| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | August 12, 1973 | ||
| Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 95.0 °F (35.0 °C); wind speeds up to 4.2 miles per hour (6.8 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 145.454 miles per hour (234.086 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 56,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Allison Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 40 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Dick Brooks | Crawford (Brothers) Racing | |
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Ken Squier | ||
| Turn Announcers | Jim Fife, Tracy Dent, Barney Hall | ||
The 1973 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on August 12, 1973, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama (AIMS).
The race, won by Dick Brooks, was his only NASCAR career win. It was also the last win recorded for Plymouth as a NASCAR manufacturer. A Plymouth car winning the 1973 Talledega 500 was considered an upset.
The race set AIMS racetrack records (at the time of the race) for number of drivers leading in a race (15), number of lead changes in a race (64), and number of caution laps in a race (52). It also was the first race at the track in which a driver was fatally injured (Larry Smith).
- ^ Weather information for the 1973 Talladega 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac