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The 1973 Tuborg 400 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on June 17, 1973 at Riverside International Raceway in the American community of Riverside, California.[1][2][3][4]

153 laps were completed on road course spanning 2.620 miles (4.216 km) per lap.[1][2][4] The race was completely resolved in exactly four hours with Bobby Allison defeating Richard Petty by one minute and thirteen seconds in front of 43700 live spectators.[1][3] These two drivers were the only drivers remaining on the lead lap after the race.[1][2] Dean Dalton would be credited with a last-place finish due to an engine problem on lap 7.[1][2] There were 40 drivers on the grid; 39 of them were American and Jack Simpson is the only Canadian driver to compete in this race.[1] Four cautions were given out for 22 laps and the average speed was 100.215 miles per hour (161.280 km/h).[1][3][4] Petty would earn the pole position with a qualifying speed of 110.027 miles per hour (177.071 km/h).[1]

Ron Hornaday, Sr. would retire from NASCAR after this race. George Behlman would make his NASCAR debut in this race. Other notable racers in this event include: Benny Parsons, J.D. McDuffie, Richard Childress, and Buddy Baker.[1]

Finishing order

  1. Bobby Allison
  2. Richard Petty
  3. Benny Parsons
  4. Jimmy Insolo
  5. Cecil Gordon
  6. Richard White
  7. Hershel McGriff*
  8. James Hylton
  9. Jack McCoy
  10. Chuck Bown
  11. Bill Champion
  12. J.D. McDuffie
  13. Larry Smith
  14. Leon Fox
  15. Walter Ballard
  16. George Behlman
  17. Richard Childres
  18. Glenn Francis
  19. Elmo Langley
  20. Mike James
  21. Johnny Anderson
  22. Carl Adams*
  23. Don Noel*
  24. Cale Yarborough*
  25. Dick Kranzler
  26. Jack Simpson
  27. Henley Gray
  28. Hugh Pearson*
  29. Sonny Easley*
  30. Ron Hornaday*
  31. John Soares, Jr.*
  32. Dick Bown*
  33. Bobby Isaac*
  34. Ronnie Alderman*
  35. Nels Miller*
  36. Ray Elder*
  37. Jim Whitt*
  38. Buddy Baker*
  39. Chuck Wahl*
  40. Dean Dalton*

* Driver failed to finish race

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 1973 Tuborg 400 information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ a b c d 1973 Tuborg 400 information at Racing West
  3. ^ a b c 1973 Tuborg 400 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  4. ^ a b c 1973 Tuborg 400 racing information at Database Racing
Preceded by NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1973 		Succeeded by
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