1973 World 600
Race details[1] | |||
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Race 12 of 28 in the1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 27, 1973 | ||
Official name | World 600 | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course | 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching of 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 134.890 mph (217.084 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 85,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Nord Krauskopf | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Buddy Baker | Nord Krauskopf | |
Laps | 220 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 71 | Buddy Baker | Nord Krauskopf |
The1973World 600,the 14th running of theevent,was aNASCARWinston Cup Seriesracing event that was held on May 27, 1973, atCharlotte Motor SpeedwayinConcord, North Carolina.[2]
Summary
[edit]The grid consisted of 40 drivers.Alton Joneswould finish in last place due to anengineproblem on lap 2 out of the 400 laps that made up the race.[2]Buddy BakerdefeatedDavid Pearsonby 1.8 seconds in front of 85,000 spectators.[2]Baker made history as he became the first driver to both win this race two years in a row and win the race three times.[3]Six cautions slowed the race for 48 laps. There were 23 different leaders. The race lasted four hours and twenty-six seconds.[2]
Baker would qualify for thepole positionwith a speed of 158.051 miles per hour (254.358 km/h) while the average race speed was 134.890 miles per hour (217.084 km/h).[4]Other drivers in the top ten included:Cale Yarborough,Bobby Isaac,Benny Parsons,Jim Vandiver,Darrell Waltrip,Cecil Gordon,Dick Brooks,andDavid Sisco.[2]Ed Negre(#08),David Ray Boggs(#8) andCharlie Robertsfailed to qualify for the race.[4]
Peter Gregg had a terrible crash early in the race in the final race for Cotton Owens' famous red #6 Dodges, then Vic Parsons would have had hard crash later on in the race.[2]
Notable crew chiefs in the race wereTim Brewer,Jake Elder,Travis Carter,Harry Hyde,Dale Inman,Vic Ballard,Tom Vandiver,andBud Moore.[5]
On the day of the race, 0.01 inches of precipitation would be recorded around the speedway.[6]It would be enough rain to delay the race from lap 241 to lap 256.[2]
Cotton Owenswould retire as a NASCAR race car owner after this race. David Pearson would be prevented from tying Richard Petty's record of ten consecutive wins at this race. Pearson would end up racking a 105 victories.Bobby Allisonskipped this race to do the1973 Indianapolis 500.
Introductions to NASCAR
[edit]Peter Greggwould make his only NASCAR Cup Series start at this event.Billy ScottandCharlie Blantonwould start their respective NASCAR careers at this race and would race for several others.[7]
Race results
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
1 | 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 400 | 220 | running |
2 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 400 | 29 | running |
3 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 399 | 15 | running |
4 | 15 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 397 | 0 | running |
5 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Union 76 Racing Oil | '73 Chevrolet | 393 | 1 | running |
6 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | '72 Dodge | 392 | 0 | running |
7 | 13 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Kmart, Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 391 | 0 | running |
8 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Panasonic | '72 Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running |
9 | 26 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | '73 Ford | 378 | 0 | engine |
10 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running |
11 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | engine |
12 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 373 | 0 | running |
13 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 370 | 134 | running |
14 | 34 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 368 | 0 | running |
15 | 21 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | '71 Mercury | 368 | 0 | running |
16 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Ford | 366 | 0 | running |
17 | 40 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | '72 Ford | 366 | 0 | running |
18 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 354 | 0 | running |
19 | 31 | 4 | Ed Negre | Mills Air Conditioning | '71 Dodge | 354 | 0 | running |
20 | 19 | 5 | Charlie Blanton | TravelLodge Motels | '73 Dodge | 351 | 0 | engine |
21 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running |
22 | 23 | 1 | Billy Scott | Big Chance Special, Ranger Motor Homes | '73 Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | running |
23 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 287 | 0 | engine |
24 | 5 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Lemon Tree Inn | '73 Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | engine |
25 | 9 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Pizza Hut | '73 Dodge | 278 | 1 | engine |
26 | 39 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | '71 Ford | 241 | 0 | crash |
27 | 22 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales | '71 Ford | 241 | 0 | overheating |
28 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC | '73 Matador | 204 | 0 | engine |
29 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | '72 Dodge | 163 | 0 | steering |
30 | 37 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 145 | 0 | driveshaft |
31 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 117 | 0 | oil leak |
32 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Plymouth | 100 | 0 | transmission |
33 | 14 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine |
34 | 38 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '73 Dodge | 64 | 0 | rear end |
35 | 18 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms | '71 Mercury | 52 | 0 | alternator |
36 | 29 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | '72 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine |
37 | 7 | 6 | Peter Gregg | Jacksonville Dealers, Owens Racing | '72 Dodge | 34 | 0 | crash |
38 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | engine |
39 | 36 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | transmission |
40 | 33 | 3 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery | '73 Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine |
References
[edit]- ^"1973 World 600 weather information".The Old Farmers' Almanac.Retrieved2012-09-18.
- ^abcdefgh"1973 World 600 racing information".Racing Reference.Retrieved2012-03-24.
- ^"Buddy Baker win information".Scene Daily.Retrieved2012-03-24.
- ^ab"1973 World 600 qualifying information".Racing Reference.Retrieved2017-04-09.
- ^"1973 World 600 crew chiefs information".Racing Reference.Retrieved2018-08-26.
- ^Climatology informationArchived2018-09-08 at theWayback Machineat SERCC
- ^"Introductions to NASCAR".Race Database.Retrieved2012-09-21.
- ^"1973 World 600 - The Third Turn".www.thethirdturn.com.Retrieved2021-05-06.