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Results

The 1973 American 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

American 500

Sunday, October 21st, 1973

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 7 Mercury
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 12 Dodge
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.749
  • Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 308 0 0 vibration
30 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 302 0 0 running
4 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 488 1 0 running
24 41 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 428 0 0 running
2 16 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
3 18 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 491 85 0 running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
8 13 90 Charlie Glotzbach Mercury 0 0 483 0 0 running
34 34 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 oil pressure
10 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 479 1 0 running
27 8 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 342 0 0 engine
5 9 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 484 0 0 running
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 492 396 0 running
15 28 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 465 8 0 running
23 25 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 441 0 0 running
7 10 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 483 1 0 running
6 3 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
21 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 452 0 0 running
29 37 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 engine
12 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 471 0 0 running
43 42 40 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 11 0 0 crash
41 11 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 12 0 0 crash
25 17 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 413 0 0 transmission
17 30 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 460 0 0 running
20 39 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 455 0 0 running
18 36 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 458 0 0 running
19 21 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 457 0 0 running
32 33 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 219 0 0 engine
31 31 09 Jody Ridley Ford 0 0 294 0 0 clutch
40 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 52 0 0 engine
33 32 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 207 0 0 engine
42 40 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 11 0 0 crash
13 22 61 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet 0 0 471 0 0 running
9 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 481 0 0 running
38 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 91 0 0 ignition
37 15 79 Paul Tyler Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 engine
26 29 04 Pee Wee Wentz Chevrolet 0 0 379 0 0 engine
14 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 466 0 0 running
39 38 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 78 0 0 clutch
35 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 133 0 0 cam
36 20 98 Richie Panch Ford 0 0 125 0 0 motor mount
16 35 38 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 463 0 0 running
22 12 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 451 0 0 running

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