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Results

The 1973 Winston Western 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Riverside International Raceway race.

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 21st, 1973

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 8 Dodge
  • 4 Mercury
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 191
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 104.055
  • Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
14 10 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 169 0 0 running
16 28 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
37 32 95 Bob Kauf Chevrolet 0 0 9 0 0 ignition
2 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 190 14 0 running
27 6 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 61 0 0 engine
4 7 41 Bobby Unser Ford 0 0 186 0 0 running
35 9 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 24 0 0 engine
24 8 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 83 0 0 transmission
13 30 9 Carl Adams Ford 0 0 170 0 0 running
33 33 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 0 0 46 0 0 driveshaft
20 12 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 103 0 0 transmission
11 40 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
29 25 03 Chuck Bown Dodge 0 0 59 0 0 clutch
38 23 1 Clem Proctor Ford 0 0 5 0 0 engine
40 29 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 engine
22 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 91 0 0 clutch
17 14 02 Dick Bown Dodge 0 0 146 0 0 rear end
7 19 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
15 16 89 Gerald Thompson Pontiac 0 0 162 0 0 running
31 37 33 Glenn Francis Chevrolet 0 0 55 0 0 oil system
34 21 97 Harry Jefferson Ford 0 0 37 0 0 oil leak
10 22 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 174 0 0 running
23 3 04 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 84 0 0 engine
36 36 78 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet 0 0 11 0 0 engine
32 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 48 0 0 engine
6 20 7 Jack McCoy Dodge 0 0 182 0 0 running
12 13 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 172 0 0 running
39 31 79 Jerry Grant Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 engine
9 38 84 Jim Danielson Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 running
18 27 60 Jim Whitt Chevrolet 0 0 113 0 0 engine
5 18 38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 0 0 184 0 0 running
30 39 46 John Hren Chevrolet 0 0 58 0 0 fire
26 17 3 John Soares Jr Dodge 0 0 66 0 0 transmission
28 35 91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet 0 0 61 0 0 engine
1 4 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 191 138 0 running
3 11 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 189 0 0 running
21 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 95 39 0 engine
8 24 24 Richard White Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
25 15 68 Sonny Easley Ford 0 0 69 0 0 rear end
19 34 30 Walter Ballard Plymouth 0 0 107 0 0 ignition

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