Results

The 1973 Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 420

Saturday, August 25th, 1973

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 6 Dodge
  • 5 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 33
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.310
  • Cautions: 3 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 24 68 Alton Jones Chevrolet 0 0 390 0 0 running
19 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 324 0 0 engine
10 21 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 387 0 0 running
22 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 145 49 0 engine
12 32 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 384 0 0 running
1 7 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 420 160 0 running
14 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 377 196 0 running
8 6 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 392 0 0 running
17 29 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 358 0 0 running
3 4 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 409 0 0 running
24 3 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 131 15 0 rear end
4 19 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 402 0 0 running
27 14 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 62 0 0 crash
32 10 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 16 0 0 engine
28 25 08 Dick May Ford 0 0 61 0 0 overheating
16 30 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 375 0 0 running
5 11 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 399 0 0 running
21 22 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 159 0 0 engine
15 20 40 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 377 0 0 running
13 17 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 380 0 0 running
18 16 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 346 0 0 running
26 31 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 102 0 0 rear end
6 13 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 398 0 0 running
23 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 136 0 0 rear end
31 27 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 vibration
30 18 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 30 0 0 overheating
20 9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 235 0 0 crash
25 23 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 126 0 0 rear end
2 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 416 0 0 running
11 28 20 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 384 0 0 running
33 33 58 Robert Brown Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 suspension
29 26 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 52 0 0 crash
7 15 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 394 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.