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1973 California 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 11 of 16 Sunday, September 2, 1973 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:10:17 Average speed: 157.66 mph Pole speed: 200.089 mph Cautions: 10 Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 31 Glossary    1973 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 40   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) Eagle / Offy 200 106720 running 49 1000 2 15 11   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 200 45139 running 28 800 3 10 98   Mike Mosley Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 200 26284 running 22 700 4 7 3   Roger McCluskey Hopkins Buick   (Lindsey Hopkins) McLaren / Offy 199 18546 running 1 600 5 23 89   John Martin Automotive Technology McLaren / Offy 196 9986 running 0 500 6 13 34   Sam Posey Norris Industries   (Champ Carr Inc.) Eagle / Offy 195 7443 running 0   7 24 8   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 195 20954 running 62 300 8 22 16   Bentley Warren U.S. Air Force   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 194 6292 running 1 250 9 9 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 191 8426 gearbox 7 200 10 26 14   A.J. Foyt Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 191 5858 running 5 150 11 28 27   Tom Bigelow Norton / Bryant Heating   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 189 6384 running 0 100 12 11 24   Steve Krisiloff The Pig Rig   (Grant King) King / Offy 184 5431 running 0 50 13 8 55   Lee Kunzman Cobre Firestone   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 145 7775 running 1   14 18 84   George Snider Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 144 3762 engine 0   15 20 21   Jimmy Caruthers Cobre Firestone   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 119 5454 engine 0   16 25 19   Mel Kenyon Atlanta Falcons   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 90 3386 crash 0   17 33 10   Tom Sneva Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 90 3962 engine block 0   18 27 30   Jerry Karl Oriente Express   (Smokey Yunick) Eagle / Chevy 84 3010 valve spring 0   19 6 5   Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 79 8856 engine 7   20 21 35   Jim McElreath Norris Industries   (Champ Carr Inc.) Eagle / Offy 77 4209 connecting rod 0   21 12 1   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 60 4192 piston 0   22 14 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge   (Dick Simon) Eagle / Foyt 53 3777 engine 1   23 1 15   Peter Revson Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 43 7975 engine 15   24 16 2   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 41 3374 brakes 0   25 31 97   Johnny Parsons Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 40 3504 rear end 0   26 30 74   John Mahler Carling   (Roy Woods) Eagle / Offy 33 3824 crash 1   27 19 6   Mike Hiss Thermo King Air Conditioning   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 28 5034 debris damage 0   28 29 18   Lloyd Ruby Commander Motor Homes   (Commander Racing Team) Eagle / Offy 24 3480 crash 0   29 17 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske) Eagle / Offy 22 2493 crankshaft 0   30 32 76   John Cannon Webster Racing   (Marvin Webster) Eagle / Offy 14 3210 fire 0   31 4 7   Johnny Rutherford Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 13 12276 crash 0   32 3 20   Gordon Johncock STP Double Oil Filter   (Pat Patrick) Eagle / Offy 2 6688 engine 0   33 2 48   Jerry Grant Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 1 2305 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Sammy Sessions 9 MVS Lee Brayton 61 Diamond Reo Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Peter Revson 1 15 15   Lee Kunzman 16 16 1   Mike Mosley 17 17 1   Bentley Warren 18 18 1   Mike Mosley 19 27 9   Gary Bettenhausen 28 29 2   John Mahler 30 30 1   Mario Andretti 31 32 2   Bobby Unser 33 45 13   Dick Simon 46 46 1   A.J. Foyt 47 47 1   Mike Mosley 48 53 6   Mario Andretti 54 64 11   Gary Bettenhausen 65 66 2   Bobby Unser 67 67 1   Wally Dallenbach 68 69 2   Mike Mosley 70 75 6   Gary Bettenhausen 76 78 3   Roger McCluskey 79 79 1   Wally Dallenbach 80 83 4   Bobby Unser 84 91 8   Wally Dallenbach 92 92 1   Bobby Unser 93 116 24   Al Unser 117 121 5   Bobby Unser 122 137 16   Wally Dallenbach 138 160 23   Mario Andretti 161 167 7   A.J. Foyt 168 171 4   Wally Dallenbach 172 178 7   Mario Andretti 179 186 8   Al Unser 187 188 2   Wally Dallenbach 189 200 12