1973 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes

Race 1 of 1

Indianapolis
133 laps
Time of race: 2:05:26.59
Average speed of winner: 159.036 mph
Margin of victory: 84.91 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Fastest lap: Roger McCluskey 186.916
Lap leaders: Rutherford pole, B. Unser 1-39, Johncock 40-42, Savage 43-54, A. Unser 55-72, Johncock 73-133

Video links: Part 1 (Qualifying), Part 2 (Pre-race/Walther crash), Part 3 (Walther crash analysis), Part 4 (Start), Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 (Savage crash), Part 9 (Feature on safety), Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Double Oil Filter	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Patrick	192.555	133	2	64	running	236023	1000
2	16	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	2	Sugaripe Prune	Eagle	Offenhauser		O Connell	191.103	133	0	0	running	97513	800
3	14	Roger McCluskey	3	Lindsey Hopkins Buick	McLaren	Offenhauser		Hopkins	191.929	131	0	0	running	60753	700
4	19	Mel Kenyon	19	Atlanta Falcons	Eagle	Foyt		Hopkins	190.224	131	0	0	running	34488	600
5	5	Gary Bettenhausen	5	Sunoco DX	McLaren	Offenhauser		Penske	195.599	130	0	0	running	37966	500
6	7	Steve Krisiloff	24	Elliott-Norton Spirit	Kingfish	Offenhauser		King	194.932	129	0	0	running	30862	400
7	25	Lee Kunzman	16	Ayr-Way/Lloyd's	Eagle	Offenhauser		Hopkins	193.092	127	0	0	running	26350	300
8	24	John Martin	89	Unsponsored	McLaren	Offenhauser		Auto Tech	194.385	124	0	0	running	25377	250
9	1	Johnny Rutherford	7	Gulf McLaren	McLaren	Offenhauser		McLaren	198.413	124	0	0	running	29904	200
10	21	Mike Mosley	98	Lodestar	Eagle	Offenhauser		Leader Card	189.753	120	0	0	rod bolt	23675	150
11	22	David Hobbs	73	Carling Black Label	Eagle	Offenhauser		Woods	189.454	107	0	0	running	20935	100
12	30	George Snider	84	Gilmore Racing Team	Coyote	Foyt		Foyt	190.355	101	0	0	gearbox	21511	50
13	2	Bobby Unser	8	Olsonite	Eagle	Offenhauser		AAR	198.183	100	1	39	engine	30264	0
14	27	Dick Simon	44	TraveLodge	Eagle	Foyt		Simon	191.276	100	0	0	piston	19489	0
15	3	Mark Donohue	66	Sunoco DX	Eagle	Offenhauser		Penske	197.412	92	0	0	piston	19950	0
16	13	Graham McRae	60	STP Gas Treatment	Eagle	Offenhauser		Granatelli	192.030	91	0	0	header	19039	0
17	26	Mike Hiss	6	Thermo-King	Eagle	Offenhauser		Gerhardt	191.939	91	0	0	drive train	18156	0
18	29	Joe Leonard	1	Samsonite	Parnelli	Offenhauser	Firestone	Parnelli	189.953	91	0	0	hub bearing	17301	0
19	18	Jerry Grant	48	Olsonite	Eagle	Offenhauser		AAR	190.235	77	0	0	engine	16675	0
20	8	Al Unser	4	Viceroy	Parnelli	Offenhauser	Firestone	Parnelli	194.879	75	1	18	piston	20628	0
21	9	Jimmy Caruthers	21	Cobre	Eagle	Offenhauser		Fletcher	194.217	73	0	0	suspension	16009	0
22	4	Swede Savage	40	STP Oil Treatment	Eagle	Offenhauser		Patrick	196.582	57	1	12	accident	19368	0
23	33	Jim McElreath	35	Norris Eagle	Eagle	Offenhauser		Champcarr	188.640	54	0	0	engine	15655	0
24	20	Wally Dallenbach	62	Olsonite	Eagle	Offenhauser		AAR	190.200	48	0	0	broken rod	14971	0
25	23	A.J. Foyt	14	Gilmore Racing Team	Coyote	Foyt		Foyt	188.927	37	0	0	rod bolt	14716	0
26	28	Jerry Karl	30	Oriente Express	Eagle	Chevrolet		Yunick	190.799	22	0	0	running	17689	0
27	15	Lloyd Ruby	18	Commander Motor Homes	Eagle	Offenhauser		Slater	191.622	21	0	0	piston	14290	0
28	32	Sammy Sessions	9	M.V.S.	Eagle	Foyt		MVS	188.986	17	0	0	out of oil	14719	0
29	31	Bob Harkey	28	Bryant Heating & Cooling	Kenyon-Eagle	Foyt		Hopkins	189.734	12	0	0	seized engine	14777	0
30	6	Mario Andretti	11	Viceroy	Parnelli	Offenhauser	Firestone	Parnelli	195.059	4	0	0	piston	14564	0
31	10	Peter Revson	15	Gulf McLaren	McLaren	Offenhauser		McLaren	192.607	3	0	0	accident	13779	0
32	12	Bobby Allison	12	Sunoco DX	McLaren	Offenhauser		Penske	192.308	1	0	0	rod	13722	0
33	17	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	McLaren	Offenhauser		Walmotor	190.739	0	0	0	accident	13963	0