1973 Rebel 500

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.

1973 Rebel 500
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 8 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Layout of Darlington Raceway
Date April 15, 1973 (1973-04-15)
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

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
1 21David Pearson'71 Mercury
2 11Cale Yarborough'73 Chevrolet
3 12Bobby Allison'73 Chevrolet
4 15Bobby Isaac'72 Ford
5 71Bobby Baker'73 Dodge
6 72Benny Parsons'72 Chevrolet
7 24Cecil Gordon'72 Chevrolet
8 43Richard Petty'73 Dodge
9 28Charlie Glotzbach'72 Chevrolet
10 7Dean Dalton'71 Mercury
11 48James Hylton'71 Mercury
12 18Joe Frasson'73 Dodge
13 95Darrell Waltrip'71 Mercury
14 54Lennie Pond'73 Chevrolet
15 2Dave Marcis'71 Dodge
16 67Buddy Arrington'72 Dodge
17 90Richie Panch'71 Mercury
18 61Clarence Lovell'73 Chevrolet
19 25Roy Mayne'73 Dodge
20 83Paul Tyler'71 Mercury
21 96Richard Childress'73 Chevrolet
22 01Earle Canavan'72 Plymouth
23 45Vic Parsons'71 Ford
24 92Larry Smith'71 Mercury
25 98Dick Brooks'71 Ford
26 70J.D. McDuffie'72 Chevrolet
27 30Walter Ballard'71 Mercury
28 49G.C. Spencer'72 Dodge
29 79David Ray Boggs'73 Dodge
30 19Jabe Thomas'71 Mercury

Finishing order

Section reference: [2]

  1. David Pearson
  2. Benny Parsons†
  3. Bobby Allison*
  4. Richard Childress
  5. J.D. McDuffie†
  6. Dean Dalton
  7. Richard Petty*
  8. Buddy Baker†
  9. Roy Mayne†
  10. Raymond Williams
  11. Dick Brooks*†
  12. Earle Canavan
  13. Buddy Arrington*
  14. Wendell Scott†
  15. G.C. Spencer*†
  16. Jabe Thomas
  17. Richie Panch†
  18. Johnny Barnes
  19. Cale Yarborough*
  20. Ed Negre*
  21. Cecil Gordon*†
  22. John Sears*†
  23. James Hylton†
  24. Darrell Waltrip*
  25. Walter Ballard*
  26. Charlie Roberts*
  27. Paul Tyler*
  28. Vic Parsons*
  29. David Ray Boggs*
  30. Clarence Lovell*
  31. Charlie Glotzbach*
  32. Frank Warren*
  33. Bobby Isaac*†
  34. Joe Frasson*†
  35. Elmo Langley*†
  36. Lennie Pond*
  37. Larry Smith*†
  38. Earl Brooks*†
  39. Bill Champion*†
  40. Dave Marcis*

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race

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References
  1. "1973 Rebel 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  2. "1973 Rebel 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (third reference)". Database Racing. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  4. "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (fourth reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. "21-car crash @ the 1973 Rebel 500 race". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  6. "1973 Rebel 500 crew chiefs information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
Preceded by
1973 Gwyn Staley 400		 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1973		 Succeeded by
1973 Virginia 500
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