1973 Nashville 420

Race 21 of 28

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:48:12
Average speed of winner: 89.310 mph
Margin of victory: 4 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-67, Waltrip 68-82, Yarborough 83-85, Allison 86-134, Yarborough 135-260, Baker 261-420

Race notes: Finale for Robert Brown.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		420	1	160	running	6750	0
2	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		416	0	0	running	4960	0
3	4	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			409	0	0	running	2125	0
4	19	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			402	0	0	running	1750	0
5	11	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			399	0	0	running	1570	0
6	13	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			398	0	0	running	1220	0
7	15	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			394	0	0	running	1160	0
8	6	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			392	0	0	running	985	0
9	24	Alton Jones	68		'72 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			390	0	0	running	650	0
10	21	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			387	0	0	running	875	0
11	28	Rick Newsom	20		'71 Ford	Newsom			384	0	0	running	585	0
12	32	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Dodge	Arrington			384	0	0	running	825	0
13	17	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			380	0	0	running	915	0
14	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	103.024	377	3	196	running	2150	0
15	20	Frank Warren	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			377	0	0	running	595	0
16	30	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			375	0	0	running	470	0
17	29	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			358	0	0	running	690	0
18	16	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			346	0	0	running	745	0
19	5	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		324	0	0	engine	625	0
20	9	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			235	0	0	accident	570	0
21	22	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			159	0	0	engine	520	0
22	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			145	1	49	engine	1835	0
23	12	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			136	0	0	rear end	385	0
24	3	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'73 Chevrolet	Waltrip			131	1	15	rear end	305	0
25	23	Richard D. Brown	44		'72 Chevrolet	Jerry Brown			126	0	0	rear end	250	0
26	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			102	0	0	rear end	500	0
27	14	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			62	0	0	accident	615	0
28	25	Dick May	08		'71 Ford				61	0	0	heating	250	0
29	26	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			52	0	0	accident	250	0
30	18	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			30	0	0	heating	345	0
31	27	Mel Larson	73		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			23	0	0	vibration	250	0
32	10	Dick Brooks	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			16	0	0	engine	275	0
33	33	Robert Brown	58		'73 Chevrolet				5	0	0	suspension	250	0