running	—	$1,050
12	30	1	Earle Canavan	Kosin's Auto Parts	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	191	0	running	—	$1,025
13	19	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	191	0	running	—	$1,000
14	27	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	190	0	running	—	$1,525
15	18	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Ford	189	0	running	—	$1,500
16	25	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	187	0	running	—	$1,415
17	22	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	187	0	running	—	$905
18	28	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	186	0	running	—	$1,420
19	21	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	186	0	running	—	$1,380
20	13	78	Vic Parsons	—	Thunder Craft Express	Chevrolet	185	0	running	—	$865
21	36	84	Johnny Benson	Socar Inc.	Buster Davis	Dodge	185	0	running	—	$850
22	15	79	Frank Warren	Saber Inn & Restaurant	Frank Warren	Dodge	183	0	running	—	$1,335
23	37	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	183	0	running	—	$1,320
24	33	25	Jabe Thomas	McCaig Hotel	Don Robertson	Dodge	181	0	running	—	$1,305
25	35	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing	Tommy Gale	Chevrolet	181	0	running	—	$790
26	39	45	D.K. Ulrich	Seifert Automotive / Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	181	0	running	—	$775
27	40	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	177	0	running	—	$1,265
28	34	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	172	0	running	—	$755
29	20	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Mercury	167	0	spindle	—	$1,245
30	17	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Mercury	163	0	running	—	$1,235
31	31	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing	Eddie Bond	Dodge	154	0	running	—	$720
32	29	38	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	140	0	engine	—	$715
33	12	52	Earl Ross	Red Cap Ale	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	134	0	rear end	—	$710
34	38	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	115	0	engine	—	$705
35	7	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	101	0	engine	—	$700
36	16	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	96	0	engine	—	$1,195
37	14	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	95	0	engine	—	$690
38	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	60	0	engine	—	$685
39	24	47	Raymond Williams	Jug	Raymond Williams	Ford	39	0	engine	—	$680
40	23	44	Richard D. Brown	—	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	3	0	oil leak	—	$675

Season Navigation

1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results

← Tuborg 400 | 1973 Season Results | Medal Of Honor Firecracker 400 →