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1973 Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 28 Sunday, March 18, 1973 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:13:01 Average speed: 118.649 mph Pole speed: 134.021 mph Cautions: 7 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 3.8 sec Attendance: 46500 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 21   David Pearson Purolator Special   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 492 15475 running 491 2 9 11   Cale Yarborough Kar-Kare   (Richard Howard) '73 Chevrolet 492 10125 running 0 3 5 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '73 Dodge 491 7325 running 0 4 4 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '73 Chevrolet 490 6000 running 1 5 21 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore Industries   (Junie Donlavey) '72 Ford 485 3600 running 0 6 12 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 483 2050 running 0 7 7 31   Jim Vandiver Bradford Enterprises   (O.L. Nixon) '72 Dodge 478 1800 running 0 8 20 18   Joe Frasson Krager Motor Homes   (Joe Frasson) '73 Dodge 475 1650 running 0 9 16 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 474 1625 running 0 10 17 17   Bill Dennis Emrick   (H.J. Brooking) '72 Chevrolet 473 1475 running 0 11 22 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Mercury 472 1795 running 0 12 18 67   Buddy Arrington Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Buddy Arrington) '72 Plymouth 470 1145 running 0 13 19 25   Jabe Thomas Robertson Racing   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 467 1545 running 0 14 10 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 465 1020 running 0 15 15 79   Frank Warren Cecil's Steak House   (Frank Warren) '73 Dodge 462 1495 running 0 16 33 4   Ed Negre Mill Heating   (J. Marvin Mills) '71 Dodge 459 1445 running 0 17 40 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 436 1395 running 0 18 37 19   Henley Gray Gray Racing   (Henley Gray) '71 Ford 426 1395 running 0 19 35 92   Larry Smith Carling Black Label   (Harley Smith) '71 Mercury 414 870 crash 0 20 25 54   Lennie Pond Master Chevy Sales   (Ronnie Elder) '73 Chevrolet 406 845 engine 0 21 28 64   Elmo Langley Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 403 1320 engine 0 22 13 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 389 1295 running 0 23 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '73 Dodge 386 3345 engine 0 24 32 05   David Sisco McGee Racing   (Charlie McGee) '72 Chevrolet 379 745 running 0 25 11 28   Gordon Johncock Ellington Racing   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Chevrolet 365 720 suspension 0 26 26 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 365 1195 engine 0 27 39 65   Buck Baker Clements Automotive   (Dick Poling) '72 Chevrolet 357 670 crash 0 28 38 0   Eddie Bond Bond Racing   (Eddie Bond) '73 Dodge 324 645 wheel 0 29 23 70   J.D. McDuffie VOTE   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 302 1120 engine 0 30 8 15   Bobby Isaac Sta-Power Industries   (Bud Moore) '73 Ford 297 2595 engine 0 31 2 72   Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing   (L.G. DeWitt) '72 Chevrolet 294 1265 engine 0 32 30 10   Bill Champion Champion Racing   (Bill Champion) '71 Mercury 210 1085 engine 0 33 27 49   John Utsman Sheffield Auto-Mart   (G.C. Spencer) '72 Dodge 168 580 engine 0 34 34 45   Vic Parsons Seifert Rent-A-Racer   (Bill Seifert) '71 Mercury 146 575 exhaust 0 35 36 47   Raymond Williams Jet Way Wax   (Raymond Williams) '72 Ford 142 1070 engine 0 36 29 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '73 Dodge 122 565 engine 0 37 6 2   Dave Marcis AMC Matador   (Roger Penske) '73 Matador 114 560 engine 0 38 24 61   Clarence Lovell B & B Racing   (Don Bierschwale) '73 Chevrolet 64 555 crash 0 39 14 30   Walter Ballard HeKimian Foreign Cars   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 19 1050 engine 0 40 31 55   Tiny Lund Price Construction   (Carl Price) '72 Chevrolet 15 570 engine 0 41 41 22   Jimmy Crawford Crawford Racing   (Crawford Brothers) '72 Plymouth 0 25 did not start 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Johnny Barnes 89 Hopper-Crews J.C. Crews Mercury Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 71 71     72 80 9   #61 accident turn 4   81 162 82     163 171 9   #47 spun turn 2   172 223 52     224 231 8   #05 accident turn 3   232 290 59     291 295 5   #72 accident turn 2   296 368 73     369 372 4   #18 spun turn 4   373 443 71     444 458 15   #65,92 accident turn 3   459 486 28     487 489 3   debris   490 492 3       Percent of race run under caution: 10.8%             Average green flag run: 54.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 72 72   Bobby Allison 73 73 1   David Pearson 74 492 419