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| 1973 Carolina 500 | 
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| Held on March 18, 1973 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC | |
| 492 L, 507.744 M, 817.212 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Special | '71 Mercury | 492 | 491 | running | |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 490 | 1 | running | |
| 5 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 485 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 483 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 7 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Enterprises | '72 Dodge | 478 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 20 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Krager Motor Homes | '73 Dodge | 475 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick | '72 Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 472 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | '72 Plymouth | 470 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Cecil's Steak House | '73 Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 33 | 4 | Ed Negre | Mill Heating | '71 Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 436 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '71 Ford | 426 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 35 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | '71 Mercury | 414 | 0 | crash | |
| 20 | 25 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 28 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 403 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 386 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 11 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | suspension | |
| 26 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 365 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 39 | 65 | Buck Baker | Clements Automotive | '72 Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | crash | |
| 28 | 38 | 0 | Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | '73 Dodge | 324 | 0 | wheel | |
| 29 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | VOTE | '71 Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 297 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Mercury | 210 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 27 | 49 | John Utsman | Sheffield Auto-Mart | '72 Dodge | 168 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 34 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | '71 Mercury | 146 | 0 | exhaust | |
| 35 | 36 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | '72 Ford | 142 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '73 Dodge | 122 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC Matador | '73 Matador | 114 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 24 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | crash | |
| 39 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | HeKimian Foreign Cars | '71 Mercury | 19 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 31 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | '72 Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Jimmy Crawford, Johnny Barnes | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
