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Talladega Superspeedway
August 12, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Eastern Airlines Plymouth | 188 | 125 | 20,815 | Running | |
| 2 | 21 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 188 | 98 | 12,590 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 188 | 96 | 8,840 | Running | |
| 4 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 186 | 94 | 5,090 | Running | |
| 5 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing Chevrolet | 186 | 92 | 4,165 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 185 | 90 | 2,715 | Running | |
| 7 | 27 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport Mercury | 184 | 88 | 2,565 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 184 | 86 | 2,415 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 184 | 84 | 2,315 | Running | |
| 12 | 33 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 183 | 78 | 1,615 | Running | |
| 13 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 182 | 76 | 1,640 | Running | |
| 14 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 181 | 74 | 2,165 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing Dodge | 181 | 72 | 1,790 | Running | |
| 16 | 37 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 180 | 70 | 1,365 | Running | |
| 17 | 46 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 180 | 68 | 1,540 | Running | |
| 18 | 18 | 82 | Bill Ward | Bama Auto Sales Chevrolet | 179 | 66 | 1,565 | Running | |
| 19 | 34 | 68 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery Chevrolet | 178 | 64 | 1,440 | Running | |
| 20 | 38 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises Chevrolet | 176 | 62 | 1,265 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 175 | 60 | 1,390 | Running | |
| 22 | 40 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts Mercury | 175 | 58 | 1,215 | Running | |
| 23 | 44 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing Dodge | 171 | 56 | 1,340 | Running | |
| 24 | 45 | 00 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buxton Racing Chevrolet | 167 | 54 | 1,165 | Running | |
| 25 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing Dodge | 166 | 52 | 1,465 | Running | |
| 26 | 5 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing Chevrolet | 157 | 50 | 3,265 | Engine | |
| 27 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction Plymouth | 156 | 48 | 1,265 | Valve | |
| 28 | 47 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey Mercury | 156 | 46 | 1,065 | Running | |
| 29 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 155 | 44 | 3,440 | Accident | |
| 30 | 31 | 89 | Johnny Barnes | Hopper-Crews Mercury | 115 | 42 | 1,165 | Rear End | |
| 31 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 111 | 40 | 1,290 | Throttle | |
| 32 | 19 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis Ford | 106 | 38 | 1,215 | Oil Pressure | |
| 33 | 11 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing Chevrolet | 94 | 36 | 1,340 | Oil Pump | |
| 34 | 41 | 84 | Bob Davis | Socar Dodge | 93 | 34 | 1,140 | Ignition | |
| 35 | 39 | 4 | Jim Vandiver | Sears Racing Dodge | 88 | 32 | 1,290 | Engine | |
| 36 | 10 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing Dodge | 80 | 30 | 1,265 | Ignition | |
| 37 | 28 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 77 | 28 | 1,140 | Transmission | |
| 38 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 74 | 26 | 815 | Oil Pan | |
| 40 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 58 | 22 | 1,265 | Valve | |
| 41 | 43 | 80 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing Chevrolet | 55 | 20 | 910 | Oil Leak | |
| 42 | 49 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 52 | 18 | 755 | Engine | |
| 43 | 15 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement Dodge | 51 | 16 | 1,050 | Engine | |
| 44 | 36 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol Dodge | 51 | 14 | 745 | Oil Leak | |
| 45 | 8 | 28 | Ramo Stott | Pylon Wiper Blades Chevrolet | 46 | 12 | 740 | Transmission | |
| 46 | 50 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug Ford | 33 | 10 | 735 | Engine | |
| 47 | 32 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 32 | 8 | 880 | Valve | |
| 48 | 29 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing Mercury | 18 | 6 | 975 | Ignition | |
| 49 | 35 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label Mercury | 13 | 4 | 870 | Accident | |
| 50 | 16 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms Mercury | 10 | 2 | 1,015 | Ignition |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 17 Seconds
Average Speed .:145.454
Margin of Victory .: 7.200 Seconds