1973 Alamo 500
Auto race run held at Texas World Speedway in 1973 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1973 Alamo 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on June 10, 1973, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.[2][3] Speeds for this race would reach an average of 142.114 miles per hour (228.710 km/h).[3][4]
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 14 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | June 10, 1973 (1973-06-10) | ||
Official name | Alamo 500 | ||
Location | Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas | ||
Course | 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
Weather | Warm with temperatures of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 142.144 mph (228.759 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 27,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | |
Laps | 168 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
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The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.