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| 1973 World 600 | 
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| Held on May 27, 1973 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 400 L, 600 M, 965.6 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Ed Negre, David Ray Boggs | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
