Results

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

Delaware 500

Sunday, September 16th, 1973

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 8 Mercury
  • 10 Dodge
  • 5 Ford
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 112.852
  • Cautions: 7 for 56 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Delaware 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 493 7 0 running
39 15 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 35 0 0 valve
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 500 76 0 running
18 40 00 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet 0 0 444 0 0 running
40 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 33 0 0 valve
3 7 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 500 58 0 running
25 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 347 0 0 crash
27 10 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 299 0 0 crash
22 21 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 415 0 0 running
6 11 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 481 0 0 running
35 34 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 112 0 0 engine
20 8 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 424 0 0 running
1 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 500 344 0 running
29 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 252 0 0 rear end
34 25 29 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 138 0 0 engine
12 5 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 468 0 0 wheel
33 35 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 152 0 0 engine
24 33 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 362 0 0 engine
11 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 471 0 0 running
10 14 90 Eddie Pettyjohn Mercury 0 0 479 0 0 running
8 17 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 479 0 0 running
37 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 80 0 0 oil pan
30 19 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 205 0 0 vibration
21 22 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 424 0 0 running
5 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
14 38 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 462 0 0 running
19 9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 443 0 0 ignition
26 37 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 316 0 0 valve
31 30 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 170 0 0 oil pressure
28 18 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 272 0 0 valve
9 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 479 0 0 running
13 27 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 465 0 0 running
23 24 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 400 0 0 sway bar
16 28 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 458 0 0 running
7 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 480 15 0 running
15 36 20 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 461 0 0 running
32 26 99 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 167 0 0 overheating
38 29 83 Toby Tobias Mercury 0 0 50 0 0 engine
36 39 51 Vic Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 108 0 0 engine
17 16 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 446 0 0 engine

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