| 1973 Orange County 100 | 
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| Held on May 16, 1973 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC | |
| 267 L, 100.125 M, 161.268 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 71 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 267 | 267 | running | PE | |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevy | 264 | 0 | running | PE | |
| 3 | 3 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 261 | 0 | running | 113.25 | |
| 4 | 4 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Chevy | 260 | 0 | running | 112 | |
| 5 | 7 | 96 | Richard Childress | Chevy | 259 | 0 | running | 110.75 | |
| 6 | 14 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | 254 | 0 | running | 108.5 | |
| 7 | 9 | 79 | Baxter Price | Plymouth | 251 | 0 | running | 106.75 | |
| 8 | 8 | 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 105.25 | |
| 9 | 16 | 17 | Ernie Shaw | Mustang | 247 | 0 | running | 103.75 | |
| 10 | 11 | 8 | Donnie Watson | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 102 | |
| 11 | 10 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | engine | 87.75 | |
| 12 | 5 | 97 | Wayne Andrews | Mustang | 176 | 0 | engine | 83 | |
| 13 | 6 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | 163 | 0 | rear gear | 78.75 | |
| 14 | 13 | 54 | Bobby Fleming | Camaro | 94 | 0 | engine | 60.5 | |
| 15 | 18 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Cougar | 74 | 0 | wreck | 54.5 | |
| 16 | 12 | 37 | Jerry Hufflin | Camaro | 68 | 0 | overheating | 52 | |
| 17 | 15 | 15 | Vic Parsons | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 45.5 | |
| 18 | 19 | 26 | Ronnie Daniels | Ford | 7 | 0 | rear gear | 34.75 | |
| 19 | 17 | 20 | Dick May | Ford | 1 | 0 | withdrew | 32.25 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1h:18:30 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Cecil Gordon - 15.550 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 laps | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.433 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 1 for 16 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 0 among 1 drivers - Buddy Baker (1-267). |
