1973 Rebel 500
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 8 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | April 15, 1973 | ||
Official name | Rebel 500 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | ||
Course | 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 367 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures of 68.9 °F (20.5 °C); wind speeds up to 10.9 miles per hour (17.5 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 122.655 mph (197.394 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 48,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | David Pearson | Wood Brothers | |
Laps | 246 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers |
The 1973 Rebel 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on April 15, 1973, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Race report
Three hundred and sixty seven laps took place on the paved oval track spanning 1.366 miles (2.198 km) for a total of 501.3 miles (806.8 km).[2][3][4] The total time of the race was four hours and four minutes.[2][4] Speeds were: 122.655 miles per hour (197.394 km/h) for the average and 153.463 miles per hour (246.975 km/h) for the pole position.[2] There were eleven cautions for seventy-one laps.[2][3][4] David Pearson defeated Benny Parsons by thirteen laps in front of forty-eight thousand people.[2][3][4]
This race stands as the second largest margin of victory in Cup history, falling just short of Ned Jarrett and his 14 lap differential in the 1965 Southern 500.[2][3][4]
Only twelve cars finished this race because of a massive 21-car crash.[2][5]
Notable crew chiefs for this race were Tim Brewer, Jake Elder, Travis Carter, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, and Bud Moore.[6]
Qualifying
Grid[2] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer |
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1 | 21 | David Pearson | '71 Mercury |
2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | '73 Chevrolet |
3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | '73 Chevrolet |
4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | '72 Ford |
5 | 71 | Bobby Baker | '73 Dodge |
6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | '72 Chevrolet |
7 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '72 Chevrolet |
8 | 43 | Richard Petty | '73 Dodge |
9 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | '72 Chevrolet |
10 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury |
11 | 48 | James Hylton | '71 Mercury |
12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '73 Dodge |
13 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | '71 Mercury |
14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | '73 Chevrolet |
15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '71 Dodge |
16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '72 Dodge |
17 | 90 | Richie Panch | '71 Mercury |
18 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | '73 Chevrolet |
19 | 25 | Roy Mayne | '73 Dodge |
20 | 83 | Paul Tyler | '71 Mercury |
21 | 96 | Richard Childress | '73 Chevrolet |
22 | 01 | Earle Canavan | '72 Plymouth |
23 | 45 | Vic Parsons | '71 Ford |
24 | 92 | Larry Smith | '71 Mercury |
25 | 98 | Dick Brooks | '71 Ford |
26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '72 Chevrolet |
27 | 30 | Walter Ballard | '71 Mercury |
28 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '72 Dodge |
29 | 79 | David Ray Boggs | '73 Dodge |
30 | 19 | Jabe Thomas | '71 Mercury |
Finishing order
Section reference: [2]
- David Pearson
- Benny Parsons†
- Bobby Allison*
- Richard Childress
- J.D. McDuffie†
- Dean Dalton
- Richard Petty*
- Buddy Baker†
- Roy Mayne†
- Raymond Williams
- Dick Brooks*†
- Earle Canavan
- Buddy Arrington*
- Wendell Scott†
- G.C. Spencer*†
- Jabe Thomas
- Richie Panch†
- Johnny Barnes
- Cale Yarborough*
- Ed Negre*
- Cecil Gordon*†
- John Sears*†
- James Hylton†
- Darrell Waltrip*
- Walter Ballard*
- Charlie Roberts*
- Paul Tyler*
- Vic Parsons*
- David Ray Boggs*
- Clarence Lovell*
- Charlie Glotzbach*
- Frank Warren*
- Bobby Isaac*†
- Joe Frasson*†
- Elmo Langley*†
- Lennie Pond*
- Larry Smith*†
- Earl Brooks*†
- Bill Champion*†
- Dave Marcis*
† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race
References
- ^ "1973 Rebel 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (fourth reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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(help) - ^ "21-car crash @ the 1973 Rebel 500 race". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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(help) - ^ "1973 Rebel 500 crew chiefs information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
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