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1973 Talladega 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 28 Sunday, August 12, 1973 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:26:17 Average speed: 145.454 mph Pole speed: 187.064 mph Cautions: 7 for 52 laps Margin of victory: 7.2 sec Attendance: 56000 Lead changes: 64 Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 29 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '73 Chevrolet 155 5440 crash 22 3 2 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 188 9540 running 40 14 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '73 Dodge 181 4165 running 0 13 4 15   Bobby Isaac Sta-Power Industries   (Bud Moore) '72 Ford 182 3640 running 1 26 5 88   Donnie Allison DiGard Racing   (DiGard Racing) '73 Chevrolet 157 3265 engine 39 38 6 72   Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing   (L.G. DeWitt) '73 Chevrolet 74 1315 engine 0 6 7 11   Cale Yarborough Kar-Kare   (Richard Howard) '73 Chevrolet 185 4715 running 6 45 8 28   Ramo Stott Pylon Wiper Blades   (Hoss Ellington) '73 Chevrolet 46 740 transmission 1 8 9 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 184 2915 running 0 36 10 42   Marty Robbins Robbins Racing   (Marty Robbins) '73 Dodge 80 1265 ignition 1 33 11 61   Ed Sczech B & B Racing   (Don Bierschwale) '73 Chevrolet 94 1340 oil pump 0 15 12 79   Frank Warren Warren Racing   (Frank Warren) '73 Dodge 181 2290 running 0 5 13 05   David Sisco Sisco Racing   (Charlie McGee) '72 Chevrolet 186 4665 running 4 31 14 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 111 1790 throttle 1 43 15 18   Joe Frasson Frasson Cement   (Joe Frasson) '73 Dodge 51 1050 engine 0 50 16 83   Paul Tyler Smithville Farms   (Norris Reed) '71 Mercury 10 1015 ignition 0 9 17 30   Walter Ballard Hekimian Foreign Cars   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 184 2815 running 5 18 18 82   Bill Ward Bama Auto Sales   (Mike Bennett) '72 Chevrolet 179 1565 running 0 32 19 97   Red Farmer Long-Lewis   (Willie Humphries) '72 Ford 106 1215 engine 0 27 20 67   Buddy Arrington Cherokee Construction   (Buddy Arrington) '72 Plymouth 156 1765 engine 0 2 21 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '73 Dodge 188 14590 running 34 40 22 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 58 1265 engine 9 11 23 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) '72 Chevrolet 183 2765 running 5 1 24 22   Dick Brooks Mickey Mouse / Crawford Enterprises   (Crawford Brothers) '72 Plymouth 188 20815 running 19 4 25 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Mercury 186 5590 running 1 10 26 02   L.D. Ottinger Thundercraft Boat   (James Bryant) '73 Chevrolet 183 2015 running 0 7 27 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 184 2565 running 0 37 28 90   Jody Ridley Truxmore Industries   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Mercury 77 1640 transmission 0 48 29 03   Tommy Gale Gale Racing   (Tommy Gale) '71 Mercury 18 975 ignition 0 21 30 64   Elmo Langley Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 175 1890 running 0 30 31 89   Johnny Barnes Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '71 Mercury 115 1165 rear end 0 47 32 54   Lennie Pond Master Chevy Sales   (Ronnie Elder) '73 Chevrolet 32 880 engine 0 12 33 2   Dave Marcis Marcis Racing   (Dave Marcis) '71 Dodge 183 1615 running 0 19 34 68   Alton Jones Crimson Dale Nursery   (Butch Hawkersmith) '73 Chevrolet 178 1440 running 0 49 35 92   Larry Smith Carling Black Label   (Harley Smith) '71 Mercury 13 870 crash 0 44 36 73   Mel Larson ThermaSol   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 51 745 oil leak 0 16 37 25   Jabe Thomas Robertson Racing   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 180 1865 running 0 20 38 74   Randy Tissot Tilitco Enterprises   (Randy Tissot) '73 Chevrolet 176 1265 running 0 35 39 4   Jim Vandiver Sears Racing   (J. Marvin Mills) '71 Dodge 88 1290 engine 0 22 40 10   Bill Champion Earl Powell Auto Parts   (Bill Champion) '71 Mercury 175 1715 running 0 34 41 84   Bob Davis Socar   (Buster Davis) '71 Dodge 93 1140 ignition 0 25 42 8   Ed Negre Negre Racing   (Ed Negre) '73 Dodge 166 1965 running 0 41 43 80   Phil Finney Finney Racing   (Wallace Finney) '72 Chevrolet 55 910 oil leak 0 23 44 0   Eddie Bond Bond Racing   (Eddie Bond) '73 Dodge 171 1340 running 0 24 45 00   Bobby Mausgrover Buxton Racing   (Bobby Mausgrover) '72 Chevrolet 167 1165 running 0 17 46 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '72 Chevrolet 180 2040 running 0 28 47 19   Henley Gray Warren Lindsey   (Henley Gray) '71 Mercury 156 1565 running 0 39 48 40   D.K. Ulrich Noel's Auto Sales   (D.K. Ulrich) '71 Ford 65 790 ignition 0 42 49 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 52 1255 engine 0 46 50 47   Raymond Williams Jug   (Raymond Williams) '72 Ford 33 735 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Neil Bonnett Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 1 1   Bobby Allison 2 2 1   Cale Yarborough 3 3 1   Bobby Allison 4 4 1   Ramo Stott 5 5 1   Bobby Allison 6 10 5   Coo Coo Marlin 11 13 3   Bobby Allison 14 14 1   Marty Robbins 15 15 1   James Hylton 16 16 1   David Sisco 17 20 4   J.D. McDuffie 21 25 5   Coo Coo Marlin 26 30 5   Bobby Allison 31 34 4   Richard Childress 35 35 1   Walter Ballard 36 40 5   Cale Yarborough 41 42 2   Bobby Allison 43 44 2   Cale Yarborough 45 46 2   Coo Coo Marlin 47 47 1   Bobby Allison 48 48 1   Dick Brooks 49 53 5   Donnie Allison 54 54 1   Dick Brooks 55 59 5   Donnie Allison 60 61 2   Bobby Allison 62 62 1   Donnie Allison 63 64 2   Bobby Allison 65 65 1   Donnie Allison 66 71 6   Bobby Allison 72 76 5   Dick Brooks 77 77 1   David Pearson 78 82 5   Buddy Baker 83 84 2   Cale Yarborough 85 85 1   Buddy Baker 86 89 4   Donnie Allison 90 91 2   Bobby Isaac 92 92 1   Buddy Baker 93 101 9   David Pearson 102 103 2   Donnie Allison 104 104 1   David Pearson 105 106 2   Donnie Allison 107 111 5   David Pearson 112 115 4   Donnie Allison 116 119 4   David Pearson 120 121 2   Buddy Baker 122 127 6   Donnie Allison 128 130 3   David Pearson 131 131 1   Donnie Allison 132 134 3   David Pearson 135 136 2   Donnie Allison 137 137 1   David Pearson 138 139 2   Buddy Baker 140 141 2   David Pearson 142 142 1   Buddy Baker 143 144 2   Donnie Allison 145 147 3   Buddy Baker 148 149 2   Donnie Allison 150 154 5   David Pearson 155 155 1   Donnie Allison 156 156 1   David Pearson 157 168 12   Buddy Baker 169 175 7   David Pearson 176 180 5   Dick Brooks 181 188 8