Rich Brown Tops NASCAR Point Race
DAYTONA BEACH Fla. (UP I) May 21, 1973 - Richard Brown's
fourth place finish in a weekend 100-mile event at Rougemont, N.C., has boosted
him into the lead in the point standings of the NASCAR Grand National East
Division. Brown, assistant manager of the Hickory, N.C., speedway, moved into
the lead with 410.75 points, while idle Bobby Allison, of Hueytown, Ala., fell
to seventh with 328 points, Allison, the leading money winner with $1,750 in
Grand National competition, skipped the Rougemont race in order to prepare for the
Indianapolis 500. Eddie Yarboro of Elkin, N.C., moved into second with 388.75
points, with Ernie Shaw of Winston-Salem, N.C., third at 382 and David Boggs of
Morrisville, N.C., fourth at 373.25. Canadian Vic Parsons, second last week, fell to fifth with 380 points afterfinishing 17th at
Rougemont when his car suffered a bent valve
| Fin
|
St
|
Driver
|
#
|
Owner
|
Car
|
Laps
|
Money
|
Status
|
Laps Led
|
| 1
|
2 |
Buddy Baker
|
71
|
Nord Krauskopf |
1972 Dodge
|
267
|
1,000
|
running |
267 |
| 2
|
1 |
Cecil Gordon
|
24
|
Cecil Gordon |
1972 Chevrolet
|
264 |
600 |
running |
0 |
| 3
|
3 |
Elmo Langley
|
64
|
Elmo Langley |
1971 Ford
|
261 |
400 |
running |
0 |
| 4
|
4 |
Richard D. Brown
|
44
|
Strong Racing |
1972 Chevrolet
|
260 |
350
|
running
|
0 |
| 5
|
7 |
Richard Childress
|
96
|
Judy Childress |
1972 Chevrolet
|
259 |
325
|
running
|
0 |
| 6 |
14 |
Eddie Yarboro |
13 |
Eddie Yaboro |
1970 Plymouth |
254
|
300
|
running
|
0 |
| 7 |
9 |
Baxter Price |
79
|
Price Racing |
1970 Plymouth |
251
|
275 |
running |
0 |
| 8 |
8 |
Neil Castles |
06 |
Neil Castles |
1973 Dodge |
249 |
470
|
running |
0 |
| 9 |
16 |
Ernie Shaw |
17
|
Ernie Shaw |
1970 Mustang |
247 |
265
|
running |
0 |
| 10 |
11 |
Donnie Watson |
8 |
Watson Racing |
1971 Ford |
244 |
255 |
running |
0 |
|
19 |
10 |
Bill Shirey |
74 |
Bill Shirey |
1970 Plymouth |
191 |
250 |
engine |
0 |
| 12 |
5 |
Wayne Andrews |
97 |
Jack St.
Clair |
1970 Ford |
176 |
245 |
engine |
0 |
| 13 |
6 |
David Ray Boggs |
57 |
R. L. Boggs |
1970 Dodge |
163 |
240 |
rear end |
0 |
| 14 |
13 |
Bobby Fleming |
54 |
Bobby Fleming |
1973 Camaro |
94 |
240 |
engine |
0 |
| 15 |
18 |
Rick Newsome |
07 |
O L Newsome |
1970 Cougar |
74 |
235 |
wrecked |
0 |
| 16 |
12 |
Jerry Huflin |
37 |
Kent Cothran |
1973 Chevrolet |
68 |
230 |
overheating |
0 |
| 17 |
15 |
Vic Parsons |
45 |
Bill Seifert |
1971 Ford |
48 |
225 |
Bent valve |
0 |
| 18 |
19 |
Ronnie Daniels |
26 |
Earl Brooks |
1971 Ford |
7 |
220 |
Rear End |
0 |
| 19 |
17 |
Dick May |
20 |
May Racing |
1971 Ford |
1 |
215 |
Quit |
0 |
|
Time of race: 01:18:30
Average Speed: 76.528 MPH (Record)
Fastest Qualifier: Cecil Gordon 1972 Chevroler 87.138 MPH
(15.550 Seconds)
1 cautions for 16 laps
Race Purse: $ 8,450
