1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1973 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 28 races across 15 tracks, with 8 different drivers reaching victory lane. Benny Parsons captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Benny Parsons

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Mercury: 11, Dodge: 8, Chevrolet: 7, -: 1, Plymouth: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Mark Donohue	-	40
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
3	Richmond 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
5	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
6	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
7	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
8	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	34
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	David Pearson	Mercury	60
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	28
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	40
13	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
14	Alamo 500	Texas World Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	38
15	Tuborg 400	Riverside International Raceway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
16	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
18	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	30
19	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
20	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	50
21	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	33
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	41
23	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	34
24	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
25	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	30
26	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
27	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	43
28	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	41

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	David Pearson	11	14	14	18	7.8
2	Richard Petty	6	15	17	28	10.9
3	Cale Yarborough	4	16	19	28	10.0
4	Buddy Baker	2	16	20	27	11.1
5	Bobby Allison	2	15	16	27	13.1
6	Benny Parsons ★	1	15	21	28	10.1
7	Dick Brooks	1	3	9	14	13.2
8	Mark Donohue	1	1	1	2	15.5
9	Cecil Gordon	0	8	18	28	11.3
10	Bobby Isaac	0	5	6	19	20.2
11	J.D. McDuffie	0	3	10	27	17.4
12	Dave Marcis	0	3	6	23	21.3
13	Jimmy Insolo	0	2	2	2	4.5
14	David Sisco	0	2	6	23	17.8
15	Donnie Allison	0	2	5	14	19.5
16	Joe Frasson	0	2	4	14	23.6
17	Bobby Unser	0	1	1	1	4.0
18	Dick Trickle	0	1	1	1	5.0
19	Jack McCoy	0	1	3	3	6.7
20	Hershel McGriff	0	1	2	3	11.7
21	James Hylton	0	1	11	28	13.2
22	L.D. Ottinger	0	1	2	3	13.3
23	Coo Coo Marlin	0	1	8	21	18.5
24	Ray Elder	0	1	1	3	19.0
25	Buddy Arrington	0	1	4	26	19.0
26	Richard Childress	0	1	2	25	19.8
27	Clarence Lovell	0	1	2	4	20.3
28	Ed Negre	0	1	2	24	20.8
29	Lennie Pond	0	1	9	23	21.1
30	Darrell Waltrip	0	1	5	19	21.3