1973 Rebel 500

Race 8 of 28

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:04:14
Average speed of winner: 122.655 mph
Margin of victory: 13 laps
Lead changes: 21 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 71 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-10, Allison 11-48, Parsons 49, Waltrip 50, Allison 51-69, Waltrip 70-71, Pearson 72-78, Parsons 79-89, Pearson 90-92, Waltrip 93-98, Pearson 99-105, Allison 106-127, Pearson 128-158, Petty 159-161, Pearson 162-165, Allison 166-170, Petty 171, Pearson 172-178, Allison 179-188, Pearson 189, Allison 190-191, Pearson 192-367

Race notes: Debut for Richie Panch. Finale for David Ray Boggs.

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	153.463	367	9	246	running	16335	0
2	6	Benny Parsons	72		'72 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		354	2	12	running	8885	0
3	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			349	6	96	engine	7585	0
4	21	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			346	0	0	running	4035	0
5	26	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			344	0	0	running	3685	0
6	10	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			341	0	0	running	2580	0
7	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		340	2	4	accident	4380	0
8	5	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		332	0	0	running	3780	0
9	19	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			331	0	0	running	2180	0
10	33	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			330	0	0	running	2080	0
11	25	Dick Brooks	98		'71 Ford	Donlavey			328	0	0	accident	1555	0
12	22	Earle Canavan	01		'72 Plymouth	Canavan			326	0	0	running	1380	0
13	16	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Dodge	Arrington			324	0	0	accident	1280	0
14	39	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Ford	Wendell Scott			319	0	0	running	1180	0
15	28	G.C. Spencer	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			317	0	0	accident	1130	0
16	30	Jabe Thomas	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			315	0	0	running	1605	0
17	17	Richie Panch	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			309	0	0	running	1530	0
18	38	Johnny Barnes	89		'71 Mercury	Hopper-Crews			291	0	0	running	1005	0
19	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		275	0	0	engine	3080	0
20	31	Ed Negre	8		'71 Mercury	Clyde Lynn			256	0	0	oil line	1455	0
21	7	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			251	0	0	engine	1425	0
22	35	John Sears	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			250	0	0	engine	1400	0
23	11	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			250	0	0	running	1325	0
24	13	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			199	3	9	engine	925	0
25	27	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			178	0	0	engine	1275	0
26	34	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			170	0	0	engine	1265	0
27	20	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			159	0	0	heating	755	0
28	23	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			150	0	0	heating	745	0
29	29	David Ray Boggs	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			116	0	0	engine	1235	0
30	18	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Mercury	Bierschwale			95	0	0	engine	725	0
31	9	Charlie Glotzbach	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			86	0	0	engine	625	0
32	40	Frank Warren	84		'71 Dodge	Buster Davis			78	0	0	brakes	680	0
33	4	Bobby Isaac	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		77	0	0	engine	2670	0
34	12	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			67	0	0	engine	660	0
35	32	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			54	0	0	oil pan	1150	0
36	14	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			39	0	0	accident	690	0
37	24	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			23	0	0	heating	630	0
38	36	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			20	0	0	oil leak	620	0
39	37	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			18	0	0	engine	1110	0
40	15	Dave Marcis	2		'71 Dodge	Marcis			2	0	0	accident	625	0