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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]

Contents

1 Season recap
2 Final point standings
3 References
4 External links

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

References

^ Sprint Cup Page – Racing-Reference.info

External links

http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1973&series=W

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