1973 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 28

Riverside
191 laps
Time of race: 4:48:33
Average speed of winner: 104.055 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: D. Pearson pole, Allison 1-10, Donohue 11-31, Petty 32-35, Donohue 36-52, Petty 53-55, Donohue 56-62, Petty 63-94, Donohue 95-112, Allison 113-116, Donohue 117-191

Race notes: Only win for Mark Donohue. Debut for Harry Jefferson, Hugh Pearson, and Richard White. Finale for John Hren, Bob Kauf, Clem Proctor, and Bobby Unser. Only start for Gerald Thompson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Mark Donohue	16	AMC	'73 Matador	Penske			191	5	138	running	15170	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			190	2	14	running	10770	0
3	11	Ray Elder	96		'72 Dodge	Elder			189	0	0	running	6120	0
4	7	Bobby Unser	41		'72 Ford	Holman-Moody			186	0	0	running	4520	0
5	18	Jimmy Insolo	38		'72 Chevrolet	Paquette			184	0	0	running	3070	0
6	20	Jack McCoy	7		'72 Dodge	Conn			182	0	0	running	2020	0
7	19	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			181	0	0	running	2270	0
8	24	Richard White	24W		'71 Ford	Barnicle			181	0	0	running	1620	0
9	38	Jim Danielson	84		'71 Mercury	Nissen			176	0	0	running	1520	0
10	22	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			174	0	0	running	1920	0
11	40	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			173	0	0	running	1820	0
12	13	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			172	0	0	running	1770	0
13	30	Carl Adams	9		'71 Ford	Mummert			170	0	0	running	1245	0
14	10	Benny Parsons	72		'72 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		169	0	0	running	1720	0
15	16	Gerald Thompson	89		'73 Pontiac				162	0	0	running	1195	0
16	28	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			158	0	0	running	1670	0
17	14	Dick Bown	02		'73 Dodge	Ober			146	0	0	rear end	1145	0
18	27	Jim Whitt	60		'72 Chevrolet				113	0	0	engine	1140	0
19	34	Walter Ballard	30		'72 Plymouth	Vic Ballard			107	0	0	ignition	1630	0
20	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			103	0	0	transmission	1620	0
21	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		95	3	39	engine	3710	0
22	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	110.856	91	0	0	clutch	2600	0
23	3	Hershel McGriff	04		'72 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			84	0	0	engine	1340	0
24	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		83	0	0	transmission	3080	0
25	15	Sonny Easley	68		'72 Ford	Lankford			69	0	0	rear end	1070	0
26	17	John Soares, Jr.	3		'72 Dodge	Delvecchio			66	0	0	transmission	1060	0
27	6	Bobby Isaac	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		61	0	0	engine	3050	0
28	35	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			61	0	0	engine	1040	0
29	25	Chuck Bown	03		'72 Dodge	Dick Bown			59	0	0	clutch	1030	0
30	39	John Hren	46		'72 Chevrolet				58	0	0	fire	1020	0
31	37	Glenn Francis	33		'72 Chevrolet				55	0	0	oil system	1015	0
32	26	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			48	0	0	engine	1515	0
33	33	Carl Joiner	26		'72 Chevrolet	Dean Thorne			46	0	0	drive shaft	1015	0
34	21	Harry Jefferson	97		'71 Ford				37	0	0	oil leak	1015	0
35	9	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		24	0	0	engine	3015	0
36	36	Hugh Pearson	78		'72 Chevrolet				11	0	0	engine	1015	0
37	32	Bob Kauf	95		'72 Chevrolet	Stockwell			9	0	0	ignition	1015	0
38	23	Clem Proctor	1		'72 Ford				5	0	0	engine	1015	0
39	31	Jerry Grant	79		'72 Chevrolet				4	0	0	engine	1015	0
40	29	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			1	0	0	engine	1015	0