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1973 Arizona 150


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USAC Champ Car Series race number 16 of 16
Saturday, November 3, 1973 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
150 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:18:15
Average speed: 115.015 mph
Pole speed: 142.631 mph
Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary    1973 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1973 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 120   Gordon Johncock STP Double Oil Filter   (Pat Patrick)Eagle / Offy15011791running71300
2 340   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli)Eagle / Offy1506034running35240
3 72   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell)Eagle / Offy1503919running0210
4 83   Roger McCluskey Hopkins Buick   (Lindsey Hopkins)McLaren / Offy1502872running31180
51455   Lee Kunzman Cobre Firestone   (Robert Fletcher)Eagle / Offy1492474running0150
6 45   Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske)Eagle / Offy1492176running0120
71711   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich)Parnelli / Offy1481878running090
8 560   Dick Simon STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli)Eagle / Foyt1481729running075
91021   Jimmy Caruthers Cobre Firestone   (Robert Fletcher)Eagle / Offy1461654running060
102194   Bentley Warren Two Jacks Flyer   (Tassi Vatis)Finley-Eagle / Offy1431580running045
11 618   Lloyd Ruby Commander Motor Homes   (Commander Racing Team)Eagle / Offy1401505running030
121214   George Snider Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt)Coyote / Foyt1391430brakes015
132243   Bob Harkey Fiore Racing   (Frank Fiore)Vollstedt / Offy1351356running0 
141958   Tom Sneva Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot   (Carl Gehlhausen)King / Offy1301281running0 
15111   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich)Parnelli / Offy1251707piston0 
161834   Jim McElreath Norris Industries   (Champ Carr Inc.)Eagle / Offy991132ignition0 
171361   Lee Brayton Eisenhour-Brayton Racing TeamEagle / Offy921058engine0 
18 28   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson)Eagle / Offy40983crash13 
19154   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich)Parnelli / Offy39983withdrew0 
201698   Mike Mosley Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke)Eagle / Offy25983ignition0 
21 924   Steve Krisiloff Tecumseh Community Mutual Fund   (Grant King)King / Offy13983piston0 
222097   Johnny Parsons Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke)Eagle / Offy10983engine block0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Larry McCoy
Johnny Rutherford7Gulf
WDA.J. Foyt14Gilmore Racing

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
12929  
30367   #61 spun turn 2 
37404  
41433   #8,5 accident backstretch 
447229  
73786   #58 spun turn 2 
799618  
971059   #61 engine frontstretch 
1061138  
1141185   #18 spun frontstretch 
1191191  
1201234   #5 spun turn 2 
12415027  
  Percent of race run under caution: 22.7%             Average green flag run: 16.6 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Bobby Unser11313
  Gordon Johncock143219
  Roger McCluskey336331
  Gordon Johncock649835
  Wally Dallenbach9913335
  Gordon Johncock13415017