1973 National 500

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1973 February 2025 1973 National 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1973-10-07 1973 National 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2011-02-28 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9628 1973 National 500 information (second reference) Ultimate Racing History 2011-02-27 NASWINSTON 27 28 1973_National_500_program_cover_and_logo.png 1973 National 500 program cover 1973 10 7 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 334 500 804 Mild with temperatures of 75.9 F C; wind speeds of 15 mph km/h 145.240 mi/h 64,000 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1973_National_500/W 1973 National 500 information Racing Reference 2011-02-27 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing 257 11 Cale Yarborough Howard & Egerton Racing MRN Ken Squier, Marvin Panch Hill Overton, Barney Hall The 1973 National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on October 7, 1973, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The Yom Kippur war between Israel and the Arabs broke out the day before. The Arab oil embargo soon went into effect and resulted in cancellation of the Texas race and shortening of 1974 races by 10%. Charlotte Motor Speedway was undergoing a leadership shakeup as original owner Bruton Smith was purchasing stock from holders looking to cash out; by 1973 he'd amassed nearly half the 1.4 million shares accounted for by the Speedway and despite public denials was seeking to usurp Richard Howard, the Speedway president appointed as such by bankruptcy court in 1963.Benyo, Richard, SUPERSPEEDWAY: THE STORY OF NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL RACING (1977), pp. 74-77 Qualifying The first driver to qualify for pole, Charlie Glotzbach, was found in a post qualifying inspection to have modified his restrictor plate in an illegal fashion. Glotsbach's team was fined $500 and the $1,000 pole bonus he was to receive was rescinded. Glotsbach was forced to re-qualify after changes were made to the car to make it legal, and qualified 34th. Pole was then awarded to David Pearson, who had qualified second. Dean Dalton, whose performance on Saturday did not qualify him for the race, was allowed into the race 41st on the grid, because of the above.http://www.mrn.com/Media-Center/MRN-Show-Archives/Classic-Races.aspx?id=7a65c4630d76470a887ac418804dc7e6 Classic Races - MRN.com mrn.com 2016-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111015754/http://www.mrn.com/Media-Center/MRN-Show-Archives/Classic-Races.aspx?id=7a65c4630d76470a887ac418804dc7e6 2015-01-11 dead Race report 334 laps took place on a paved track spanning 1.500 mi km with two cautions given out for sixteen laps. However, the race took three hours and twenty-six minutes to finish with Cale Yarborough defeating Richard Petty by a time of 1.4 seconds. Yarborough and Petty would lap the field three times before retrieving the checkered flag. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1973-nascar.htm Yarborough's and Petty's struggle for the flag How Stuff Works 2011-02-27 2011-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712225739/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1973-nascar.htm dead David Pearson won the official pole position with a speed of 158.315 mph km/h - which was equivalent to 34.109 seconds. Sixty-four thousand people attended this live racing event. The race had a mobile home (driven by Tim Flock) to accompany the drivers and their vehicles on the opening parade lap; which was unusual back then by NASCAR standards and is still considered to be unusual in today's NASCAR. Harry Gant would make his racing debut here; ultimately finishing in 11th place. Dick Trickle also made his debut here, finishing an impressive fifth. Wendell Scott would retire after this race; making a 12th-place finish in this event. Johnny Barnes' 15th-place run was his best in Cup competition. Wayne Andrews would pull out of the race on lap 5 due to engine problems. Buddy Baker retired his car on lap 228, and team owner Nord Krauskopf refused to allow NASCAR to inspect the car after this was done. NASCAR disqualified the team, and therefore, Buddy Baker officially finished 41st.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/10/MRN-Flashback-1973-National-500.aspx MRN Flashback: 1973 National 500 - Cale Yarborough Claims Controversial Victory - MRN.com mrn.com 2016-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019143422/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/10/MRN-Flashback-1973-National-500.aspx 2014-10-19 dead Baker was the last driver to be disqualified for technical infractions until 1992 (when Bobby Hillin Jr. was disqualified from the 1992 Mello Yello 500), after which NASCAR stopped disqualifying drivers until a 2019 rule change.Coburn Wesley NASCAR Will Take Wins Away from Rule Breakers in 2019 https://www.frontstretch.com/2019/02/04/nascar-will-take-wins-away-from-rule-breakers-in-2019/ Frontstretch.com 2019-02-04 What made this race extra important to drivers was that $100 was given out for every lap that a driver led ($ when adjusted for inflation). Yarborough and Petty were said to have engines in their cars that exceeded the horsepower permitted by NASCAR during that era. Bobby Allison filed a complaint with Bill France Jr. which resulted in a 6-hour meeting and "satisfactory restitution". Wind speeds at this race would reach an average of 6.9 mph