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1973 Schaefer 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 6 of 16
Sunday, July 1, 1973 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:26:58
Average speed: 144.948 mph
Pole speed: 190.468 mph

Cautions: 10 for 52 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 1973 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1973 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	14	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	200	94808	running	11	1000
2	16	3	Roger McCluskey	Hopkins Buick (Lindsey Hopkins)	McLaren / Offy	199	48933	out of fuel	62	800
3	4	18	Lloyd Ruby	Commander Motor Homes (Commander Racing Team)	Eagle / Offy	199	31958	running	0	700
4	8	98	Mike Mosley	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	199	19853	running	0	600
5	7	7	Johnny Rutherford	Gulf (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	195	13583	running	0	500
6	12	6	Mike Hiss	Thermo King Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Eagle / Offy	191	10588	running	0	400
7	3	11	Mario Andretti	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	184	10483	valve	10	300
8	15	1	Joe Leonard	Samsonite (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	183	9413	running	0	250
9	24	35	Sam Posey	Norris Industries (Champ Carr Inc.)	Eagle / Offy	168	8343	oil line	0	200
10	5	8	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	167	8473	clutch	36	150
11	25	34	Jim McElreath	Norris Industries (Champ Carr Inc.)	Eagle / Offy	166	7203	ignition	0	100
12	28	44	Dick Simon	TraveLodge (Dick Simon)	Eagle / Foyt	163	7633	turbocharger	0	50
13	20	9	Sammy Sessions	MVS Inc.	Eagle / Foyt	155	6491	valve	0
14	22	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	136	7348	crash	46
15	30	17	Bob Harkey	Norton Spirit (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	135	6205	running	0
16	9	21	Jimmy Caruthers	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	124	7663	piston	24
17	23	66	Mark Donohue	Sunoco DX (Roger Penske)	Eagle / Offy	104	6121	piston	8
18	33	19	Mel Kenyon	Atlanta Falcons (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Foyt	94	5778	rear end	0
19	26	97	Rick Muther	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	91	5635	magneto	0
20	18	16	Lee Kunzman	Ayr-Way / Lloyd's (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	82	5593	crash	1
21	1	15	Peter Revson	Gulf (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	75	6551	valve	0
22	6	24	Steve Krisiloff	TEC C. M. P. (Grant King)	King / Offy	67	5208	engine	0
23	32	56	Jim Hurtubise	Miller High Life (Gohr Racing)	Lola / Foyt	64	5065	piston	0
24	13	2	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Eagle / Offy	64	5023	fuel pump	2
25	19	84	George Snider	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	62	4781	brakes	0
26	29	30	Jerry Karl	Oriente Express (Smokey Yunick)	Eagle / Chevy	54	4638	timing gear	0
27	11	5	Gary Bettenhausen	Sunoco DX (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	37	4495	crash	0
28	31	89	John Martin	Automotive Technology	McLaren / Offy	28	4353	ignition	0
29	10	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Gas Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Eagle / Offy	25	4211	valve	0
30	21	94	Johnny Parsons	Two Jacks Flyer (Tassi Vatis)	Finley-Eagle / Offy	25	4068	engine	0
31	17	73	David Hobbs	Carling (Roy Woods)	Eagle / Offy	24	3925	engine	0
32	27	27	Tom Bigelow	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	22	3783	oil pressure	0
33	2	4	Al Unser	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	8	3783	crash	0

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4	#7 accident turn 1
	5	7	3
	8	13	6	#4 accident
	14	38	25
	39	44	6	#5 accident turn 3
	45	54	10
	55	60	6	#7 spun turn 2
	61	71	11
	72	76	5	#2 tow-in
	77	82	6
	83	89	7	#16 accident turn 1
	90	125	36
	126	133	8	#6 stalled on track
	134	136	3
	137	140	4	#20 accident turn 1
	141	171	31
	172	177	6	#34 stalled turn 1
	178	200	23
Percent of race run under caution: 26.0% Average green flag run: 16.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mario Andretti	1	10	10
Jimmy Caruthers	11	31	21
Bobby Unser	32	35	4
Gordon Johncock	36	55	20
Bobby Unser	56	58	3
Billy Vukovich, Jr.	59	60	2
Gordon Johncock	61	74	14
Lee Kunzman	75	75	1
Mark Donohue	76	83	8
Jimmy Caruthers	84	86	3
Bobby Unser	87	101	15
A.J. Foyt	102	105	4
Gordon Johncock	106	110	5
Roger McCluskey	111	112	2
Bobby Unser	113	121	9
A.J. Foyt	122	123	2
Roger McCluskey	124	124	1
Gordon Johncock	125	128	4
Roger McCluskey	129	133	5
Gordon Johncock	134	136	3
Roger McCluskey	137	138	2
A.J. Foyt	139	139	1
Roger McCluskey	140	156	17
A.J. Foyt	157	158	2
Bobby Unser	159	163	5
Roger McCluskey	164	173	10
A.J. Foyt	174	174	1
Roger McCluskey	175	199	25
A.J. Foyt	200	200	1