Results

The 1973 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1973

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 10 Mercury
  • 10 Dodge
  • 6 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.033
  • Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 360 0 0 running
22 25 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
6 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 355 38 0 running
29 31 90 Bud Moore Mercury 0 0 174 0 0 engine
14 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 338 0 0 running
3 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 366 2 0 running
1 8 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 367 277 0 running
11 13 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
30 6 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 152 10 0 rear end
16 10 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 332 0 0 running
7 14 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 352 0 0 running
18 38 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 327 0 0 running
8 4 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
2 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 367 40 0 running
28 27 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 206 0 0 engine
19 26 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 323 0 0 running
9 22 61 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 0 0 351 0 0 running
32 19 29 Dick May Mercury 0 0 104 0 0 flagged
26 39 4 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 233 0 0 engine
31 17 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 139 0 0 engine
24 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 289 0 0 running
39 15 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 20 0 0 oil leak
20 21 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 320 0 0 running
10 32 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 348 0 0 running
13 33 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 340 0 0 running
12 20 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 340 0 0 running
27 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 223 0 0 engine
23 11 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 304 0 0 engine
35 37 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 45 0 0 engine
37 9 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 34 0 0 engine
21 40 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 309 0 0 running
15 34 74 Randy Tissot Chevrolet 0 0 333 0 0 running
25 36 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 255 0 0 engine
40 29 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 19 0 0 engine
38 35 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 30 0 0 quit
4 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 361 0 0 running
33 23 98 Richie Panch Ford 0 0 75 0 0 crash
36 18 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 41 0 0 engine
34 30 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 75 0 0 engine
17 28 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 328 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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