1973 Southern 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
|
1973 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 3, 1973 | ||
| Official name | Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course length | 1.375 miles (2.212 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 500.5 mi (805.4 km) | ||
| Weather |
Race start time: Extremely hot with temperatures of 95 °F (35 °C) | ||
| Average speed | 134.033 miles per hour (215.705 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 70,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | |
| Laps | 277 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Bill Flemming Chris Economaki | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Darlington Universal Racing Network (URN) | ||
| Booth announcers | Dave "Silver Throat" Rogers, Hal Hamrick | ||
| Turn announcers | Charlie Bailey, Paul Sexton, Earl Kelley, Dick Jones | ||
The 1973 Southern 500, the 24th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on September 3, 1973, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Bud Moore would compete in his last NASCAR Cup Series as a driver after this event.
Jackie Cooper was named honorary race marshal for the 1973 Southern 500.