1973 Winston 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 10 of 28
Date: May 6, 1973
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Winston 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	111
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (111)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	60
Total Purse	$150,975	Winner Earnings	$26,345
Different Leaders	10	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	10 of 28

Winston 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	188	111	running	—	$26,345
2	17	8	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	187	0	running	—	$11,445
3	20	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	187	10	running	—	$8,935
4	12	61	Clarence Lovell	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	185	0	running	—	$5,870
5	19	24	Cecil Gordon	R.W. Hill & Sons	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	184	2	running	—	$4,495
6	18	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	183	6	running	—	$2,845
7	52	5	Dick Simon	TraveLodge	Doc Faustina	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$2,805
8	16	31	Jim Vandiver	Moss Thornton	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$2,255
9	33	45	Vic Parsons	Seifert Rent-A-Racer	Bill Seifert	Mercury	180	0	crash	—	$2,055
10	30	9	Charles Barrett	Dahlonega Ford Sales	George Elliott	Ford	180	9	running	—	$2,205
11	29	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	176	0	running	—	$2,380
12	24	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing	Eddie Bond	Dodge	175	0	running	—	$1,855
13	38	3	Tommy Gale	McCaig Motel	Tommy Gale	Mercury	172	0	running	—	$1,730
14	46	52	Earl Ross	Red Cap Ale	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	167	0	ignition	—	$1,910
15	51	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	167	0	running	—	$2,180
16	41	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	163	0	running	—	$2,155
17	49	2	Dave Marcis	Attalla Speedway	Dave Marcis	Dodge	152	0	running	—	$1,745
18	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	147	6	oil pan	—	$2,640
19	37	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	142	0	running	—	$2,180
20	47	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	141	0	running	—	$2,220
21	56	35	Dick May	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Walter Ballard	Mercury	139	0	engine	—	$1,530
22	25	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	109	0	engine	—	$1,605
23	48	22	Dick Brooks	Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	107	5	rear end	—	$1,805
24	32	79	Frank Warren	Winston 500	Frank Warren	Dodge	107	0	engine	—	$2,130
25	14	83	Paul Tyler	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Mercury	90	0	engine	—	$1,530
26	7	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	89	3	engine	—	$3,855
27	39	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Mercury	89	0	engine	—	$1,380
28	44	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax	Raymond Williams	Ford	84	0	engine	—	$1,855
29	43	98	Mel Larson	L.C. Newton	Mel Larson	Chevrolet	84	0	overheating	—	$1,330
30	40	38	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	79	0	windshield	—	$1,305
31	8	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	77	26	oil leak	—	$2,730
32	15	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis	Willie Humphries	Ford	76	0	engine	—	$1,355
33	42	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	73	0	engine	—	$1,230
34	50	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Mercury	68	0	clutch	—	$1,705
35	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	51	0	crash	—	$3,880
36	27	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	49	0	engine	—	$1,255
37	26	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Mercury	32	0	engine	—	$1,730
38	6	28	Gordon Johncock	Ellington Racing	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	23	0	crash	—	$1,105
39	54	3	Alton Jones	Crimson Dale Nursery	Butch Hawkersmith	Chevrolet	14	0	no tires	—	$1,080
40	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	10	10	crash	—	$4,355
41	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	10	0	crash	—	$3,130
42	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	10	0	crash	—	$3,055
43	9	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	10	0	crash	—	$1,125
44	13	90	Ramo Stott	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	9	0	engine	—	$1,555
45	34	48	James Hylton	Pugmire Lincoln-Mercury	James Hylton	Mercury	9	0	crash	—	$1,555
46	23	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	9	0	crash	—	$1,005
47	11	75	Slick Gardner	Gardner Racing	Slick Gardner	Mercury	9	0	crash	—	$990
48	35	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars	Vic Ballard	Mercury	9	0	crash	—	$1,455
49	21	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	9	0	crash	—	$930
50	22	88	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	9	0	crash	—	$905
51	10	82	Bill Ward	Bama Auto Sales	Mike Bennett	Chevrolet	9	0	crash	—	$710
52	53	76	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing	Ben Arnold	Mercury	9	0	crash	—	$580
53	59	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	9	0	crash	—	$1,070
54	60	53	Bobby Mausgrover	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	9	0	crash	—	$560
55	58	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	Wendell Scott	Mercury	8	0	crash	—	$550
56	55	26	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing	Earl Brooks	Ford	8	0	crash	—	$540
57	57	85	Ronnie Daniel	Daniel Racing	Ronnie Daniel	Chevrolet	8	0	crash	—	$530
58	36	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	8	0	crash	—	$620
59	28	6	Eddie Yarboro	Yarboro Racing	Jon Nelson	Dodge	4	0	vibration	—	$610
60	45	44	Richard D. Brown	Brown Racing	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	1	0	windshield	—	$500

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