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1973 Texas 200 Previous race results Next race results                     Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 1 of 16 Saturday, April 7, 1973 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:18:19 Average speed: 153.224 mph Pole speed: 212.766 mph Cautions: 5 for 35 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1973 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 20 1 8   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 30 1271 piston 30   2 2 5   Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 100 11116 running 2 320 25 3 11   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 10 1271 piston 0   1 4 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 100 18651 running 33 400 23 5 25   Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing   (Pat Patrick) Eagle / Offy 14 1271 valve 0   4 6 7   Johnny Rutherford Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 100 4596 running 6 240 11 7 14   A.J. Foyt Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 91 2601 suspension 0 40 5 8 1   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 99 4431 running 0 200 3 9 98   Mike Mosley Leader Card   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 100 6276 running 22 280 7 10 3   Roger McCluskey Hopkins Buick   (Lindsey Hopkins) McLaren / Offy 98 3266 running 0 120 19 11 20   Art Pollard STP Oil Filter   (Andy Granatelli) Lola / Foyt 32 1271 hub 0   8 12 16   Lee Kunzman Lindsey Hopkins Eagle / Offy 97 3100 running 0 100 15 13 2   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 75 1936 cut tire 7   6 14 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge   (Dick Simon) Eagle / Foyt 99 3599 running 0 160 16 15 77   Salt Walther Dayton-Walther   (George Walther) McLaren / Offy 74 1770 wing 0   21 16 21   Jimmy Caruthers Cobre Firestone   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 30 1271 clutch 0   26 17 39   Tom Sneva Tipke Racing Tipke / Off 5 1271 magneto 0   10 18 61   Lee Brayton Diamond Reo   (Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team) Coyote / Foyt 92 2767 running 0 60 9 19 9   Sammy Sessions MVS Inc. Eagle / Foyt 94 2933 running 0 80 24 20 58   Larry Dickson Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot   (Carl Gehlhausen) King / Offy 14 1271 oil leak 0   12 21 19   Mel Kenyon Lindsey Hopkins Coyote / Foyt 91 2435 running 0 20 14 22 63   Larry McCoy Eastern Racing Associates Atlanta / Offy 84 2102 suspension 0   17 23 51   Dee Jones Minnesota Serendipity   (Gavan & O'Reilly) Mongoose / Foyt 65 1603 in pits 0   18 24 23   Rick Muther Corvette Clubs   (Crower Engineering) Eagle / Chevy 34 1437 electrical fire 0   13 25 42   Swede Savage Patrick Racing   (Pat Patrick) Eagle / Offy 90 2269 suspension 0   22 26 6   Mike Hiss Thermo King Air Conditioning   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 22 1271 oil leak 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Steve Krisiloff 24 Grant King Racing Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Unser 1 30 30   Gary Bettenhausen 31 32 2   Johnny Rutherford 33 38 6   Mike Mosley 39 60 22   Billy Vukovich, Jr. 61 67 7   Al Unser 68 100 33