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1973 Motor State 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 28
Sunday, June 24, 1973 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:36:22
Average Speed: 153.485 mph
Pole Speed: 158.273 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: 1.1 sec
Attendance: 44,800
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1973 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
2	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'73 Dodge	200	9,055	running	119
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	200	12,710	running	67
3	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'73 Dodge	199	6,800	running	5
6	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'73 Chevrolet	196	3,550	running	3
5	5	99	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing (John Keselowski)	'71 Dodge	197	2,000	running	0
9	6	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing (L.G. DeWitt)	'73 Chevrolet	192	1,675	running	0
35	7	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'73 Dodge	101	700	engine	0
11	8	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	192	1,050	running	0
8	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	194	1,775	running	0
4	10	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'73 Chevrolet	199	4,575	running	6
7	11	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing (DiGard)	'73 Chevrolet	194	1,375	running	0
33	12	52	Earl Ross	Red Cap Ale (Allan Brooke)	'72 Chevrolet	134	710	rear end	0
20	13	78	Vic Parsons	Thunder Craft Express	'73 Chevrolet	185	865	running	0
37	14	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'73 Chevrolet	95	690	engine	0
22	15	79	Frank Warren	Saber Inn & Restaurant (Frank Warren)	'73 Dodge	183	1,335	running	0
36	16	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'71 Dodge	96	1,195	engine	0
30	17	30	Walter Ballard	HeKimian Foreign Cars (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	163	1,235	running	0
15	18	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	189	1,500	running	0
13	19	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label (Harley Smith)	'71 Mercury	191	1,000	running	0
29	20	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'71 Mercury	167	1,245	spindle	0
19	21	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	186	1,380	running	0
17	22	05	David Sisco	Sisco Racing (Charlie McGee)	'72 Chevrolet	187	905	running	0
40	23	44	Richard D. Brown	Jerry Brown	'72 Chevrolet	3	675	oil leak	0
39	24	47	Raymond Williams	Jug (Raymond Williams)	'72 Ford	39	680	engine	0
16	25	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Dodge	187	1,415	running	0
10	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	192	1,650	running	0
14	27	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	190	1,525	running	0
18	28	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	186	1,420	running	0
32	29	38	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	140	715	engine	0
12	30	01	Earle Canavan	Kosin's Auto Parts (Earle Canavan)	'72 Plymouth	191	1,025	running	0
31	31	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing (Eddie Bond)	'73 Dodge	154	720	running	0
38	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'71 Dodge	60	685	engine	0
24	33	25	Jabe Thomas	McCaig Hotel (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	181	1,305	running	0
28	34	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing (Rick Newsom)	'71 Ford	172	755	running	0
25	35	03	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing (Tommy Gale)	'71 Chevrolet	181	790	running	0
21	36	84	Johnny Benson	Socar Inc. (Buster Davis)	'71 Dodge	185	850	running	0
23	37	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	183	1,320	running	0
34	38	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey (Henley Gray)	'71 Mercury	115	705	engine	0
26	39	45	D.K. Ulrich	Seifert Automotive / Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich)	'71 Ford	181	775	running	0
27	40	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	177	1,265	running	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buddy Baker	1	3	3
Richard Petty	4	5	2
Buddy Baker	6	8	3
David Pearson	9	11	3
Buddy Baker	12	20	9
Bobby Allison	21	22	2
Buddy Baker	23	25	3
Bobby Allison	26	26	1
Buddy Baker	27	36	10
Bobby Allison	37	37	1
Buddy Baker	38	40	3
Bobby Allison	41	42	2
Richard Petty	43	43	1
Cale Yarborough	44	45	2
David Pearson	46	56	11
Buddy Baker	57	85	29
David Pearson	86	89	4
Richard Petty	90	91	2
Cale Yarborough	92	92	1
David Pearson	93	95	3
Buddy Baker	96	110	15
David Pearson	111	111	1
Buddy Baker	112	131	20
David Pearson	132	153	22
Buddy Baker	154	177	24
David Pearson	178	200	23

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