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1973 Winston 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 28 Sunday, May 6, 1973 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:47:23 Average speed: 131.956 mph Pole speed: 193.435 mph Cautions: 4 for 54 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 77000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 71 Dodge 49.505   193.435   2   David Pearson 21 Mercury 50.300   190.377   3   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 50.602   189.241   4   Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 50.759   186.655   5   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 51.320   186.593   6   Gordon Johncock 28 Chevrolet 51.628   185.480   7   Bobby Isaac 15 Ford 51.705   185.205   8   Darrell Waltrip 95 Mercury 51.828   184.764   9   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 51.869   184.618   10   Bill Ward 82 Chevrolet 52.809   181.332   11   Slick Gardner 75 Mercury 52.847   181.202   12   Clarence Lovell 61 Chevrolet 52.941   180.880   13   Ramo Stott 90 Mercury 54.028   177.241   14   Paul Tyler 83 Mercury 54.320   176.288   15   Red Farmer 97 Ford 54.584   175.436   16   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 50.642   189.080   17   Donnie Allison 08 Chevrolet 50.842   188.348   18   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 51.204   187.016   19   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 51.587   185.628   20   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 52.347   182.933   21   Buddy Arrington 67 Plymouth 53.314   179.615   22   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 53.687   178.367   23   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 54.089   177.041   24   Eddie Bond 0 Dodge 54.106   176.985   25   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 54.244   176.535   26   Bill Champion 10 Mercury 54.288   176.392   27   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 54.321   176.285   28   Eddie Yarboro 6 Dodge 54.511   175.670   29   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 54.716   175.012   30   Charles Barrett 09 Ford 54.764   174.859   31   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 52.576   182.136   32   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 52.772   181.459   33   Vic Parsons 45 Mercury 53.121   180.267   34   James Hylton 48 Mercury 53.199   180.003   35   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 53.278   179.736   36   Larry Smith 92 Mercury 53.527   178.900   37   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 53.983   177.389   38   Tommy Gale 03 Mercury 54.937   174.308   39   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 38 Chevrolet 55.392   172.876   40   Johnny Barnes 89 Mercury 55.417   172.798   41   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 55.942   171.177   42   D.K. Ulrich 40 Ford 56.925   168.221   43   Mel Larson 98 Chevrolet 57.124   167.635   44   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 58.366   164.068   45   Richard D. Brown 44 Chevrolet 1:02.057   154.309   46   Earl Ross 52 Chevrolet 47   John Sears 4 Dodge 48   Dick Brooks 22 Plymouth 49   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 50   Henley Gray 19 Mercury 51   Jabe Thomas 25 Dodge 52   Dick Simon 5 Dodge 53   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 54   Alton Jones 3 Chevrolet 55   Earl Brooks 26 Ford 56   Dick May 35 Mercury 57   Ronnie Daniel 85 Chevrolet 58   Wendell Scott 34 Mercury 59   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 60   Bobby Mausgrover 53 Ford 61   Neil Bonnett 1 Dodge 62   John Utsman 49 Dodge 63   Bob Davis 84 Dodge OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Neil Bonnett (#1), John Utsman (#49), Bob Davis (#84)