1973 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 28
Date: January 21, 1973
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Mark Donohue	Car	No. 16 Matador
Team / Owner	Roger Penske	Sponsor	AMC
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	138
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Mark Donohue (138)
Race Distance	500.42 miles (191 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	40
Total Purse	$95,605	Winner Earnings	$15,170
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	Benny Parsons	Season Race	1 of 28

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	16	Mark Donohue	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	191	138	running	—	$15,170
2	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	190	14	running	—	$10,770
3	11	96	Ray Elder	Olympia Beer	Fred Elder	Dodge	189	0	running	—	$6,120
4	7	41	Bobby Unser	Pepsi-Cola	Holman-Moody Racing	Ford	186	0	running	—	$4,520
5	18	38	Jimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76	Roger Paquette	Chevrolet	184	0	running	—	$3,070
6	20	7	Jack McCoy	Noble Auto Parts	Ernie Conn	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$2,020
7	19	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	181	0	running	—	$2,270
8	24	24	Richard White	White Racing	Dean Barnicle	Ford	181	0	running	—	$1,620
9	38	84	J.C. Danielsen	J.L. Body Shop / Danielson Racing	Louis Nissen	Mercury	176	0	running	—	$1,520
10	22	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Mercury	174	0	running	—	$1,920
11	40	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	173	0	running	—	$1,820
12	13	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Mercury	172	0	running	—	$1,770
13	30	9	Carl Adams	Marck Motors	Richard Mummert	Ford	170	0	running	—	$1,245
14	10	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	169	0	suspension	—	$1,720
15	16	69	Gerald Thompson	Adams Racing	Herb Adams	Pontiac	162	0	running	—	$1,195
16	28	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford	158	0	running	—	$1,670
17	14	2	Dick Bown	Ober Logging	Mike Ober	Dodge	146	0	rear end	—	$1,145
18	27	60	Jim Whitt	Barnicle Oil	Jim Whitt	Chevrolet	113	0	engine	—	$1,140
19	34	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Plymouth	107	0	ignition	—	$1,630
20	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	103	0	transmission	—	$1,620
21	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	95	39	engine	—	$3,710
22	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	91	0	clutch	—	$2,600
23	3	4	Hershel McGriff	The Cousins	Beryl Jackson	Plymouth	84	0	valve	—	$1,340
24	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	83	0	transmission	—	$3,080
25	15	68	Sonny Easley	Cal Coast Trucking	Jerry Lankford	Ford	69	0	rear end	—	$1,070
26	17	3	John Soares, Jr.	Maverick Restaurant	J.A. Delvecchio	Dodge	66	0	transmission	—	$1,060
27	6	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	61	0	engine	—	$3,050
28	35	91	Johnny Anderson	Connor Muffler	Don Nuzum	Chevrolet	61	0	ignition	—	$1,040
29	25	3	Chuck Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking	Dick Bown	Dodge	59	0	clutch	—	$1,030
30	39	46	John Hren	San Bernardino Engine Rebuilders	Roger Bracken	Chevrolet	58	0	fire	—	$1,020
31	37	33	Glenn Francis	Stock Car Specialties	Trent Francis	Chevrolet	55	0	oil system	—	$1,015
32	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	48	0	valve	—	$1,515
33	33	26	Carl Joiner	Joiner Racing	Dean Thorne	Chevrolet	46	0	driveshaft	—	$1,015
34	21	97	Harry Jefferson	Nall Precision Engineering	George Jefferson	Ford	37	0	oil leak	—	$1,015
35	9	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	24	0	timing chain	—	$3,015
36	36	78	Hugh Pearson	Pearson Apts.	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet	11	0	engine	—	$1,015
37	32	95	Bob Kauf	Wrought Iron	Paul Stockwell	Chevrolet	9	0	ignition	—	$1,015
38	23	1	Clem Proctor	Proctor Racing	Carl Dane	Ford	5	0	oil pressure	—	$1,015
39	31	79	Jerry Grant	—	Laski Racing	Chevrolet	4	0	engine	—	$1,015
40	29	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	1	0	engine	—	$1,015

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