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1973 Southeastern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 28 Sunday, March 25, 1973 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 2:57:43 Average speed: 88.952 mph Pole speed: 107.608 mph Cautions: 7 for 56 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 32500 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 11   Cale Yarborough Kar-Kare   (Richard Howard) '73 Chevrolet 500 8030 running 500 2 5 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '73 Dodge 498 5305 running 0 3 6 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '73 Chevrolet 495 3855 running 0 4 11 2   Dave Marcis Marcis Racing   (Dave Marcis) '73 Dodge 484 1440 running 0 5 9 72   Benny Parsons Clyde Lynn's Inc.   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 484 1330 running 0 6 12 54   Lennie Pond Master Chevy Sales   (Ronnie Elder) '73 Chevrolet 482 870 running 0 7 4 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 476 805 running 0 8 16 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Mercury 474 830 running 0 9 21 45   Vic Parsons Seifert Rent-A-Racer   (Bill Seifert) '71 Ford 465 630 running 0 10 22 49   John Utsman Spencer Racing   (G.C. Spencer) '72 Dodge 462 605 running 0 11 10 05   David Sisco Nashville Glass   (Charlie McGee) '72 Chevrolet 457 565 running 0 12 18 64   Elmo Langley Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 456 805 running 0 13 23 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '71 Dodge 453 795 running 0 14 26 67   Buddy Arrington Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Buddy Arrington) '72 Plymouth 453 535 running 0 15 7 15   Bobby Isaac Sta-Power Engine Conditioners   (Bud Moore) '73 Ford 450 2025 running 0 16 27 44   Richard D. Brown Strong Racing   (Jerry Brown) '70 Chevrolet 447 515 running 0 17 17 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 445 755 running 0 18 20 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King Ford   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 444 745 running 0 19 25 19   Henley Gray Gray Racing   (Henley Gray) '71 Ford 439 735 running 0 20 24 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 427 475 running 0 21 15 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 404 735 running 0 22 30 79   Jabe Thomas Robertson Racing   (Frank Warren) '73 Dodge 337 700 oil leak 0 23 19 10   Bill Champion Champion Racing   (Bill Champion) '71 Ford 295 690 transmission 0 24 8 59   Donnie Allison DiProspero Racing   (DiGard Racing) '72 Chevrolet 237 430 steering 0 25 3 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '73 Dodge 225 1915 crash 0 26 28 0   Frank Warren Warren Racing   (Eddie Bond) '73 Dodge 167 415 crash 0 27 14 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 126 680 steering 0 28 29 47   Raymond Williams Jet Way Wax   (Raymond Williams) '72 Ford 125 645 ignition 0 29 2 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 105 685 ignition 0 30 13 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 51 400 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cale Yarborough 1 500 500