1973 Southern 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1973 Southern 500 |
| Name of Track: | Darlington Raceway |
| Date: | September 3rd |
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
Looks Like An EggIt was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
Largest Field of RacersDarlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.
Flip-FlopIn recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.
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1973 Southern 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1973 Southern 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 8 | $23,140 | 367 | 0 | running | Kar-Kare |
| 2 | David Pearson | 21 | 1 | $12,130 | 367 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | 71 | 5 | $8,585 | 366 | 0 | running | K & K Insurance |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | 3 | $7,510 | 361 | 0 | running | STP |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 7 | $4,685 | 360 | 0 | running | DeWitt Racing |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 12 | 2 | $5,930 | 355 | 0 | running | Coca-Cola |
| 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 15 | 4 | $5,180 | 351 | 0 | running | Sta-Power Industries |
| 9 | Dick Brooks | 61 | 22 | $2,880 | 351 | 0 | running | B & B Racing |
| 11 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 13 | $2,805 | 343 | 0 | running | Gordon Racing |
| 12 | James Hylton | 48 | 20 | $2,780 | 340 | 0 | running | Hylton Engineering |
| 14 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 12 | $2,380 | 338 | 0 | running | Cherokee Construction |
| 17 | Walter Ballard | 30 | 28 | $1,880 | 328 | 0 | running | Ballard Racing |
| 19 | Dean Dalton | 7 | 26 | $2,055 | 323 | 0 | running | Belden Asphalt |
| 20 | Henley Gray | 19 | 21 | $1,625 | 320 | 0 | running | Warren Lindsey |
| 21 | Mel Larson | 73 | 40 | $1,675 | 309 | 0 | running | ThermaSol |
| 22 | Bill Champion | 10 | 25 | $2,575 | 305 | 0 | running | Earl Powell Auto Parts |
| 23 | Joe Frasson | 18 | 11 | $1,450 | 304 | 0 | engine | Frasson Cement |
| 30 | Charlie Glotzbach | 28 | 6 | $950 | 152 | 0 | rear end | Pylon Wiper Blades |
| 31 | Elmo Langley | 64 | 17 | $1,875 | 139 | 0 | engine | Langley Racing |
| 35 | Johnny Barnes | 89 | 37 | $925 | 45 | 0 | engine | Hopper-Crews |
| 36 | Tommy Gale | 3 | 18 | $1,315 | 41 | 0 | engine | Gale Racing |
| 37 | Lennie Pond | 54 | 9 | $1,305 | 34 | 0 | engine | Master Chevy Sales |
| 38 | Richard D. Brown | 44 | 35 | $1,095 | 30 | 0 | quit | Brown Racing |
| 40 | Richard Childress | 96 | 29 | $1,700 | 19 | 0 | engine | L.C. Newton Trucking |


