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| 1973 Wilkes 400 | 
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| Held on September 23, 1973 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC | |
| 400 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 400 | 161 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 400 | 222 | running | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 400 | 8 | running | |
| 4 | 12 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 399 | 9 | running | |
| 5 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '72 Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | '71 Mercury | 389 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 5 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 380 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 378 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 377 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 20 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey | '71 Mercury | 376 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 375 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 23 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 25 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | '72 Ford | 372 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 29 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Ford | 368 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 26 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | '73 Dodge | 368 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 364 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 355 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '71 Ford | 351 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Race Fans | '71 Ford | 349 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Dodge | 335 | 0 | engine | |
| 26 | 27 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '72 Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 21 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | rear end | |
| 28 | 22 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '71 Dodge | 148 | 0 | ignition | |
| 29 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Mercury | 105 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 75 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
