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1973 Texas 200

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 15 of 16
Saturday, October 6, 1973 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:05:58
Average speed: 181.91 mph
Pole speed: 214.158 mph

Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1973 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1973 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	14	5	Gary Bettenhausen	Sunoco DX (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	100	17884	running	14	400
2	3	7	Johnny Rutherford	Gulf (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	100	10312	running	50	320
3	2	55	Lee Kunzman	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	100	5664	running	5	280
4	5	18	Lloyd Ruby	Commander Motor Homes (Commander Racing Team)	Eagle / Offy	99	4048	running	0	240
5	17	97	Johnny Parsons	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	99	3290	running	0	200
6	9	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Eagle / Offy	98	2961	running	0	160
7	4	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	98	3132	running	0	120
8	8	24	Steve Krisiloff	Tecumseh Community Mutual Fund (Grant King)	King / Offy	97	2468	running	0	100
9	18	19	Mel Kenyon	Atlanta Falcons (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Foyt	96	2303	running	0	80
10	6	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	95	2138	running	0	60
11	15	6	Mike Hiss	Thermo King Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Eagle / Offy	92	1974	tire	0	40
12	26	61	Lee Brayton	Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team	Eagle / Offy	91	1810	running	0	20
13	19	53	Eldon Rasmussen	Eldon Rasmussen	Rascar / Foyt	80	1645	running	0
14	20	59	Larry Cannon	PEP Gas Treatment (Richard Hoffman)	Eagle / Offy	71	1480	engine	0
15	24	8	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	68	1316	piston	12
16	10	4	Al Unser	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	60	1152	piston	0
17	1	11	Mario Andretti	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	39	987	valve	19
18	7	3	Roger McCluskey	Hopkins Buick (Lindsey Hopkins)	McLaren / Offy	38	822	overheating	0
19	13	1	Joe Leonard	Samsonite (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	31	1158	engine	0
20	16	2	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Eagle / Offy	29	658	engine	0
21	12	60	Dick Simon	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Eagle / Foyt	21	658	gearbox	0
22	25	94	Bentley Warren	Two Jacks Flyer (Tassi Vatis)	Finley-Eagle / Offy	17	658	oil leak	0
23	11	98	Mike Mosley	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	7	658	stalled	0
24	22	63	Larry McCoy	Eastern Racing Associates	Atlanta / Offy	7	658	stalled	0
25	23	23	Rick Muther	Crower Cams (Crower Engineering)	Eagle / Chevy	5	658	oil leak	0
26	21	99	Bill Simpson	Joe Hunt Magneto (Joe Hunt)	Eagle / Offy	0	658	ignition	0

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	15	4	#98 stalled turn 4
	16	88	73
	89	92	4	#59 engine
	93	94	2
	95	98	4	#6 spun turn 2
	99	100	2
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 22.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Johnny Rutherford	1	15	15
Mario Andretti	16	34	19
Johnny Rutherford	35	37	3
Bobby Unser	38	43	6
Johnny Rutherford	44	60	17
Bobby Unser	61	66	6
Lee Kunzman	67	71	5
Gary Bettenhausen	72	74	3
Johnny Rutherford	75	89	15
Gary Bettenhausen	90	100	11