Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid - 1973

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 7 Johnny Rutherford Gulf McLaren McLaren/Offy 198.410
2 8 Bobby Unser (W) Olsonite Eagle/Offy 198.180
3 66 Mark Donohue (W) Sunoco DX Eagle/Offy 197.410
4 40 Swede Savage STP Oil Treatment Eagle/Offy 196.580
5 5 Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco DX McLaren/Offy 195.590
6 11 Mario Andretti (W) Viceroy Parnelli/Offy 195.050
7 24 Steve Krisiloff Elliott-Norton Spirit Kingfish/Offy 194.930
8 4 Al Unser (W) Viceroy Parnelli/Offy 194.870
9 21 Jimmy Caruthers Cobre Eagle/Offy 194.210
10 15 Peter Revson Gulf McLaren McLaren/Offy 192.600
11 20 Gordon Johncock STP Double Oil Filter Eagle/Offy 192.550
12 12 Bobby Allison (R) Sunoco DX McLaren/Offy 192.300
13 60 Graham McRae (R) STP Gas Treatment Eagle/Offy 192.030
14 3 Roger McCluskey Lindsey Hopkins Buick McLaren/Offy 191.920
15 18 Lloyd Ruby Commander Motor Homes Eagle/Offy 191.620
16 2 Bill Vukovich II Sugaripe Prune Eagle/Offy 191.100
17 77 Salt Walther Dayton-Walther McLaren/Offy 190.730
18 48 Jerry Grant Olsonite Eagle/Offy 190.230
19 19 Mel Kenyon Atlanta Falcons Eagle/Foyt 190.220
20 62 Wally Dallenbach Olsonite Eagle/Offy 190.190
21 98 Mike Mosley Lodestar Eagle/Offy 189.750
22 73 David Hobbs Carling Black Label Eagle/Offy 189.450
23 14 A.J. Foyt (W) Gilmore Racing Team Coyote/Foyt 188.920
24 89 John Martin Unsponsored McLaren/Offy 194.380
25 16 Lee Kunzman Ayr-Way/Lloyd's Eagle/Offy 193.090
26 6 Mike Hiss Thermo-King Eagle/Offy 191.930
27 44 Dick Simon TraveLodge Eagle/Foyt 191.270
28 30 Jerry Karl (R) Oriente Express Eagle/Chevrolet 190.790
29 1 Joe Leonard Samsonite Parnelli/Offy 189.950
30 84 George Snider Gilmore Racing Team Coyote/Foyt 190.350
31 28 Bob Harkey Bryant Heating & Cooling Kenyon-Eagle/Foyt 189.730
32 9 Sam Sessions M.V.S. Eagle/Foyt 188.980
33 35 Jim McElreath Norris Eagle Eagle/Offy 188.640