Results

The 1973 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 500

Sunday, October 7th, 1973

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 7 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 11 Dodge
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.240
  • Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 330 0 0 running
26 33 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 198 0 0 engine
3 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 331 9 0 running
7 13 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 319 0 0 running
41 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 228 0 0 dq
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 334 257 0 running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 running
37 34 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 46 1 0 crash
14 25 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 296 0 0 running
19 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 282 0 0 engine
38 6 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 46 0 0 crash
24 18 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 223 0 0 engine
36 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 46 12 0 crash
21 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 268 0 0 driveshaft
30 40 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 90 0 0 engine
34 29 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 49 0 0 engine
5 8 1 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 0 0 327 2 0 running
32 9 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 61 0 0 engine
27 23 44 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 engine
20 36 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 281 0 0 engine
8 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 318 0 0 running
35 16 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 47 0 0 engine
39 19 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 13 0 0 engine
11 17 90 Harry Gant Ford 0 0 307 0 0 running
10 32 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 308 0 0 running
29 37 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 113 0 0 engine
25 41 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 203 0 0 running
13 10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 302 0 0 running
17 14 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 291 0 0 running
16 35 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 294 0 0 running
22 27 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 264 0 0 engine
15 30 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 294 0 0 running
28 15 02 LD Ottinger Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 engine
6 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 325 1 0 running
31 26 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 64 0 0 suspension
33 21 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 58 0 0 steering
18 24 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 284 0 0 engine
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 334 52 0 running
23 20 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 230 0 0 engine
40 28 98 Wayne Andrews Mercury 0 0 5 0 0 engine
12 38 5 Wendell Scott Dodge 0 0 305 0 0 running

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