| 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |
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The 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday January 21 and ended on Sunday October 21. Benny Parsons was crowned Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 67 points ahead of Cale Yarborough. Lennie Pond was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. David Pearson dominated the season winning 11 of the 18 races he entered. [1]
Season recap[]
| Date | Event | Circuit | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Mark Donohue |
| February 18 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Richard Petty |
| February 25 | Richmond 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| March 18 | Carolina 500 | North Carolina Speedway | David Pearson |
| March 25 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| April 1 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | David Pearson |
| April 8 | Gwyn Staley 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty |
| April 15 | Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway | David Pearson |
| April 29 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | David Pearson |
| May 6 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | David Pearson |
| May 12 | Music City USA 420 | Nashville Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| May 27 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Buddy Baker |
| June 3 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | David Pearson |
| June 10 | Alamo 500 | Texas World Speedway | Richard Petty |
| June 17 | Tuborg 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| June 24 | Motor State 400 | Michigan International Speedway | David Pearson |
| July 4 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | David Pearson |
| July 8 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Benny Parsons |
| July 22 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | David Pearson |
| August 12 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Dick Brooks |
| August 25 | Nashville 420 | Nashville Speedway | Buddy Baker |
| September 3 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Cale Yarborough |
| September 9 | Capital City 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| September 16 | Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | David Pearson |
| September 23 | Wilkes 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| September 30 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty |
| October 6 | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| October 20 | American 500 | North Carolina Speedway | David Pearson |
Final point standings[]
- Benny Parsons 7173
- Cale Yarborough 7106
- Cecil Gordon 7046
- James Hylton 6972
- Richard Petty 6877
- Buddy Baker 6327
- Bobby Allison 6272
- Walter Ballard 5955
- Elmo Langley 5826
- J.D. McDuffie 5743
- Jabe Thomas 5637
- Buddy Arrington 5483
- David Pearson 5382
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