Results

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

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 12th, 1973

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 12 Mercury
  • 12 Dodge
  • 6 Ford
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.454
  • Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 64
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
19 34 68 Alton Jones Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 running
38 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 74 0 0 engine
22 40 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 175 0 0 running
18 18 82 Bill Ward Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 running
34 41 84 Bob Davis Dodge 0 0 93 0 0 ignition
29 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 155 22 0 crash
13 4 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 182 1 0 running
24 45 00 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet 0 0 167 0 0 running
27 20 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 156 0 0 engine
2 21 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 188 34 0 running
6 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 185 6 0 running
8 9 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
42 49 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 52 0 0 engine
40 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 58 9 0 engine
39 48 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 65 0 0 ignition
7 27 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
12 33 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 183 0 0 running
3 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 188 40 0 running
5 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 186 4 0 running
17 46 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 running
1 24 22 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 188 19 0 running
26 5 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 157 39 0 engine
25 42 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 166 0 0 running
33 11 61 Ed Sczech Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 oil pump
23 44 0 Eddie Bond Dodge 0 0 171 0 0 running
21 30 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 175 0 0 running
15 12 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 181 0 0 running
28 47 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 156 0 0 running
11 23 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 183 5 0 running
16 37 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 180 0 0 running
4 25 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 186 1 0 running
35 39 4 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 88 0 0 engine
37 28 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 0 0 77 0 0 transmission
43 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 51 0 0 engine
30 31 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 115 0 0 rear end
10 26 02 LD Ottinger Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 running
49 35 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 13 0 0 crash
47 32 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 32 0 0 engine
36 10 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 80 1 0 ignition
44 36 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 51 0 0 oil leak
50 16 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 ignition
41 43 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 0 0 55 0 0 oil leak
45 8 28 Ramo Stott Chevrolet 0 0 46 1 0 transmission
20 38 74 Randy Tissot Chevrolet 0 0 176 0 0 running
46 50 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 33 0 0 engine
32 19 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 106 0 0 engine
31 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 111 1 0 throttle
14 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 181 0 0 running
48 29 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 18 0 0 ignition
9 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 184 5 0 running

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