1973 Rebel 500

Auto race held at Darlington Raceway in 1973 February 2025 1973 Rebel 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Darlington/1973-04-15 1973 Rebel 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-03 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1973-08/W 1973 Rebel 500 racing results Racing Reference 2010-11-21 http://www.databaseracing.com/races/raceinfo.htm?rid=1082 1973 Rebel 500 racing results (third reference) Database Racing 2010-11-21 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9609 1973 Rebel 500 racing results (fourth reference) Ultimate Racing History 2010-11-27 NASWINSTON 8 28 1973_Rebel_500_program_cover_and_logo.png 1973 Rebel 500 program cover 1973 04 15 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) 1.366 2.198 367 501.3 806.7 Temperatures of 68.9 F C; wind speeds up to 10.9 mph km/h 122.655 mi/h on 48,000 David Pearson Wood Brothers David Pearson Wood Brothers 246 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 mi km for a total of 501.3 mi km. The total time of the race was four hours and four minutes. Speeds were: 122.655 mi/h for the average and 153.463 mi/h for the pole position. There were eleven cautions for seventy-one laps. David Pearson defeated Benny Parsons by thirteen laps in front of forty-eight thousand people. Early in the race on lap 2, a 5 car accident happened in Turn 2. Buddy Arrington, Richie Panch, Dave Marcis, Lennie Pond, and Dean Dalton were involved. Marcis and Pond would eventually go on to retire due to crash related problems.1973 Rebel 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kdrom1KPRg en 2021-05-05 Cale Yarborough would also suffer a spin early in the race. Paul Tyler and Bobby Issac would also spin in the race. James Hylton would smash into the wall, causing a caution. Charlie Roberts would also suffer engine failures, causing another caution. The 10th caution would come out with an accident including Cale Yarborough and G.C. Spencer. With Pearson leading the next restart, it only took one turn to turn Turn 1 into a "junkyard", with a 7 car crash, including Parsons, Petty, Arrington, Mayne, Brooks, and more involved, causing the 11th caution. Twelve cars finished this race out of the 40 starters. 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. Notable crew chiefs for this race were Tim Brewer, Jake Elder, Travis Carter, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, and Bud Moore. https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1973-08/W/C 1973 Rebel 500 crew chiefs information Racing Reference 2018-08-23 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 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: FinSt#DriverSponsorMakeLapsLedStatus1121David PearsonPurolator Special'71 Mercury367246running2672Benny ParsonsDeWitt Racing'72 Chevrolet35412running3312Bobby AllisonCoca-Cola'73 Chevrolet34996engine42196Richard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking'73 Chevrolet3460running52670J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing'72 Chevrolet3440running6107Dean DaltonBelden Asphalt'71 Mercury3410running7843Richard PettySTP'73 Dodge3404crash8571Buddy BakerK & K Insurance'73 Dodge3320running91925Roy MayneClyde Lynn Inc.'73 Dodge3310running103347Raymond WilliamsJet Way Wax'72 Ford3300running112598Dick BrooksTruxmore Industries'71 Ford3280crash122201Earle CanavanKosin's Auto Parts'72 Plymouth3260running131667Buddy ArringtonKFC Bacon Center Fries Special'72 Dodge3240crash143934Wendell ScottScott Racing'71 Ford3190running152849G.C. SpencerSheffield Auto Mart'72 Dodge3170crash163019Jabe ThomasGray Racing'71 Mercury3150running171790Richie PanchTruxmore Industries'71 Mercury3090running183889Johnny BarnesHopper-Crews'71 Mercury2910running19211Cale YarboroughKar-Kare'73 Chevrolet2750engine20318Ed NegreClyde Lynn's Inc.'71 Mercury2560oil line21724Cecil GordonCecil Gordon Racing'72 Chevrolet2510engine22354John SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air'71 Dodge2500engine231148James HyltonHylton Engineering'71 Mercury2500running241395Darrell WaltripTerminal Transport'71 Mercury1999engine252730Walter BallardBallard Racing'71 Mercury1780engine263477Charlie RobertsSunny King Ford'71 Ford1700engine272083Paul TylerSmithville Farms'71 Mercury1590overheating282345Vic ParsonsSeifert Rent-A-Racer'71 Ford1500overheating292979David Ray BoggsWinston 500'73 Dodge1160engine301861Clarence LovellB & B Racing'73 Chevrolet950engine31928Charlie GlotzbachEllington Racing'72 Chevrolet860engine324084Frank WarrenDavis Racing'71 Dodge780brakes33415Bobby IsaacSta-Power Industries'72 Ford770engine341218Joe FrassonFrasson Cement'73 Dodge670engine353264Elmo LangleyLangley Racing'72 Ford540oil pan361454Lennie PondMaster Chevy Sales'73 Chevrolet390crash372492Larry SmithCarling Black Label'71 Mercury230overheating383626Earl BrooksBrooks Racing'71 Ford200oil leak393710Bill ChampionChampion Racing'71 Mercury180engine40152Dave MarcisMarcis Racing'71 Dodge20crash References 1973 Gwyn Staley 400 1973 Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1973 Rebel 500 Rebel 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway