Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1973 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Qual. Speed | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 192.555 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | STP Double Oil Filter | Eagle/Offy | 159.036 | 133 | 64 | $236,023 |
| 2 | 16 | 191.103 | 2 | Bill Vukovich II | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle/Offy | 157.262 | 133 | 0 | $97,513 |
| 3 | 14 | 191.928 | 3 | Roger McCluskey | Lindsey Hopkins Buick | McLaren/Offy | Running | 131 | 0 | $60,753 |
| 4 | 19 | 190.225 | 19 | Mel Kenyon | Atlanta Falcons | Eagle/Foyt | Running | 131 | 0 | $34,488 |
| 5 | 5 | 195.599 | 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | Sunoco DX | McLaren/Offy | Running | 130 | 0 | $37,966 |
| 6 | 7 | 194.932 | 24 | Steve Krisiloff | Elliott-Norton Spirit | Kingfish/Offy | Running | 129 | 0 | $30,862 |
| 7 | 25 | 193.092 | 16 | Lee Kunzman | Ayr-Way/Lloyd's | Eagle/Offy | Running | 127 | 0 | $26,350 |
| 8 | 24 | 194.384 | 89 | John Martin | Unsponsored | McLaren/Offy | Running | 124 | 0 | $25,377 |
| 9 | 1 | 198.413 | 7 | Johnny Rutherford | Gulf McLaren | McLaren/Offy | Running | 124 | 0 | $29,904 |
| 10 | 21 | 189.753 | 98 | Mike Mosley | Lodestar | Eagle/Offy | Rod bolt | 120 | 0 | $23,675 |
| 11 | 22 | 189.454 | 73 | David Hobbs | Carling Black Label | Eagle/Offy | Running | 107 | 0 | $20,935 |
| 12 | 30 | 190.355 | 84 | George Snider | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote/Foyt | Gearbox | 101 | 0 | $21,511 |
| 13 | 2 | 198.183 | 8 | Bobby Unser | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | Blown engine | 100 | 39 | $30,264 |
| 14 | 27 | 191.276 | 44 | Dick Simon | TraveLodge | Eagle/Foyt | Piston | 100 | 0 | $19,489 |
| 15 | 3 | 197.412 | 66 | Mark Donohue | Sunoco DX | Eagle/Offy | Piston | 92 | 0 | $19,950 |
| 16 | 13 | 192.031 | 60 | Graham McRae | STP Gas Treatment | Eagle/Offy | Header | 91 | 0 | $19,039 |
| 17 | 26 | 191.939 | 6 | Mike Hiss | Thermo-King | Eagle/Offy | Drive train | 91 | 0 | $18,156 |
| 18 | 29 | 189.954 | 1 | Joe Leonard | Samsonite | Parnelli/Offy | Hub bearing | 91 | 0 | $17,301 |
| 19 | 18 | 190.235 | 48 | Jerry Grant | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | Blown engine | 77 | 0 | $16,675 |
| 20 | 8 | 194.879 | 4 | Al Unser | Viceroy | Parnelli/Offy | Piston | 75 | 18 | $20,628 |
| 21 | 9 | 194.217 | 21 | Jimmy Caruthers | Cobre | Eagle/Offy | Suspension | 73 | 0 | $16,009 |
| 22 | 4 | 196.582 | 40 | Swede Savage | STP Oil Treatment | Eagle/Offy | Accident | 57 | 12 | $19,368 |
| 23 | 33 | 188.64 | 35 | Jim McElreath | Norris Eagle | Eagle/Offy | Blown engine | 54 | 0 | $15,655 |
| 24 | 20 | 190.194 | 62 | Wally Dallenbach | Olsonite | Eagle/Offy | Broken rod | 48 | 0 | $14,971 |
| 25 | 23 | 188.927 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote/Foyt | Rod Bolt | 37 | 0 | $14,716 |
| 26 | 28 | 190.799 | 30 | Jerry Karl | Oriente Express | Eagle/Chevrolet | Running | 22 | 0 | $17,689 |
| 27 | 15 | 191.622 | 18 | Lloyd Ruby | Commander Motor Homes | Eagle/Offy | Piston | 21 | 0 | $14,290 |
| 28 | 32 | 188.986 | 9 | Sam Sessions | M.V.S. | Eagle/Foyt | Out of oil | 17 | 0 | $14,719 |
| 29 | 31 | 189.733 | 28 | Bob Harkey | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Kenyon-Eagle/Foyt | Seized engine | 12 | 0 | $14,777 |
| 30 | 6 | 195.059 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Viceroy | Parnelli/Offy | Piston | 4 | 0 | $14,564 |
| 31 | 10 | 192.606 | 15 | Peter Revson | Gulf McLaren | McLaren/Offy | Accident | 3 | 0 | $13,779 |
| 32 | 12 | 192.308 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Sunoco DX | McLaren/Offy | Rod | 1 | 0 | $13,722 |
| 33 | 17 | 190.739 | 77 | Salt Walther | Dayton-Walther | McLaren/Offy | Accident | 0 | 0 | $13,963 |