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1973 - Talladega 500 Race Results


Race Name - Talladega 500
Date - 8/12/1973
Race Track - Alabama International Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.66 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 187.064 mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 52
Average Race Speed - 145.45 mph
Lead Changes - 64
Total Race Purse - $136,375
Race Number - 20
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 24 Dick Brooks 22 Eastern Airlines (Crawford Brothers) 188 72 Plymout 19 $20,815
2 21 Buddy Baker 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 188 73 Dodge 34 $14,590
3 2 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 188 71 Mercury 40 $9,540
4 25 James Hylton 48 Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) 186 71 Mercury 1 $5,590
5 13 David Sisco 5 Sisco Racing (Charlie McGee) 186 72 Chevrol 4 $4,665
6 7 Cale Yarborough 11 KarKare (Richard Howard) 185 73 Chevrol 6 $4,715
7 27 Darrell Waltrip 95 Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip) 184 71 Mercury 0 $2,565
8 9 Cecil Gordon 24 Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) 184 72 Mercury 0 $2,915
9 17 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 184 71 Mercury 5 $2,815
10 26 LD Ottinger 2 Thundercraft Boat (James Bryant) 183 73 Chevrol 0 $2,015
11 23 JD McDuffie 70 McDuffie Racing (JD McDuffie) 183 72 Chevrol 5 $2,765
12 33 Dave Marcis 2 Marcis Racing (Dave Marcis) 183 71 Dodge 0 $1,615
13 4 Bobby Isaac 15 StaPower Industries (Bud Moore) 182 72 Ford 1 $3,640
14 3 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 181 73 Dodge 0 $4,165
15 12 Frank Warren 79 Warren Racing (Frank Warren) 181 73 Dodge 0 $2,290
16 37 Jabe Thomas 25 Robertson Racing (Don Robertson) 180 73 Dodge 0 $1,865
17 46 Dean Dalton 7 Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton) 180 72 Chevrol 0 $2,040
18 18 Bill Ward 82 Bama Auto Sales (Mike Bennett) 179 72 Chevrol 0 $1,565
19 34 Alton Jones 68 Crimson Dale Nursery (Butch Hawkersmith) 178 73 Chevrol 0 $1,440
20 38 Randy Tissot 74 Tilitco Enterprises (Randy Tissot) 176 73 Chevrol 0 $1,265
21 30 Elmo Langley 64 Langley Racing (Elmo Langley) 175 72 Ford 0 $1,890
22 40 Bill Champion 10 Earl Powell Auto Parts (Bill Champion) 175 71 Mercury 0 $1,715
23 44 Eddie Bond 0 Bond Racing (Eddie Bond) 171 73 Dodge 0 $1,340
24 45 Bobby Mausgrover 0 Buxton Racing (Bobby Mausgrover) 167 72 Chevrol 0 $1,165
25 42 Ed Negre 8 Negre Racing (Ed Negre) 166 73 Dodge 0 $1,965
26 5 Donnie Allison 88 DiGard Racing (DiGard) 157 73 Chevrol 39 $3,265
27 20 Buddy Arrington 67 Cherokee Construction (Buddy Arrington) 156 72 Plymout 0 $1,765
28 47 Henley Gray 19 Warren Lindsey (Henley Gray) 156 71 Mercury 0 $1,565
29 1 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Bobby Allison) 155 73 Chevrol 22 $5,440
30 31 Johnny Barnes 89 HopperCrews (JC Crews) 115 71 Mercury 0 $1,165
31 14 Richard Childress 96 LC Newton Trucking (Tom Garn) 111 73 Chevrol 1 $1,790
32 19 Red Farmer 97 LongLewis (Willie Humphries) 106 72 Ford 0 $1,215
33 11 Ed Sczech 61 B B Racing (Don Bierschwale) 94 73 Chevrol 0 $1,340
34 41 Bob Davis 84 Socar (Buster Davis) 93 71 Dodge 0 $1,140
35 39 Jim Vandiver 4 Sears Racing (J Marvin Mills) 88 71 Dodge 0 $1,290
36 10 Marty Robbins 42 Robbins Racing (Marty Robbins) 80 73 Dodge 1 $1,265
37 28 Jody Ridley 90 Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey) 77 71 Mercury 0 $1,640
38 6 Benny Parsons 72 DeWitt Racing (LG DeWitt) 74 73 Chevrol 0 $1,315
39 48 DK Ulrich 40 Noels Auto Sales (DK Ulrich) 65 71 Ford 0 $790
40 22 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 58 72 Chevrol 9 $1,265
41 43 Phil Finney 80 Finney Racing (Wallace Finney) 55 72 Chevrol 0 $910
42 49 Charlie Roberts 77 Sunny King (Charlie Roberts) 52 71 Ford 0 $1,255
43 15 Joe Frasson 18 Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson) 51 73 Dodge 0 $1,050
44 36 Mel Larson 73 ThermaSol (Don Robertson) 51 73 Dodge 0 $745
45 8 Ramo Stott 28 Pylon Wiper Blades (Hoss Ellington) 46 73 Chevrol 1 $740
46 50 Raymond Williams 47 Jug (Raymond Williams) 33 72 Ford 0 $735
47 32 Lennie Pond 54 Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder) 32 73 Chevrol 0 $880
48 29 Tommy Gale 3 Gale Racing (Tommy Gale) 18 71 Mercury 0 $975
49 35 Larry Smith 92 Carling Black Label (Harley Smith) 13 71 Mercury 0 $870
50 16 Paul Tyler 83 Smithville Farms (Norris Reed) 10 71 Mercury 0 $1,015