1973 World 600

Race 12 of 28

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:26:53
Average speed of winner: 134.890 mph
Margin of victory: 1.8 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-3, Yarborough 4, Petty 5-7, Yarborough 8-16, Petty 17-37, Parsons 38, Baker 39, Frasson 40, Petty 41-96, Baker 97-99, Yarborough 100, Petty 101-140, Baker 141-161, Yarborough 162, Baker 163-220, Yarborough 221-223, Baker 224-234, Pearson 235-256, Petty 257-270, Baker 271-337, Pearson 338, Baker 339-378, Pearson 379-384, Baker 385-400

Race notes: Debut for Charlie Blanton and Billy Scott. Only start for Peter Gregg.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	158.051	400	9	220	running	27200	0
2	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		400	3	29	running	14850	0
3	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		399	5	15	running	11700	0
4	15	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		397	0	0	running	10200	0
5	8	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		393	1	1	running	6715	0
6	16	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			392	0	0	running	4825	0
7	13	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			391	0	0	running	3650	0
8	6	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			384	0	0	running	3875	0
9	26	Dick Brooks	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			378	0	0	engine	4000	0
10	32	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			378	0	0	running	3075	0
11	28	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			373	0	0	engine	3550	0
12	25	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			373	0	0	running	3425	0
13	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		370	5	134	running	6600	0
14	34	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			368	0	0	running	2825	0
15	21	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			368	0	0	running	2325	0
16	30	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			366	0	0	running	2235	0
17	40	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			366	0	0	running	2225	0
18	10	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			354	0	0	running	2375	0
19	31	Ed Negre	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			354	0	0	running	2070	0
20	19	Charlie Blanton	5		'73 Dodge	Faustina			351	0	0	engine	1825	0
21	20	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			350	0	0	running	2225	0
22	23	Billy Scott	1		'73 Chevrolet	Howard			340	0	0	running	1850	0
23	35	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			287	0	0	engine	2225	0
24	5	Charlie Glotzbach	28		'73 Chevrolet	Ellington			281	0	0	engine	1325	0
25	9	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			278	1	1	engine	1680	0
26	39	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			241	0	0	accident	1050	0
27	22	Charles Barrett	09		'71 Ford	George Elliott			241	0	0	heating	1325	0
28	12	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Matador	Marcis			204	0	0	engine	1800	0
29	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			163	0	0	steering	1450	0
30	37	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			145	0	0	drive shaft	1775	0
31	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			117	0	0	oil leak	1675	0
32	24	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			100	0	0	transmission	1625	0
33	14	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			71	0	0	engine	900	0
34	38	Neil Castles	06		'73 Dodge	Castles			64	0	0	rear end	1700	0
35	18	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			52	0	0	alternator	1175	0
36	29	Tiny Lund	55		'72 Chevrolet	Carl Price			50	0	0	engine	1025	0
37	7	Peter Gregg	6		'72 Dodge	Owens	Owens		34	0	0	accident	775	0
38	11	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			14	0	0	engine	1015	0
39	36	Richard D. Brown	44		'72 Chevrolet	Jerry Brown			4	0	0	transmission	800	0
40	33	Alton Jones	3		'73 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			2	0	0	accident	775	0