Entry List
The official 1973 Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Carolina Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Carolina 500
Sunday, March 18th, 1973
North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 118.649
- Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 2
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | L.G. DeWitt |
| 2 | 10 | Bill Champion | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | Champion Racing | Bill Champion |
| 3 | 17 | Bill Dennis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Emrick | H.J. Brooking |
| 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Bobby Allison |
| 5 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Sta-Power Industries | Bud Moore |
| 6 | 65 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | Dick Poling |
| 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Plymouth | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Buddy Arrington |
| 8 | 71 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf |
| 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Kar-Kare | Richard Howard |
| 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon |
| 11 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Sunny King | Charlie Roberts |
| 12 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | B & B Racing | Don Bierschwale |
| 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham |
| 14 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 26 | Mercury | Terminal Transport | Darrell Waltrip |
| 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 32 | AMC | AMC | Team Penske |
| 16 | 21 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 17 | 05 | David Sisco | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | McGee Racing | Charlie McGee |
| 18 | 7 | Dean Dalton | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | Belden Asphalt | Dean Dalton |
| 19 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Truxmore Industries | Junie Donlavey |
| 20 | 4 | Ed Negre | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Mill Heating | J. Marvin Mills |
| 21 | 0 | Eddie Bond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Bond Racing | Eddie Bond |
| 22 | 64 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley |
| 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Cecil's Steak House | Frank Warren |
| 24 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Ellington Racing | Hoss Ellington |
| 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Gray Racing | Henley Gray |
| 26 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | VOTE | J.D. McDuffie |
| 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Robertson Racing | Don Robertson |
| 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 38 | Mercury | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton |
| 29 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Bradford Enterprises | O.L. Nixon |
| 30 | 18 | Joe Frasson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Krager Motor Homes | Joe Frasson |
| 31 | 49 | John Utsman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Sheffield Auto-Mart | G.C. Spencer |
| 32 | 92 | Larry Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | Carling Black Label | Harley Smith |
| 33 | 54 | Lennie Pond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Master Chevy Sales | Ronnie Elder |
| 34 | 06 | Neil Castles | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | Howard Furniture | Neil Castles |
| 35 | 47 | Raymond Williams | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Ford | Jet Way Wax | Raymond Williams |
| 36 | 96 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | L.C. Newton Trucking | Tom Garn |
| 37 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Chevrolet | Carl Price | Carl Price |
| 39 | 45 | Vic Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Bill Seifert |
| 40 | 30 | Walter Ballard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1973 | Mercury | HeKimian Foreign Cars | Vic Ballard |