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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

David Pearson won the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway.

09-16-1973 | Delaware 500 | Dover International Speedway

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 1 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 0 500 344 Running 16,325
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Coca-Cola 0 500 76 Running 10,125
3 7 71 Buddy Baker Dodge K & K Insurance 0 500 58 Running 7,050
4 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet DeWitt Racing 0 493 7 Running 4,175
5 13 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet McDuffie Racing 0 484 0 Running 3,275
6 11 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 0 481 0 Running 2,150
7 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 0 480 15 Running 4,250
8 17 64 Elmo Langley Ford Langley Racing 0 479 0 Running 2,250
9 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Master Chevy Sales 0 479 0 Running 1,775
10 14 90 Eddie Pettyjohn Mercury Truxmore Industries 0 479 0 Running 1,575
11 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge Negre Racing 0 471 0 Running 1,920
12 5 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet DiGard Racing 0 468 0 Wheel 1,145
13 27 73 Mel Larson Dodge ThermaSol 0 465 0 Running 1,145
14 38 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge Robertson Racing 0 462 0 Running 1,470
15 36 20 Rick Newsom Ford Holbrook Waterproofing 0 461 0 Running 1,035
16 28 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet L.C. Newton Trucking 0 458 0 Running 1,570
17 16 30 Walter Ballard Mercury Ballard Racing 0 446 0 Engine 1,645
18 40 00 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet Buxton Racing 0 444 0 Running 870
19 9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Hylton Engineering 0 443 0 Ignition 1,370
20 8 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Terminal Transport 0 424 0 Running 845
21 22 19 Henley Gray Mercury Warren Lindsey 0 424 0 Running 1,520
22 21 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet Sunny King 0 415 0 Running 1,495
23 24 47 Raymond Williams Ford Williams Racing 0 400 0 Sway bar 970
24 33 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth Canavan Racing 0 362 0 Engine 870
25 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Kar-Kare 0 347 0 Crash 2,720
26 37 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth Crawford Racing 0 316 0 Valve 670
27 10 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Gordon Racing 0 299 0 Crash 1,170
28 18 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury Hopper-Crews 0 272 0 Valve 845
29 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet Sisco Racing 0 252 0 Rear end 1,245
30 19 49 G.C. Spencer Dodge Spencer Racing 0 205 0 Vibration 795
31 30 4 John Sears Dodge J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air 0 170 0 Oil pressure 715
32 26 99 Ron Keselowski Dodge Lubinski Racing 0 167 0 Overheating 710
33 35 26 Earl Brooks Ford Race Fans 0 152 0 Engine 705
34 25 29 Dean Dalton Mercury Belden Asphalt 0 138 0 Engine 700
35 34 40 D.K. Ulrich Ford Noel's Auto Sales 0 112 0 Engine 695
36 39 51 Vic Parsons Chevrolet Strong Racing 0 108 0 Engine 540
37 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge Warren Racing 0 80 0 Oil pan 1,185
38 29 83 Toby Tobias Mercury Smithville Farms 0 50 0 Engine 680
39 15 10 Bill Champion Mercury Earl Powell Auto Parts 0 35 0 Valve 1,275
40 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Cherokee Construction 0 33 0 Valve 1,245

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-16-1973
  • Track: Dover International Speedway
  • Race: Delaware 500
  • Race #: 24
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: David Pearson
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1971 Mercury
  • Avg Speed: 112.852 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $86,715
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 56
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Pole: 124.649 mph

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