Official NASCAR Race Results
David Pearson won the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-06-1973 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 0 | 188 | 111 | Running | 26,345 |
| 2 | 17 | 08 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | DiGard Racing | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 11,445 |
| 3 | 20 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | 0 | 187 | 10 | Running | 8,935 |
| 4 | 12 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Chevrolet | B & B Racing | 0 | 185 | 0 | Running | 5,870 |
| 5 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon Racing | 0 | 184 | 2 | Running | 4,495 |
| 6 | 18 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 0 | 183 | 6 | Running | 2,845 |
| 7 | 52 | 5 | Dick Simon | Dodge | Faustina & Reichart | 0 | 182 | 0 | Running | 2,805 |
| 8 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | Nixon Racing | 0 | 182 | 0 | Running | 2,255 |
| 9 | 33 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Mercury | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | 0 | 180 | 0 | Crash | 2,055 |
| 10 | 30 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Ford | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 0 | 180 | 9 | Running | 2,205 |
| 11 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre Racing | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 2,380 |
| 12 | 24 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Dodge | Bond Racing | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running | 1,855 |
| 13 | 38 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Mercury | McCaig Motel | 0 | 172 | 0 | Running | 1,730 |
| 14 | 46 | 52 | Earl Ross | Chevrolet | Red Cap Ale | 0 | 167 | 0 | Ignition | 1,910 |
| 15 | 51 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Dodge | Robertson Racing | 0 | 167 | 0 | Running | 2,180 |
| 16 | 41 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Belden Asphalt | 0 | 163 | 0 | Running | 2,155 |
| 17 | 49 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Attalla Speedway | 0 | 152 | 0 | Running | 1,745 |
| 18 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 0 | 147 | 6 | Oil pan | 2,640 |
| 19 | 37 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Langley Racing | 0 | 142 | 0 | Running | 2,180 |
| 20 | 47 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | 0 | 141 | 0 | Running | 2,220 |
| 21 | 56 | 35 | Dick May | Mercury | HeKimian Foreign Cars | 0 | 139 | 0 | Engine | 1,530 |
| 22 | 25 | 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | L.C. Newton Trucking | 0 | 109 | 0 | Engine | 1,605 |
| 23 | 48 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Plymouth | Crawford Racing | 0 | 107 | 5 | Rear end | 1,805 |
| 24 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Winston 500 | 0 | 107 | 0 | Engine | 2,130 |
| 25 | 14 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Mercury | Smithville Farms | 0 | 90 | 0 | Engine | 1,530 |
| 26 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Sta-Power Industries | 0 | 89 | 3 | Engine | 3,855 |
| 27 | 39 | 89 | Johnny Barnes | Mercury | Hopper-Crews | 0 | 89 | 0 | Engine | 1,380 |
| 28 | 44 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Jet Way Wax | 0 | 84 | 0 | Engine | 1,855 |
| 29 | 43 | 98 | Mel Larson | Chevrolet | Larson Enterprises | 0 | 84 | 0 | Overheating | 1,330 |
| 30 | 40 | 38 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | Chevrolet | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | 0 | 79 | 0 | Windshield | 1,305 |
| 31 | 8 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Mercury | Terminal Transport | 0 | 77 | 26 | Oil leak | 2,730 |
| 32 | 15 | 97 | Red Farmer | Ford | Long-Lewis | 0 | 76 | 0 | Engine | 1,355 |
| 33 | 42 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ford | Noel's Auto Sales | 0 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 1,230 |
| 34 | 50 | 19 | Henley Gray | Mercury | Gray Racing | 0 | 68 | 0 | Clutch | 1,705 |
| 35 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 0 | 51 | 0 | Crash | 3,880 |
| 36 | 27 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco Racing | 0 | 49 | 0 | Engine | 1,255 |
| 37 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Mercury | Champion Racing | 0 | 32 | 0 | Engine | 1,730 |
| 38 | 6 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Chevrolet | Ellington Racing | 0 | 23 | 0 | Crash | 1,105 |
| 39 | 54 | 3 | Alton Jones | Chevrolet | Crimson Dale Nursery | 0 | 14 | 0 | No tires | 1,080 |
| 40 | 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 10 | 10 | Crash | 4,355 |
| 41 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Kar-Kare | 0 | 10 | 0 | Crash | 3,130 |
| 42 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | 0 | 10 | 0 | Crash | 3,055 |
| 43 | 9 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Frasson Cement | 0 | 10 | 0 | Crash | 1,125 |
| 44 | 13 | 90 | Ramo Stott | Mercury | Truxmore Industries | 0 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 1,555 |
| 45 | 34 | 48 | James Hylton | Mercury | Hylton Engineering | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 1,555 |
| 46 | 23 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Master Chevy Sales | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 1,005 |
| 47 | 11 | 75 | Slick Gardner | Mercury | Gardner Racing | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 990 |
| 48 | 35 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | HeKimian Foreign Cars | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 1,455 |
| 49 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Plymouth | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 930 |
| 50 | 22 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Lubinski Racing | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 905 |
| 51 | 10 | 82 | Bill Ward | Chevrolet | Bama Auto Sales | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 710 |
| 52 | 53 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Mercury | Arnold Racing | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 580 |
| 53 | 59 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Sunny King | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 1,070 |
| 54 | 60 | 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Ford | Hopper-Crews | 0 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 560 |
| 55 | 58 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Mercury | Scott Racing | 0 | 8 | 0 | Crash | 550 |
| 56 | 56 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Brooks Racing | 0 | 8 | 0 | Crash | 540 |
| 57 | 57 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Chevrolet | Daniel Racing | 0 | 8 | 0 | Crash | 530 |
| 58 | 36 | 92 | Larry Smith | Mercury | Carling Black Label | 0 | 8 | 0 | Crash | 620 |
| 59 | 28 | 6 | Eddie Yarboro | Dodge | Yarboro Racing | 0 | 4 | 0 | Vibration | 610 |
| 60 | 45 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Chevrolet | Brown Racing | 0 | 1 | 0 | Windshield | 500 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-06-1973
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 60
- Winner: David Pearson
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1971 Mercury
- Avg Speed: 131.956 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $150,975
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 54
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 193.435 mph


