Nascar Winston Cup Series 1973 var den 25:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
Säsongen bestod av 28 race och inleddes 21 januari på Riverside International Raceway i Kalifornien och avslutades 20 oktober på North Carolina Motor Speedway. Serien vanns av Benny Parsons i en Chevrolet körande för DeWitt Racing. Parsons stod bara som segrare i ett lopp (Volunteer 500) men vann på poäng. Det var hans enda mästerskapsseger.
Det var ursprungligen 31 lopp i tävlingskalendern. Under säsongen ströks tre lopp av olika orsaker och enbart 28 kördes. Dom lopp som ströks var Miller High Life 500, Northern 300 och Yankee 400
Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana Datum 1 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien 21 januari 125 Mile Qualifying Races Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 15 februari 2 Daytona 500 18 februari 3 Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 25 februari 4 Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 18 mars 5 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 25 mars 6 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia 1 april 7 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 8 april 8 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 15 april 9 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 29 april 10 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 6 maj 11 Music City 420 Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee 12 maj 12 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 27 maj 13 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 3 juni 14 Alamo 500 Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 10 juni 15 Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien 17 juni 16 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 24 juni 17 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 4 juli 18 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 8 juli 19 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia 22 juli 20 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 12 augusti 21 Nashville 420 Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee 25 augusti 22 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 3 september 23 Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 9 september 24 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 16 september 25 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 23 september 26 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 30 september 27 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 7 oktober 28 American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 21 oktober
Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeam/bilägareKonstruktörRapport 1 Winston Western 500 David Pearson Mark Donohue Mark Donohue Penske Racing South AMC Rapport 125 Mile Qualifying Race 1 Buddy Baker Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing Dodge Rapport 125 Mile Qualifying Race 2 Pete Hamilton Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet 2 Daytona 500 Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 3 Richmond 500 Bobby Allison Richard Petty Richard Petty] Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 4 Carolina 500 David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 5 Southeastern 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing Chevrolet Rapport 6 Atlanta 500 Gordon Johncock David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 7 Gwyn Staley 400 Bobby Allison Richard Petty Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 8 Rebel 400 David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 9 Virginia 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 10 Winston 500 Buddy Baker David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 11 Music City 420 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing Chevrolet Rapport 12 World 600 Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing Dodge Rapport 13 Mason-Dixon 500 David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 14 Alamo 500 Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 15 Tuborg 400 Richard Petty Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet Rapport 16 Motor State 400 Buddy Baker Buddy Baker David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 17 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 Bobby Allison David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 18 Volunteer 500 Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing Chevrolet Rapport 19 Dixie 500 Richard Petty David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 20 Talladega 500 Bobby Allison David Pearson Dick Brooks J.H. Crawford Plymouth Rapport 21 Nashville 420 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing Dodge Rapport 22 Southern 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing Chevrolet Rapport 23 Capital City 500 Bobby Allison Richard Petty Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 24 Delaware 500 David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport 25 Wilkes 400 Bobby Allison Richard Petty Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet Rapport 26 Old Dominion 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Rapport 27 National 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing Chevrolet Rapport 28 American 500 Richard Petty David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport
Slutställning Plats Förare Starter Vinster Top 5 Top 10 Prispengar Poäng +\- 1Benny Parsons28115210374$182 3217173,82Cale Yarborough284161953167$267 5137106,65–673Cecil Gordon28081805$102 1207046,8–1274James Hylton28011101$82 5126972,75–2015Richard Petty286151731815$234 3896877,95–2966Buddy Baker27216205976$190 5316327,6–8467Bobby Allison27215166869$161 8186272,3–9028Walter Ballard2800405$53 8755955,7–12189Elmo Langley2700400$49 5425826,85–134710J.D. McDuffie270310011$56 1405743,9–143011Jabe Thomas2500100$42 9555637–153712Buddy Arrington2601400$40 8775483,9–169013David Pearson1811141482658$228 4085382,8–179114Henley Gray2400400$34 1125215,5–195815Richard Childress2501201$37 8805169,5–2004 Källor:
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