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Carolina 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
March 18, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 492 | 125 | 14,975 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 492 | 98 | 8,125 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 491 | 96 | 5,325 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 490 | 94 | 4,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries Ford | 485 | 92 | 3,100 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport Mercury | 483 | 90 | 2,050 | Running | |
| 7 | 7 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises Dodge | 478 | 88 | 478 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Krager Motor Homes Dodge | 475 | 86 | 1,650 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 474 | 84 | 1,625 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick Chevrolet | 473 | 82 | 1,475 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 472 | 80 | 1,295 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken Plymouth | 470 | 78 | 1,145 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 467 | 76 | 1,045 | Running | |
| 14 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 465 | 74 | 1,020 | Running | |
| 15 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Cecil's Steak House Dodge | 462 | 72 | 995 | Running | |
| 16 | 33 | 4 | Ed Negre | Mill Heating Dodge | 459 | 70 | 945 | Running | |
| 17 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 436 | 68 | 895 | Running | |
| 18 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing Ford | 426 | 66 | 895 | Running | |
| 19 | 35 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label Mercury | 414 | 64 | 870 | Accident | |
| 20 | 25 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 406 | 62 | 845 | Engine | |
| 21 | 28 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 403 | 60 | 820 | Engine | |
| 22 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 389 | 58 | 795 | Running | |
| 23 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 386 | 56 | 345 | Engine | |
| 24 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing Chevrolet | 379 | 54 | 745 | Running | |
| 25 | 11 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | 720 | Sway Bar | |
| 26 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 365 | 50 | 695 | Engine | |
| 27 | 39 | 65 | Buck Baker | Clements Automotive Chevrolet | 357 | 48 | 670 | Accident | |
| 28 | 38 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing Dodge | 324 | 46 | 645 | Lugs | |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 297 | 42 | 595 | Piston | |
| 31 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 294 | 40 | 765 | Engine | |
| 32 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Mercury | 210 | 38 | 585 | Engine | |
| 33 | 27 | 49 | John Utsman | Sheffield Auto-Mart Dodge | 168 | 36 | 580 | Valve | |
| 34 | 34 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer Mercury | 146 | 34 | 575 | Exhaust | |
| 35 | 36 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax Ford | 142 | 32 | 570 | Engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture Dodge | 122 | 30 | 565 | Engine | |
| 37 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC Chevrolet | 114 | 28 | 560 | Piston | |
| 38 | 24 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing Chevrolet | 64 | 26 | 555 | Accident | |
| 39 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | HeKimian Foreign Cars Mercury | 19 | 24 | 550 | Valve | |
| 40 | 31 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | 15 | 22 | 570 | Valve |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 13 Minutes 1 Seconds
Average Speed .:118.655
Margin of Victory .: 3.800 Seconds
