1973 Alamo 500

Race 14 of 28

Texas World
250 laps
Time of race: 3:26:44
Average speed of winner: 142.114 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 28 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-7, Petty 8-11, Baker 12-17, Gordon 18, Petty 19-30, Baker 31-41, Allison 42, Pond 43-45, Petty 46-48, Baker 49-134, Petty 135-138, Baker 139-141, Petty 142-143, Baker 144-148, Petty 149, Baker 150-173, Petty 174, Baker 175-177, Petty 178, Baker 179-189, Petty 190-198, Baker 199-206, Petty 207, Baker 208, Petty 209, Baker 210, Petty 211, Baker 212-213, Petty 214-250

Race notes: Debut for Ed Sczech and Bob Whitlow.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		250	13	77	running	17820	0
2	4	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			248	0	0	running	7720	0
3	6	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			247	0	0	running	5795	0
4	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		247	0	0	running	6445	0
5	7	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			245	1	1	running	4200	0
6	1	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	169.248	244	13	168	running	5020	0
7	9	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		243	0	0	running	2825	0
8	12	Ramo Stott	9		'72 Plymouth	Housby			240	0	0	running	2050	0
9	25	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			239	0	0	running	1725	0
10	22	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			238	0	0	running	2225	0
11	16	H.B. Bailey	36		'73 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			236	0	0	running	1425	0
12	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			235	0	0	running	1775	0
13	23	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			233	0	0	running	1825	0
14	19	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			233	0	0	running	1075	0
15	37	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			231	0	0	running	1455	0
16	18	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			224	0	0	running	1590	0
17	17	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			223	0	0	running	1580	0
18	32	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford T-Bird	Charlie Roberts			222	0	0	running	1495	0
19	29	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			221	0	0	running	990	0
20	24	Ed Sczech	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			208	0	0	engine	1085	0
21	35	Bob Whitlow	08		'71 Ford				204	0	0	running	980	0
22	30	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			195	0	0	running	1475	0
23	36	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	38		'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			172	0	0	engine	970	0
24	11	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			155	1	3	engine	1040	0
25	20	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			151	0	0	engine	960	0
26	21	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			140	1	1	engine	2880	0
27	14	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			113	0	0	engine	1525	0
28	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			39	0	0	engine	770	0
29	10	Marty Robbins	42		'73 Dodge	Robbins			38	0	0	engine	1115	0
30	15	Jimmy Crawford	22		'72 Plymouth	Jimmy Crawford			28	0	0	rear end	1010	0
31	34	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			26	0	0	heating	930	0
32	5	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		15	0	0	engine	2775	0
33	13	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Matador	Marcis			15	0	0	accident	1495	0
34	31	Rick Newsom	20		'71 Ford	Newsom			14	0	0	oil line	915	0
35	26	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			14	0	0	accident	1485	0
36	28	Mel Larson	04		'71 Ford				1	0	0	ignition	920	0
37	38	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			1	0	0	oil pressure	1320	0
38	33	Richie Panch	98		'73 Ford				1	0	0	ignition	890	0