1973 Southern 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 22 of 28
Date: September 3, 1973
Track: Darlington Raceway

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Southern 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Kar-Kare
Winner Start	8th	Winner Laps Led	277
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (277)
Race Distance	501.322 miles (367 laps)	Track Length	1.366 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$126,755	Winner Earnings	$23,140
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	22 of 28

Southern 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	367	277	running	—	$23,140
2	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	367	40	running	—	$12,130
3	5	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	366	2	running	—	$8,585
4	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	361	0	running	—	$7,510
5	7	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	360	0	running	—	$4,685
6	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	355	38	running	—	$5,930
7	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	352	0	running	—	$2,930
8	4	15	Darrell Waltrip	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	351	0	running	—	$5,180
9	22	61	Dick Brooks	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	351	0	running	—	$2,880
10	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	348	0	running	—	$3,180
11	13	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	343	0	running	—	$2,805
12	20	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Mercury	340	0	running	—	$2,780
13	33	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	340	0	running	—	$2,580
14	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	338	0	running	—	$2,380
15	34	74	Randy Tissot	Tilitco Enterprises	Randy Tissot	Chevrolet	333	0	running	—	$1,980
16	10	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Chevrolet	332	0	running	—	$2,280
17	28	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	328	0	running	—	$1,880
18	38	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	327	0	running	—	$1,730
19	26	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	323	0	running	—	$2,055
20	21	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	320	0	running	—	$1,625
21	40	73	Mel Larson	ThermaSol	Don Robertson	Dodge	309	0	running	—	$1,675
22	25	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	305	0	running	—	$2,575
23	11	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	304	0	engine	—	$1,450
24	24	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	289	0	running	—	$1,625
25	36	47	Raymond Williams	Jug	Raymond Williams	Ford	255	0	engine	—	$1,100
26	39	4	Ed Negre	—	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	233	0	engine	—	$1,475
27	16	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Enterprises	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	223	0	engine	—	$1,350
28	27	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	206	0	engine	—	$1,725
29	31	90	Bud Moore	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	174	0	engine	—	$1,225
30	6	28	Charlie Glotzbach	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	152	10	rear end	—	$950
31	17	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	139	0	engine	—	$1,875
32	19	29	Dick May	Hollar Racing	Bill Hollar	Mercury	104	0	flagged	—	$1,355
33	23	98	Richie Panch	Collex	Junie Donlavey	Ford	75	0	crash	—	$1,245
34	30	45	Vic Parsons	Seifert Racing	Bill Seifert	Ford	75	0	engine	—	$1,235
35	37	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Mercury	45	0	engine	—	$925
36	18	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing	Tommy Gale	Mercury	41	0	engine	—	$1,315
37	9	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	34	0	engine	—	$1,305
38	35	44	Richard D. Brown	Brown Racing	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	30	0	quit	—	$1,095
39	15	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	20	0	oil leak	—	$1,310
40	29	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	19	0	engine	—	$1,700

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