1973 Carolina 500

Race 4 of 28

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:13:01
Average speed of winner: 118.649 mph
Margin of victory: 3.8 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-72, Allison 73, Pearson 74-492

Race notes: Debut for Eddie Bond.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	134.021	492	2	491	running	15475	0
2	9	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		492	0	0	running	10125	0
3	5	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		491	0	0	running	7325	0
4	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			490	1	1	running	6000	0
5	21	Dick Brooks	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			486	0	0	running	3600	0
6	12	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			483	0	0	running	2050	0
7	7	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			478	0	0	running	1800	0
8	20	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			475	0	0	running	1650	0
9	16	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			474	0	0	running	1625	0
10	17	Bill Dennis	17		'72 Chevrolet	Brooking			473	0	0	running	1475	0
11	22	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			472	0	0	running	1795	0
12	18	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			470	0	0	running	1145	0
13	19	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			467	0	0	running	1545	0
14	10	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			465	0	0	running	1020	0
15	15	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			462	0	0	running	1495	0
16	33	Ed Negre	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			459	0	0	running	1445	0
17	40	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			436	0	0	running	1395	0
18	37	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			426	0	0	running	1395	0
19	35	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			414	0	0	accident	870	0
20	25	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			406	0	0	engine	845	0
21	28	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			403	0	0	engine	1320	0
22	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			389	0	0	running	1295	0
23	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		386	0	0	engine	3345	0
24	32	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			379	0	0	running	745	0
25	11	Gordon Johncock	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			365	0	0	suspension	720	0
26	26	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			365	0	0	engine	1195	0
27	39	Buck Baker	65		'72 Chevrolet				357	0	0	accident	670	0
28	38	Eddie Bond	0		'73 Dodge	Eddie Bond			324	0	0	wheel	645	0
29	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			302	0	0	engine	1120	0
30	8	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		297	0	0	engine	2595	0
31	2	Benny Parsons	72		'72 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		294	0	0	engine	1265	0
32	30	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			210	0	0	engine	1085	0
33	27	John Utsman	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			168	0	0	engine	580	0
34	34	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			146	0	0	exhaust	575	0
35	36	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			142	0	0	engine	1070	0
36	29	Neil Castles	06		'73 Dodge	Castles			122	0	0	engine	565	0
37	6	Dave Marcis	2	AMC	'73 Matador	Penske			114	0	0	engine	560	0
38	24	Clarence Lovell	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			64	0	0	accident	555	0
39	14	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			19	0	0	engine	1050	0
40	31	Tiny Lund	55		'72 Chevrolet	Carl Price			15	0	0	engine	570	0