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Results

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 18th, 1973

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 8 Mercury
  • 6 Ford
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 10 Dodge
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 118.649
  • Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
31 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 294 0 0 engine
32 30 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 210 0 0 engine
10 17 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 473 0 0 running
4 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 490 1 0 running
30 8 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 297 0 0 engine
27 39 65 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 357 0 0 crash
12 18 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 470 0 0 running
3 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
2 9 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 492 0 0 running
22 13 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 389 0 0 running
17 40 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 436 0 0 running
38 24 61 Clarence Lovell Chevrolet 0 0 64 0 0 crash
14 10 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 465 0 0 running
6 12 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 483 0 0 running
37 6 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 114 0 0 engine
1 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 492 491 0 running
24 32 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 379 0 0 running
26 26 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 365 0 0 engine
5 21 90 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 486 0 0 running
16 33 4 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 459 0 0 running
28 38 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 324 0 0 wheel
21 28 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 403 0 0 engine
15 15 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 462 0 0 running
25 11 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 365 0 0 suspension
18 37 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 426 0 0 running
29 23 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 302 0 0 engine
13 19 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 467 0 0 running
11 22 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 472 0 0 running
7 7 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 478 0 0 running
8 20 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 475 0 0 running
33 27 49 John Utsman Dodge 0 0 168 0 0 engine
19 35 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 414 0 0 crash
20 25 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 406 0 0 engine
36 29 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 122 0 0 engine
35 36 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 142 0 0 engine
9 16 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
23 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 386 0 0 engine
40 31 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 15 0 0 engine
34 34 45 Vic Parsons Mercury 0 0 146 0 0 exhaust
39 14 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 19 0 0 engine

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