1973 Rebel 500

1973 Rebel 500
Race details
Race 8 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date April 15, 1973 (1973-April-15)
Location Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina)
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km)
Avg Speed 122.655 miles per hour (197.394 km/h)
Pole position
Driver David Pearson Wood Brothers
Most laps led
Driver David Pearson Wood Brothers
Laps 246
Winner
21
 David Pearson
 Wood Brothers
Television
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1973 Rebel 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on April 15, 1973 at Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina.[1][2][3]

Summary

Three hundred and sixty seven laps took place on an paved oval track spanning 1.366 miles (2.198 km) for a grand total of 501.3 miles (806.8 km).[1][2][3] The total time of the race was four hours and four minutes.[1][3] 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.[1] There were eleven cautions for seventy-one laps.[1][2][3] David Pearson defeated Benny Parsons by more than thirteen laps in front of forty-eight thousand people.[1][2][3]

Only twelve cars finished this race because of a massive 21-car crash.[1][4] The grand total of all the prize winnings is $91,260 ($451,020.5 in today's money) in American dollars.[5] Kentucky Fried Chicken was the only non-automotive sponsor for a driver in the race; they sponsored Buddy Arrington's 1972 Dodge Charger vehicle when he was a driver/owner.[1][3]

Finishing order

  1. David Pearson
  2. Benny Parsons
  3. Bobby Allison*
  4. Richard Childress (his first top five finish)
  5. J.D. McDuffie
  6. Dean Dalton (best career finish)
  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*

* Driver failed to finish race

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "1973 Rebel 500 racing results". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1973-08/W. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 
  2. ^ a b c d "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (third reference)". Database Racing. http://www.databaseracing.com/races/raceinfo.htm?rid=1082. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (fourth reference)". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9609. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  4. ^ "21-car crash @ the 1973 Rebel 500 race". How Stuff Works. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1973-nascar.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  5. ^ "1973 Rebel 500 racing results (second reference)". Stat Sheet. http://statsheet.com/nascar/races/1973-04-15-rebel-500. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 
Preceded by
1973 Gwyn Staley 400		 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1973		 Succeeded by
1973 Virginia 500