Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-03-1973 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Kar-Kare | 0 | 367 | 277 | Running | 23,140 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 0 | 367 | 40 | Running | 12,130 |
| 3 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 366 | 2 | Running | 8,585 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 0 | 361 | 0 | Running | 7,510 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | 0 | 360 | 0 | Running | 4,685 |
| 6 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | 0 | 355 | 38 | Running | 5,930 |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 0 | 352 | 0 | Running | 2,930 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Sta-Power Industries | 0 | 351 | 0 | Running | 5,180 |
| 9 | 22 | 61 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | B & B Racing | 0 | 351 | 0 | Running | 2,880 |
| 10 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 0 | 348 | 0 | Running | 3,180 |
| 11 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon Racing | 0 | 343 | 0 | Running | 2,805 |
| 12 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Mercury | Hylton Engineering | 0 | 340 | 0 | Running | 2,780 |
| 13 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Dodge | Robertson Racing | 0 | 340 | 0 | Running | 2,580 |
| 14 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Cherokee Construction | 0 | 338 | 0 | Running | 2,380 |
| 15 | 34 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Chevrolet | Tilitco Enterprises | 0 | 333 | 0 | Running | 1,980 |
| 16 | 10 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Chevrolet | Sunny King | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running | 2,280 |
| 17 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | Ballard Racing | 0 | 328 | 0 | Running | 1,880 |
| 18 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ford | Noel's Auto Sales | 0 | 327 | 0 | Running | 1,730 |
| 19 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Belden Asphalt | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running | 2,055 |
| 20 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Mercury | Warren Lindsey | 0 | 320 | 0 | Running | 1,625 |
| 21 | 40 | 73 | Mel Larson | Dodge | ThermaSol | 0 | 309 | 0 | Running | 1,675 |
| 22 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | Mercury | Earl Powell Auto Parts | 0 | 305 | 0 | Running | 2,575 |
| 23 | 11 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Frasson Cement | 0 | 304 | 0 | Engine | 1,450 |
| 24 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Warren Racing | 0 | 289 | 0 | Running | 1,625 |
| 25 | 36 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Jug | 0 | 255 | 0 | Engine | 1,100 |
| 26 | 39 | 4 | Ed Negre | Dodge | J. Marvin Mills | 0 | 233 | 0 | Engine | 1,475 |
| 27 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | Bradford Enterprises | 0 | 223 | 0 | Engine | 1,350 |
| 28 | 27 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco Racing | 0 | 206 | 0 | Engine | 1,725 |
| 29 | 31 | 90 | Bud Moore | Mercury | Truxmore Industries | 0 | 174 | 0 | Engine | 1,225 |
| 30 | 6 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | Pylon Wiper Blades | 0 | 152 | 10 | Rear end | 950 |
| 31 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Langley Racing | 0 | 139 | 0 | Engine | 1,875 |
| 32 | 19 | 29 | Dick May | Mercury | Hollar Racing | 0 | 104 | 0 | Flagged | 1,355 |
| 33 | 23 | 98 | Richie Panch | Ford | Collex | 0 | 75 | 0 | Crash | 1,245 |
| 34 | 30 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Ford | Seifert Racing | 0 | 75 | 0 | Engine | 1,235 |
| 35 | 37 | 89 | Johnny Barnes | Mercury | Hopper-Crews | 0 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 925 |
| 36 | 18 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Mercury | Gale Racing | 0 | 41 | 0 | Engine | 1,315 |
| 37 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Master Chevy Sales | 0 | 34 | 0 | Engine | 1,305 |
| 38 | 35 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Chevrolet | Brown Racing | 0 | 30 | 0 | Quit | 1,095 |
| 39 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Spencer Racing | 0 | 20 | 0 | Oil leak | 1,310 |
| 40 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | L.C. Newton Trucking | 0 | 19 | 0 | Engine | 1,700 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-03-1973
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: 1973 Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 134.033 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $126,755
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 38
- Lead Changes: 25
- Pole: 150.366 mph


