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1973 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 28
Sunday, August 12, 1973 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:26:17
Average Speed: 145.454 mph
Pole Speed: 187.064 mph

Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
Margin of Victory: 7.2 sec
Attendance: 56,000
Lead changes: 64

Glossary 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1973 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
23	44	0	Eddie Bond	Bond Racing (Eddie Bond)	'73 Dodge	171	1,340	running	0
24	45	00	Bobby Mausgrover	Buxton Racing (Bobby Mausgrover)	'72 Chevrolet	167	1,165	running	0
10	26	02	L.D. Ottinger	Thundercraft Boat (James Bryant)	'73 Chevrolet	183	2,015	running	0
48	29	03	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing (Tommy Gale)	'71 Mercury	18	975	ignition	0
5	13	05	David Sisco	Sisco Racing (Charlie McGee)	'72 Chevrolet	186	4,665	running	4
22	40	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts (Bill Champion)	'71 Mercury	175	1,715	running	0
6	7	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'73 Chevrolet	185	4,715	running	6
29	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'73 Chevrolet	155	5,440	crash	22
40	22	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	58	1,265	engine	9
13	4	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	182	3,640	running	1
43	15	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'73 Dodge	51	1,050	engine	0
28	47	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey (Henley Gray)	'71 Mercury	156	1,565	running	0
12	33	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing (Dave Marcis)	'71 Dodge	183	1,615	running	0
3	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	188	9,540	running	40
1	24	22	Dick Brooks	Eastern Airlines (Crawford Brothers)	'72 Plymouth	188	20,815	running	19
8	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Mercury	184	2,915	running	0
16	37	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	180	1,865	running	0
45	8	28	Ramo Stott	Pylon Wiper Blades (Hoss Ellington)	'73 Chevrolet	46	740	transmission	1
9	17	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	184	2,815	running	5
35	39	4	Jim Vandiver	Sears Racing (J. Marvin Mills)	'71 Dodge	88	1,290	engine	0
39	48	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich)	'71 Ford	65	790	ignition	0
36	10	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing (Marty Robbins)	'73 Dodge	80	1,265	ignition	1
14	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'73 Dodge	181	4,165	running	0
46	50	47	Raymond Williams	Jug (Raymond Williams)	'72 Ford	33	735	engine	0
4	25	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	186	5,590	running	1
47	32	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'73 Chevrolet	32	880	engine	0
33	11	61	Ed Sczech	B & B Racing (Don Bierschwale)	'73 Chevrolet	94	1,340	oil pump	0
21	30	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	175	1,890	running	0
27	20	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	156	1,765	engine	0
19	34	68	Alton Jones	Crimson Dale Nursery (Butch Hawkersmith)	'73 Chevrolet	178	1,440	running	0
17	46	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'72 Chevrolet	180	2,040	running	0
11	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	183	2,765	running	5
2	21	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'73 Dodge	188	14,590	running	34
38	6	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing (L.G. DeWitt)	'73 Chevrolet	74	1,315	engine	0
44	36	73	Mel Larson	ThermaSol (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	51	745	oil leak	0
20	38	74	Randy Tissot	Tilitco Enterprises (Randy Tissot)	'73 Chevrolet	176	1,265	running	0
42	49	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	52	1,255	engine	0
15	12	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing (Frank Warren)	'73 Dodge	181	2,290	running	0
25	42	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	166	1,965	running	0
41	43	80	Phil Finney	Finney Racing (Wallace Finney)	'72 Chevrolet	55	910	oil leak	0
18	18	82	Bill Ward	Bama Auto Sales (Mike Bennett)	'72 Chevrolet	179	1,565	running	0
50	16	83	Paul Tyler	Smithville Farms (Norris Reed)	'71 Mercury	10	1,015	ignition	0
34	41	84	Bob Davis	Socar (Buster Davis)	'71 Dodge	93	1,140	ignition	0
26	5	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing (DiGard)	'73 Chevrolet	157	3,265	engine	39
30	31	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'71 Mercury	115	1,165	rear end	0
37	28	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'71 Mercury	77	1,640	transmission	0
49	35	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label (Harley Smith)	'71 Mercury	13	870	crash	0
7	27	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip)	'71 Mercury	184	2,565	running	0
31	14	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	111	1,790	throttle	1
32	19	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis (Willie Humphries)	'72 Ford	106	1,215	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Neil Bonnett

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	1	1
Bobby Allison	2	2	1
Cale Yarborough	3	3	1
Bobby Allison	4	4	1
Ramo Stott	5	5	1
Bobby Allison	6	10	5
Coo Coo Marlin	11	13	3
Bobby Allison	14	14	1
Marty Robbins	15	15	1
James Hylton	16	16	1
David Sisco	17	20	4
J.D. McDuffie	21	25	5
Coo Coo Marlin	26	30	5
Bobby Allison	31	34	4
Richard Childress	35	35	1
Walter Ballard	36	40	5
Cale Yarborough	41	42	2
Bobby Allison	43	44	2
Cale Yarborough	45	46	2
Coo Coo Marlin	47	47	1
Bobby Allison	48	48	1
Dick Brooks	49	53	5
Donnie Allison	54	54	1
Dick Brooks	55	59	5
Donnie Allison	60	61	2
Bobby Allison	62	62	1
Donnie Allison	63	64	2
Bobby Allison	65	65	1
Donnie Allison	66	71	6
Bobby Allison	72	76	5
Dick Brooks	77	77	1
David Pearson	78	82	5
Buddy Baker	83	84	2
Cale Yarborough	85	85	1
Buddy Baker	86	89	4
Donnie Allison	90	91	2
Bobby Isaac	92	92	1
Buddy Baker	93	101	9
David Pearson	102	103	2
Donnie Allison	104	104	1
David Pearson	105	106	2
Donnie Allison	107	111	5
David Pearson	112	115	4
Donnie Allison	116	119	4
David Pearson	120	121	2
Buddy Baker	122	127	6
Donnie Allison	128	130	3
David Pearson	131	131	1
Donnie Allison	132	134	3
David Pearson	135	136	2
Donnie Allison	137	137	1
David Pearson	138	139	2
Buddy Baker	140	141	2
David Pearson	142	142	1
Buddy Baker	143	144	2
Donnie Allison	145	147	3
Buddy Baker	148	149	2
Donnie Allison	150	154	5
David Pearson	155	155	1
Donnie Allison	156	156	1
David Pearson	157	168	12
Buddy Baker	169	175	7
David Pearson	176	180	5
Dick Brooks	181	188	8

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