1973 Nashville 420 Results
Buddy Baker won the 1973 Nashville 420 at Nashville Speedway on August 25, 1973, leading 160 of 420 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 33 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | 7 | 420 | 160 | Running |
| 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | 8 | 416 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | 4 | 409 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 05 | David Sisco | 19 | 402 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 8 | Ed Negre | 11 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 48 | James Hylton | 13 | 398 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 30 | Walter Ballard | 15 | 394 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 6 | 392 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 68 | Alton Jones | 24 | 390 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | Bill Champion | 21 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 20 | Rick Newsom | 28 | 384 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 32 | 384 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 19 | Henley Gray | 17 | 380 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 377 | 196 | Running |
| 15 | 40 | Frank Warren | 20 | 377 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 26 | Earl Brooks | 30 | 375 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | 29 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 16 | 346 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 5 | 324 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 96 | Richard Childress | 9 | 235 | 0 | Crash |
| 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | 22 | 159 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 145 | 49 | Engine |
| 23 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 12 | 136 | 0 | Rear end |
| 24 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 131 | 15 | Rear end |
| 25 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | 23 | 126 | 0 | Rear end |
| 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | 31 | 102 | 0 | Rear end |
| 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | 14 | 62 | 0 | Crash |
| 28 | 08 | Dick May | 25 | 61 | 0 | Overheating |
| 29 | 45 | Vic Parsons | 26 | 52 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | 18 | 30 | 0 | Overheating |
| 31 | 73 | Mel Larson | 27 | 23 | 0 | Vibration |
| 32 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 10 | 16 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 58 | Robert Brown | 33 | 5 | 0 | Suspension |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | August 25, 1973 |
| Track | Nashville Speedway |
| Laps | 420 |