1973 Talladega 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 20 of 28
Date: August 12, 1973
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Talladega 500 Race Information

Winner	Dick Brooks	Car	No. 22 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Crawford Brothers	Sponsor	Mickey Mouse / Crawford Enterprises
Winner Start	24th	Winner Laps Led	19
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (40)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	50
Total Purse	$136,375	Winner Earnings	$20,815
Different Leaders	15	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	20 of 28

Talladega 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	24	22	Dick Brooks	Mickey Mouse / Crawford Enterprises	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	188	19	running	—	$20,815
2	21	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	188	34	running	—	$14,590
3	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	188	40	running	—	$9,540
4	25	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Mercury	186	1	running	—	$5,590
5	13	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	186	4	running	—	$4,665
6	7	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	185	6	running	—	$4,715
7	27	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	184	0	running	—	$2,565
8	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	184	0	running	—	$2,915
9	17	30	Walter Ballard	Hekimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Mercury	184	5	running	—	$2,815
10	26	2	L.D. Ottinger	Thundercraft Boat	James Bryant	Chevrolet	183	0	running	—	$2,015
11	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	183	5	running	—	$2,765
12	33	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	183	0	running	—	$1,615
13	4	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	182	1	running	—	$3,640
14	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	181	0	running	—	$4,165
15	12	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	181	0	running	—	$2,290
16	37	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	180	0	running	—	$1,865
17	46	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Chevrolet	180	0	running	—	$2,040
18	18	82	Bill Ward	Bama Auto Sales	Mike Bennett	Chevrolet	179	0	running	—	$1,565
19	34	68	Alton Jones	Crimson Dale Nursery	Butch Hawkersmith	Chevrolet	178	0	running	—	$1,440
20	38	74	Randy Tissot	Tilitco Enterprises	Randy Tissot	Chevrolet	176	0	running	—	$1,265
21	30	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	175	0	running	—	$1,890
22	40	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	175	0	running	—	$1,715
23	44	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing	Eddie Bond	Dodge	171	0	running	—	$1,340
24	45	0	Bobby Mausgrover	Buxton Racing	Bobby Mausgrover	Chevrolet	167	0	running	—	$1,165
25	42	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	166	0	running	—	$1,965
26	5	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	157	39	engine	—	$3,265
27	20	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	156	0	engine	—	$1,765
28	47	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Mercury	156	0	running	—	$1,565
29	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	155	22	crash	—	$5,440
30	31	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Mercury	115	0	rear end	—	$1,165
31	14	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	111	1	throttle	—	$1,790
32	19	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis	Willie Humphries	Ford	106	0	engine	—	$1,215
33	11	61	Ed Sczech	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	94	0	oil pump	—	$1,340
34	41	84	Bob Davis	Socar	Buster Davis	Dodge	93	0	ignition	—	$1,140
35	39	4	Jim Vandiver	Sears Racing	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	88	0	engine	—	$1,290
36	10	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	80	1	ignition	—	$1,265
37	28	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	77	0	transmission	—	$1,640
38	6	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	74	0	engine	—	$1,315
39	48	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	65	0	ignition	—	$790
40	22	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	58	9	engine	—	$1,265
41	43	80	Phil Finney	Finney Racing	Wallace Finney	Chevrolet	55	0	oil leak	—	$910
42	49	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	52	0	engine	—	$1,255
43	15	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	51	0	engine	—	$1,050
44	36	73	Mel Larson	ThermaSol	Don Robertson	Dodge	51	0	oil leak	—	$745
45	8	28	Ramo Stott	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	46	1	transmission	—	$740
46	50	47	Raymond Williams	Jug	Raymond Williams	Ford	33	0	engine	—	$735
47	32	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	32	0	engine	—	$880
48	29	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing	Tommy Gale	Mercury	18	0	ignition	—	$975
49	35	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	13	0	crash	—	$870
50	16	83	Paul Tyler	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Mercury	10	0	ignition	—	$1,015

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