1973 Music City 420 Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1973 Music City 420 at Nashville Speedway on May 12, 1973, leading 416 of 420 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 28 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 420 | 416 | Running |
| 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 5 | 418 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 71 | Buddy Baker | 2 | 415 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 4 | 413 | 2 | Running |
| 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 411 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | 6 | 408 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | 9 | 403 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 05 | David Sisco | 11 | 401 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 13 | 395 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 45 | Vic Parsons | 12 | 393 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 8 | 389 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 48 | James Hylton | 16 | 386 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | 7 | 385 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 15 | 382 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | 22 | 380 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | Rick Newsom | 14 | 374 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | 19 | 373 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | 17 | 369 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 58 | Robert Brown | 23 | 348 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | 25 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | 28 | 244 | 0 | Overheating |
| 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard | 20 | 218 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 96 | Richard Childress | 26 | 180 | 0 | Distributor |
| 24 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 176 | 0 | Handling |
| 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | 21 | 170 | 0 | Exhaust |
| 26 | 3 | Alton Jones | 27 | 102 | 0 | Rear end |
| 27 | 8 | Ed Negre | 18 | 48 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 08 | Bobby Poole | 24 | 2 | 0 | Ignition |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | May 12, 1973 |
| Track | Nashville Speedway |
| Laps | 420 |