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1973 Winston Western 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 28
Sunday, January 21, 1973 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
191 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:48:33
Average Speed: 104.055 mph
Pole Speed: 110.856 mph

Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 51,000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1973 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	16	Mark Donohue	AMC (Roger Penske)	'73 Matador	191	15,170	running	138
2	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'73 Chevrolet	190	10,770	running	14
3	11	96	Ray Elder	Olympia Beer (Fred Elder)	'72 Dodge	189	6,120	running	0
4	7	41	Bobby Unser	Pepsi-Cola (Holman-Moody)	'72 Ford	186	4,520	running	0
21	5	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'73 Dodge	95	3,710	engine	39
24	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	83	3,080	transmission	0
5	18	38	Jimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76 (Roger Paquette)	'72 Chevrolet	184	3,070	running	0
27	6	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	61	3,050	engine	0
35	9	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	24	3,015	engine	0
22	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	91	2,600	clutch	0
7	19	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'71 Ford	181	2,270	running	0
6	20	7	Jack McCoy	Noble Auto Parts (Ernie Conn)	'72 Dodge	182	2,020	running	0
10	22	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing (Henley Gray)	'71 Mercury	174	1,920	running	0
11	40	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	173	1,820	running	0
12	13	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	172	1,770	running	0
14	10	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing (L.G. DeWitt)	'72 Chevrolet	169	1,720	running	0
16	28	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'71 Ford	158	1,670	running	0
19	34	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'72 Plymouth	107	1,630	ignition	0
20	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'73 Chevrolet	103	1,620	transmission	0
8	24	24	Richard White	White Racing (Dean Barnicle)	'71 Ford	181	1,620	running	0
9	38	84	Jim Danielson	Danielson Racing (Louis Nissen)	'71 Mercury	176	1,520	running	0
32	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'71 Chevrolet	48	1,515	engine	0
23	3	04	Hershel McGriff	The Cousins (Beryl Jackson)	'72 Plymouth	84	1,340	engine	0
13	30	9	Carl Adams	Marck Motors (Richard Mummert)	'71 Ford	170	1,245	running	0
15	16	69	Gerald Thompson	Adams Racing	'73 Pontiac	162	1,195	running	0
17	14	02	Dick Bown	Ober Logging (Mike Ober)	'73 Dodge	146	1,145	rear end	0
18	27	60	Jim Whitt	Barnicle Oil	'72 Chevrolet	113	1,140	engine	0
25	15	68	Sonny Easley	Cal Coast Trucking (Jerry Lankford)	'72 Ford	69	1,070	rear end	0
26	17	3	John Soares, Jr.	Maverick Restaurant (J.A. Delvecchio)	'72 Dodge	66	1,060	transmission	0
28	35	91	Johnny Anderson	Connor Muffler (Don Nuzum)	'72 Chevrolet	61	1,040	engine	0
29	25	03	Chuck Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown)	'72 Dodge	59	1,030	clutch	0
30	39	46	John Hren	San Bernardino Engine Rebuilders	'72 Chevrolet	58	1,020	fire	0
39	31	79	Jerry Grant	Laski Racing	'72 Chevrolet	4	1,015	engine	0
38	23	1	Clem Proctor	Proctor Racing	'72 Ford	5	1,015	engine	0
37	32	95	Bob Kauf	Wrought Iron (Paul Stockwell)	'72 Chevrolet	9	1,015	ignition	0
36	36	78	Hugh Pearson	Pearson Apts. (Hugh Pearson)	'72 Chevrolet	11	1,015	engine	0
34	21	97	Harry Jefferson	Nall Precision Engineering (George Jefferson)	'71 Ford	37	1,015	oil leak	0
33	33	26	Carl Joiner	Joiner Racing (Dean Thorne)	'72 Chevrolet	46	1,015	driveshaft	0
31	37	33	Glenn Francis	Stock Car Specialties (Trent Francis)	'72 Chevrolet	55	1,015	oil system	0
40	29	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing (Dave Marcis)	'70 Dodge	1	1,015	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	10	10
Mark Donohue	11	31	21
Richard Petty	32	35	4
Mark Donohue	36	52	17
Richard Petty	53	55	3
Mark Donohue	56	62	7
Richard Petty	63	94	32
Mark Donohue	95	112	18
Bobby Allison	113	116	4
Mark Donohue	117	191	75

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