km/h. The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway. http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf Charlotte NASCAR Climatology SERCC 2018-09-12 2018-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180908092914/http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf dead 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 43 Richard Petty '73 Dodge 5 71 Buddy Baker '73 Dodge 6 15 Darrell Waltrip '73 Ford 7 72 Benny Parsons '73 Chevrolet 8 1 Dick Trickle '73 Chevrolet 9 88 Donnie Allison '73 Chevrolet 10 48 James Hylton '73 Chevrolet 11 24 Cecil Gordon '72 Chevrolet 12 54 Lennie Pond '73 Chevrolet 13 67 Buddy Arrington '72 Plymouth 14 31 Jim Vandiver '72 Dodge 15 02 L.D. Ottinger '73 Chevrolet 16 79 Frank Warren '73 Dodge 17 90 Harry Gant '72 Ford 18 2 Dave Marcis '73 Matador 19 49 G.C. Spencer '72 Dodge 20 30 Walter Ballard '71 Mercury Finishing order Section reference:1973 National 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1973_National_500 2021-05-06 www.thethirdturn.com en FinSt#DriverSponsorMakeLapsLedStatus1211Cale YarboroughKar-Kare'73 Chevrolet334257running2443Richard PettySTP'73 Dodge33452running3312Bobby AllisonCoca-Cola'73 Chevrolet3319running4772Benny ParsonsDeWitt Racing'73 Chevrolet3300running581Dick TrickleA&W Root Beer'73 Chevrolet3272running61254Lennie PondMaster Chevy Sales'73 Chevrolet3251running71367Buddy ArringtonCherokee Construction'72 Plymouth3190running83964Elmo LangleyLangley Racing'72 Ford3180running91124Cecil GordonGordon Racing'72 Chevrolet3150running103219Henley GrayWarren Lindsey'71 Mercury3080running111790Harry GantTruxmore Industries'72 Ford3070running12385Wendell ScottFaustina Racing, Kmart Special'73 Dodge3050running131048James HyltonStott Chevrolet'73 Chevrolet3020running142577Charlie RobertsSunny King'72 Chevrolet2960running153089Johnny BarnesHopper-Crews'71 Mercury2940running163522Jimmy CrawfordBlack Part'72 Plymouth2940running171431Jim VandiverBradford Enterprises'72 Dodge2910running182496Richard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking'73 Chevrolet2840engine192214Coo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley'72 Chevrolet2820engine20360Eddie BondBond Racing'72 Dodge2810engine213105David SiscoSisco Racing'72 Chevrolet2680driveshaft222718Joe FrassonPizza Huts of Charlotte'73 Dodge2640engine232030Walter BallardTextilease'71 Mercury2300engine24182Dave MarcisMarcis Racing'73 Matador2230engine254125Jabe ThomasRobertson Racing'73 Dodge2030running263310Bill ChampionEarl Powell Auto Parts'71 Mercury1980engine272344Ed NegreBrown Racing'71 Chevrolet1830engine281502L.D. OttingerLonesome Pine Raceway'73 Chevrolet1370engine293770J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing'72 Chevrolet1130engine30407Dean DaltonBelden Asphalt'71 Mercury900engine312606Neil CastlesHoward Furniture'73 Dodge640suspension32988Donnie AllisonDiGard Racing'73 Chevrolet610engine332147Raymond WilliamsWilliams Racing'72 Ford580steering342932Dick BrooksBrooks Racing'73 Dodge490engine351679Frank WarrenHinson Construction'73 Dodge470engine36121David PearsonPurolator'71 Mercury4612crash373428Charlie GlotzbachPylon Wiper Blades'73 Chevrolet461crash38615Darrell WaltripSta-Power Industries'73 Ford460crash391949G.C. SpencerSpencer Racing'72 Dodge130engine402898Wayne AndrewsHylton Engineering'71 Mercury50engine41571Buddy BakerK & K Insurance'73 Dodge2280disqualified Timeline Section reference: Start of race: David Pearson started the race with the pole position. Lap 5: Wayne Andrews' engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 13: G.C. Spencer's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 32: Charlie Glotzbach took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 33: Lennie Pond took over the lead from Charlie Glotzbach. Lap 34: David Pearson took over the lead from Lennie Pond. Lap 46: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from David Pearson. Lap 47: Frank Warren's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 49: Dick Brooks' engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 53: Dick Trickle took over the lead from Cale Yarbrough. Lap 55: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Dick Trickle. Lap 61: Donnie Allison's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 64: Neil Castles developed problems with his vehicle's suspension while Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Bobby Allison. Lap 223: Dave Marcis' engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 228: Buddy Baker was disqualified by NASCAR due to non-compliance regarding engine inspection. Lap 230: Walter Ballard's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 233: Richard Petty took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 264: Joe Frasson's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 271: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 281: Eddie Bond's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 282: Coo Coo Marlin's engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 284: Richard Childress' engine problem forced him out of the race. Lap 299: Richard Petty took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 313: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Richard Petty. Finish: Cale Yarborough was officially declared the winner of the event. References En-1973 National 500-article.ogg 2012-02-25 1973 Old Dominion 500 1973 American 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1973 1972 1974 National 500 races 1973 National 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway National 500