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1973 Music City 420


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 28
Saturday, May 12, 1973 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
420 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (250.320 miles)

Time of race: 2:34:48
Average speed: 98.419 mph
Pole speed: 105.741 mph		Cautions: 2 for 6 laps
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 23000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 111   Cale Yarborough Kar-Kare   (Richard Howard)'73 Chevrolet4206755running416
2 572   Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing   (L.G. DeWitt)'72 Chevrolet4183365running2
4 424   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon)'72 Chevrolet4131710running2
5 312   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison)'73 Chevrolet4112755running0
6 614   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham)'72 Chevrolet408850running0
81105   David Sisco LOF Glass   (Charlie McGee)'72 Chevrolet401700running0
91370   J.D. McDuffie Ed Carver   (J.D. McDuffie)'72 Chevrolet395900running0
192358   Robert Brown Stanley Jones Mechanical Contractors   (Allan Brown)'72 Chevrolet348340running0
232696   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn)'72 Chevrolet180255distributor0
26273   Alton Jones Crimson Dale Nursery   (Butch Hawkersmith)'73 Chevrolet102250rear end0
3 271   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf)'73 Dodge4153680running0
11 82   Dave Marcis Marcis Racing   (Dave Marcis)'71 Dodge389585running0
13 743   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)'73 Dodge3852315engine0
141567   Buddy Arrington Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Buddy Arrington)'72 Dodge382550running0
181725   Jabe Thomas McCaig Motel   (Don Robertson)'73 Dodge369640running0
202579   Frank Warren Warren Racing   (Frank Warren)'73 Dodge342540running0
7 915   Bobby Isaac Sta-Power Industries   (Bud Moore)'72 Ford4032300running0
101245   Vic Parsons Seifert Rent-A-Racer   (Bill Seifert)'71 Ford393625running0
161420   Rick Newsom Holbrook Waterproofing   (Rick Newsom)'71 Ford374470running0
171964   Elmo Langley Clyde Lynn Inc.   (Elmo Langley)'72 Ford373690running0
212877   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts)'71 Ford244520overheating0
252119   Henley Gray Gray Racing   (Henley Gray)'71 Ford170250exhaust0
121648   James Hylton Henderson Ford   (James Hylton)'71 Mercury386825running0
15227   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton)'71 Mercury380760running0
222030   Walter Ballard HeKimian Foreign Cars   (Vic Ballard)'71 Mercury218510running0
241095   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip)'71 Mercury176250handling0
27188   Ed Negre Negre Racing   (Clyde Lynn)'71 Mercury48500engine0
282408   Bobby Poole Poole Racing   (Clyde Lynn)'71 Mercury2250ignition0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Cale Yarborough1136136
  Benny Parsons1371382
  Cecil Gordon1391402
  Cale Yarborough141420280