1973 Talladega 500

Race 20 of 28

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:26:17
Average speed of winner: 145.454 mph
Margin of victory: 7.2 sec.
Lead changes: 64 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison pole, Pearson 1, B. Allison 2, Yarborough 3, B. Allison 4, Stott 5, B. Allison 6-10, Marlin 11-13, B. Allison 14, Robbins 15, Hylton 16, Sisco 17-20, McDuffie 21-25, Marlin 26-30, B. Allison 31-34, Childress 35, Ballard 36-40, Yarborough 41-42, B. Allison 43-44, Yarborough 45-46, Marlin 47, B. Allison 48, Brooks 49-53, D. Allison 54, Brooks 55-59, D. Allison 60-61, B. Allison 62, D. Allison 63-64, B. Allison 65, D. Allison 66-71, B. Allison 72-76, Brooks 77, Pearson 78-82, Baker 83-84, Yarborough 85, Baker 86-89, D. Allison 90-91, Isaac 92, Baker 93-101, Pearson 102-103, D. Allison 104, Pearson 105-106, D. Allison 107-111, Pearson 112-115, D. Allison 116-119, Pearson 120-121, Baker 122-127, D. Allison 128-130, Pearson 131, D. Allison 132-134, Pearson 135-136, D. Allison 137, Pearson 138-139, Baker 140-141, Pearson 142, Baker 143-144, D. Allison 145-147, Baker 148-149, D. Allison 150-154, Pearson 155, D. Allison 156, Pearson 157-168, Baker 169-175, Pearson 176-180, Brooks 181-188

Race notes: Only win for Dick Brooks. Finale for Ed Sczech and Larry Smith. Only start for Max Berrier.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	24	Dick Brooks	22		'72 Plymouth	Jimmy Crawford			188	4	19	running	20815	0
2	21	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		188	8	34	running	14590	0
3	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	13	40	running	9540	0
4	25	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			186	1	1	running	5590	0
5	13	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			186	1	4	running	4665	0
6	7	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		185	4	6	running	4715	0
7	27	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			184	0	0	running	2565	0
8	9	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			184	0	0	running	2915	0
9	17	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			184	1	5	running	2815	0
10	26	L.D. Ottinger	02		'73 Chevrolet	James Bryant			183	0	0	running	2015	0
11	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			183	1	5	running	2765	0
12	33	Dave Marcis	2		'71 Dodge	Marcis			183	0	0	running	1615	0
13	4	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		182	1	1	running	3640	0
14	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		181	0	0	running	4165	0
15	12	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			181	0	0	running	2290	0
16	37	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			180	0	0	running	1865	0
17	46	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			180	0	0	running	2040	0
18	18	Bill Ward	82		'72 Chevrolet	Mike Bennett			179	0	0	running	1565	0
19	34	Alton Jones	68		'73 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			178	0	0	running	1440	0
20	38	Randy Tissot	74	Tilitco	'73 Chevrolet				176	0	0	running	1265	0
21	30	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			175	0	0	running	1890	0
22	40	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			175	0	0	running	1715	0
23	44	Eddie Bond	0		'73 Dodge	Eddie Bond			171	0	0	running	1340	0
24	45	Bobby Mausgrover	00		'72 Chevrolet	Mausgrover			167	0	0	running	1165	0
25	42	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			166	0	0	running	1965	0
26	5	Donnie Allison	88		'73 Chevrolet	DiGard			157	14	39	engine	3265	0
27	20	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			156	0	0	engine	1765	0
28	47	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			156	0	0	running	1565	0
29	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison		187.064	155	10	22	accident	5440	0
30	31	Johnny Barnes	89		'71 Mercury	Hopper-Crews			115	0	0	rear end	1165	0
31	14	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			111	1	1	throttle	1790	0
32	19	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			106	0	0	engine	1215	0
33	11	Ed Sczech	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			94	0	0	oil pump	1340	0
34	41	Bob Davis	84		'71 Dodge	Buster Davis			93	0	0	ignition	1140	0
35	39	Jim Vandiver	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			88	0	0	engine	1290	0
36	10	Marty Robbins	42		'73 Dodge	Robbins			80	1	1	ignition	1285	0
37	28	Jody Ridley	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			77	0	0	transmission	1640	0
38	6	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		74	0	0	engine	1315	0
39	48	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			65	0	0	ignition	790	0
40	22	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			58	3	9	engine	1265	0
41	43	Phil Finney	80		'72 Chevrolet	Wallace Finney			55	0	0	oil leak	910	0
42	49	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			52	0	0	engine	1255	0
43	15	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			51	0	0	engine	1050	0
44	36	Mel Larson	73		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			51	0	0	oil leak	745	0
45	8	Ramo Stott	28		'73 Chevrolet	Ellington			46	1	1	transmission	740	0
46	50	Raymond Williams	97		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			33	0	0	engine	735	0
47	32	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			32	0	0	engine	880	0
48	29	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Gale			18	0	0	ignition	975	0
49	35	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			13	0	0	accident	870	0
50	16	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			10	0	0	ignition	1015	0