1973 Southern 500

Race 22 of 28

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:44:25
Average speed of winner: 134.033 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 25 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-7, Yarborough 8-9, Allison 10-34, Yarborough 35-51, Baker 52, Pearson 53-55, Allison 56-61, Baker 62, Allison 63, Glotzbach 64-71, Allison 72-76, Yarborough 77-80, Glotzbach 81, Yarborough 82-86, Pearson 87-99, Yarborough 100-148, Glotzbach 149, Yarborough 150-215, Pearson 216-217, Yarborough 218-255, Allison 256, Yarborough 257, Pearson 258, Yarborough 259-289, Pearson 290-303, Yarborough 304-367

Race notes: Finale for Bud Moore.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		367	10	277	running	23140	0
2	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	150.366	367	6	40	running	12130	0
3	5	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		366	2	2	running	8585	0
4	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		361	0	0	running	7510	0
5	7	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		360	0	0	running	4685	0
6	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			355	5	38	running	5930	0
7	14	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			352	0	0	running	2930	0
8	4	Darrell Waltrip	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		351	0	0	running	5180	0
9	22	Dick Brooks	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			351	0	0	running	2880	0
10	32	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			348	0	0	running	3180	0
11	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			343	0	0	running	2805	0
12	20	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			340	0	0	running	2780	0
13	33	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			340	0	0	running	2580	0
14	12	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Dodge	Arrington			338	0	0	running	2380	0
15	34	Randy Tissot	32	Tilitco	'73 Chevrolet				333	0	0	running	1980	0
16	10	Charlie Roberts	77		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie Roberts			332	0	0	running	2280	0
17	28	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			328	0	0	running	1880	0
18	38	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			327	0	0	running	1730	0
19	26	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			323	0	0	running	2055	0
20	21	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			320	0	0	running	1625	0
21	40	Mel Larson	73		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			309	0	0	running	1675	0
22	25	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			305	0	0	running	2575	0
23	11	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			304	0	0	engine	1450	0
24	24	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			289	0	0	running	1625	0
25	36	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			255	0	0	engine	1100	0
26	39	Ed Negre	4		'72 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			233	0	0	engine	1475	0
27	16	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			223	0	0	engine	1350	0
28	27	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			206	0	0	engine	1725	0
29	31	Bud Moore	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			174	0	0	engine	1225	0
30	6	Charlie Glotzbach	28		'73 Chevrolet	Ellington			152	3	10	rear end	950	0
31	17	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			139	0	0	engine	1875	0
32	19	Dick May	29		'71 Mercury	Hollar			104	0	0	flagged	1355	0
33	23	Richie Panch	98		'73 Ford	Donlavey			75	0	0	accident	1245	0
34	30	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			75	0	0	engine	1235	0
35	37	Johnny Barnes	89		'71 Mercury	Hopper-Crews			45	0	0	engine	925	0
36	18	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Gale			41	0	0	engine	1315	0
37	9	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			34	0	0	engine	1305	0
38	35	Richard D. Brown	44		'71 Chevrolet	Jerry Brown			30	0	0	withdrew	1095	0
39	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			20	0	0	oil leak	1310	0
40	29	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			19	0	0	engine	1700	0