1973 Tuborg 400

Race 15 of 28

Riverside
153 laps
Time of race: 4:00:00
Average speed of winner: 100.215 mph
Margin of victory: 73 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1, Allison 2-11, Petty 12-24, Allison 25, Petty 26-53, Allison 54, Petty 55, Allison 56-66, Petty 67-80, Yarborough 81, Allison 82-103, Yarborough 104-113, Allison 114-153

Race notes: Debut for George Behlman, Leon Fox, Jack Simpson, and Chuck Wahl. Finale for Ron Hornaday and Jim Whitt. Only start for Romie Alderman and Nels Miller.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			153	6	85	running	12750	0
2	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman	110.027	153	5	57	running	10275	0
3	7	Benny Parsons	72		'72 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		152	0	0	running	5325	0
4	9	Jimmy Insolo	38		'72 Chevrolet	Paquette			151	0	0	running	3225	0
5	8	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			149	0	0	running	2650	0
6	24	Richard White	42		'71 Ford	Barnicle			148	0	0	running	1750	0
7	6	Hershel McGriff	04		'72 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			147	0	0	clutch	1325	0
8	13	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			147	0	0	running	1975	0
9	23	Jack McCoy	07		'72 Dodge	Conn			146	0	0	running	1500	0
10	14	Chuck Bown	03		'72 Dodge	Dick Bown			145	0	0	running	1275	0
11	31	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			143	0	0	running	1000	0
12	29	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			142	0	0	running	1475	0
13	34	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			141	0	0	running	950	0
14	40	Leon Fox	18		'72 Chevrolet				139	0	0	running	925	0
15	17	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			137	0	0	running	1550	0
16	38	George Behlman	01		'72 Chevrolet				137	0	0	running	875	0
17	18	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			134	0	0	running	1005	0
18	25	Glenn Francis	33		'72 Chevrolet				132	0	0	running	995	0
19	32	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			131	0	0	running	1330	0
20	16	Mike James	31		'73 Chevrolet	Oddo			129	0	0	running	1065	0
21	28	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			125	0	0	running	800	0
22	26	Carl Adams	9		'71 Ford	Mummert			120	0	0	engine	785	0
23	35	Don Noel	88		'71 Ford				119	0	0	wiring	770	0
24	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		114	2	11	engine	2755	0
25	19	Dick Kranzler	4		'72 Chevrolet	Kranzler			108	0	0	running	890	0
26	36	Jack Simpson	53		'72 Chevrolet				104	0	0	running	725	0
27	10	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			93	0	0	running	965	0
28	20	Hugh Pearson	78		'72 Chevrolet				83	0	0	accident	705	0
29	11	Sonny Easley	68		'72 Ford	Lankford			75	0	0	clutch	945	0
30	39	Ron Hornaday	5		'72 Chevrolet				62	0	0	engine	685	0
31	15	John Soares, Jr.	3		'73 Dodge	Delvecchio			56	0	0	transmission	920	0
32	22	Dick Bown	02		'73 Dodge	Ober			50	0	0	engine	715	0
33	5	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		37	0	0	transmission	2660	0
34	37	Romie Alderman	56		'72 Chevrolet				34	0	0	transmission	655	0
35	12	Nels Miller	77		'73 Chevrolet				19	0	0	engine	900	0
36	21	Ray Elder	96		'73 Dodge	Elder			12	0	0	engine	1120	0
37	27	Jim Whitt	60		'72 Chevrolet				11	0	0	engine	640	0
38	3	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		7	0	0	engine	2685	0
39	33	Chuck Wahl	37		'72 Chevrolet	Wahl			7	0	0	engine	630	0
40	30	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			7	0	0	engine	1125	0