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Riverside International Raceway
January 21, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 191 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | Mark Donohue | AMC American Motors | 191 | 0 | 15,170 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 190 | 98 | 8,770 | Running | |
| 3 | 11 | 96 | Ray Elder | Olympia Beer Dodge | 189 | 96 | 6,120 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 41 | Bobby Unser | Pepsi-Cola Ford | 186 | 0 | 4,520 | Running | |
| 5 | 18 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Martin's Union 76 Chevrolet | 184 | 92 | 3,070 | Running | |
| 6 | 20 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Noble Auto Parts Dodge | 182 | 90 | 2,020 | Running | |
| 7 | 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 181 | 88 | 1,770 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 42 | Richard White | White Racing Ford | 181 | 86 | 1,620 | Running | |
| 9 | 38 | 84 | Jim Danielson | Danielson Racing Mercury | 176 | 84 | 1,520 | Running | |
| 10 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing Mercury | 174 | 82 | 1,420 | Running | |
| 11 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 173 | 80 | 1,320 | Running | |
| 12 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 172 | 78 | 1,270 | Running | |
| 13 | 30 | 9 | Carl Adams | Marck Motors Ford | 170 | 76 | 1,245 | Running | |
| 14 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 169 | 74 | 1,220 | Sway Bar | |
| 15 | 16 | 89 | Gerald Thompson | Adams Racing Pontiac | 162 | 72 | 1,195 | Running | |
| 16 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Ford | 158 | 70 | 1,170 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging Dodge | 146 | 68 | 1,145 | Rear End | |
| 18 | 27 | 60 | Jim Whitt | Barnicle Oil Chevrolet | 113 | 66 | 1,140 | Engine | |
| 19 | 34 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Plymouth | 107 | 64 | 1,130 | Ignition | |
| 20 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 103 | 62 | 1,120 | Transmission | |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 95 | 60 | 1,710 | Timing Chain | |
| 22 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 91 | 58 | 2,100 | Clutch | |
| 23 | 3 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | The Cousins Plymouth | 84 | 56 | 1,340 | Valve Spring | |
| 24 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 83 | 54 | 1,080 | Transmission | |
| 25 | 15 | 68 | Sonny Easley | Cal Coast Trucking Ford | 69 | 52 | 1,070 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | John Soares Jr | Maverick Restaurant Dodge | 66 | 50 | 1,060 | Transmission | |
| 27 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 61 | 48 | 1,050 | Head Gasket | |
| 28 | 35 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Connor Muffler Chevrolet | 61 | 46 | 1,040 | Engine | |
| 29 | 25 | 03 | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking Dodge | 59 | 44 | 1,030 | Clutch | |
| 30 | 39 | 46 | John Hren | San Bernardino Engine Rebuilders Chevrolet | 58 | 42 | 1,020 | Fire | |
| 31 | 37 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Stock Car Specialties Chevrolet | 55 | 40 | 1,015 | Dry Sump | |
| 33 | 33 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing Chevrolet | 46 | 36 | 1,015 | Drive Shaft | |
| 34 | 21 | 97 | Harry Jefferson | Nall Precision Engineering Ford | 37 | 34 | 1,015 | Oil Leak | |
| 35 | 9 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 24 | 32 | 1,015 | Engine | |
| 36 | 36 | 78 | Hugh Pearson | Pearson Apts. Chevrolet | 11 | 30 | 1,015 | Oil Pressure | |
| 37 | 32 | 95 | Bob Kauf | Wrought Iron Chevrolet | 9 | 28 | 1,015 | Ignition | |
| 38 | 23 | 1 | Clem Proctor | Proctor Racing Ford | 5 | 26 | 1,015 | Engine | |
| 39 | 31 | 79 | Jerry Grant | Laski Racing Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | 1,015 | Engine | |
| 40 | 29 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 1 | 22 | 1,015 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 48 Minutes 33 Seconds
Average Speed .:104.055
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds