The 1973 Indianapolis 500 was the 57th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Wednesday, 30 May 1973. Johnny Rutherford started on pole position and Gordon Johncock was the race winner.
1973 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 11 | 133 | 2:05:26.59 | 64 | Running | 159.036 | $236,023 |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Vukovich II | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 16 | 133 | +1:24.91 | 0 | Running | 157.262 | $97,513 |
| 3 | 3 | Roger McCluskey | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 14 | 131 | 0 | Running | $60,753 | ||
| 4 | 19 | Mel Kenyon | Eagle | Foyt | Goodyear | 19 | 131 | 0 | Running | $34,488 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 5 | 130 | 0 | Running | $37,966 | ||
| 6 | 24 | Steve Krisiloff | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Firestone | 7 | 129 | 0 | Running | $30,862 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Lee Kunzman | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 25 | 127 | 0 | Running | $26,350 | ||
| 8 | 89 | John Martin | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 24 | 124 | 0 | Running | $25,377 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 1 | 124 | 0 | Running | $29,904 | ||
| 10 | 98 | Mike Mosley | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 21 | 120 | 0 | Rod bolt | $23,675 | ||
| 11 | 73 | David Hobbs | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 22 | 107 | 0 | Running | $20,935 | ||
| 12 | 84 | George Snider | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | 30 | 101 | 0 | Gearbox | $21,511 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 2 | 100 | 39 | Blown engine | $30,264 | ||
| 14 | 44 | Dick Simon | Eagle | Foyt | Goodyear | 27 | 100 | 0 | Piston | $19,489 | ||
| 15 | 66 | Mark Donohue | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 3 | 92 | 0 | Piston | $19,950 | ||
| 16 | 60 | Graham McRae | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 13 | 91 | 0 | Header | $19,039 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Mike Hiss | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 26 | 91 | 0 | Drive train | $18,156 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Joe Leonard | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | 29 | 91 | 0 | Hub bearing | $17,301 | ||
| 19 | 48 | Jerry Grant | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 18 | 77 | 0 | Blown engine | $16,675 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Al Unser | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | 8 | 75 | 18 | Piston | $20,628 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Jimmy Caruthers | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 9 | 73 | 0 | Suspension | $16,009 | ||
| 22 | 40 | Swede Savage | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 4 | 57 | 12 | Accident | $19,368 | ||
| 23 | 35 | Jim McElreath | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 33 | 54 | 0 | Blown engine | $15,655 | ||
| 24 | 62 | Wally Dallenbach | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 20 | 48 | 0 | Broken rod | $14,971 | ||
| 25 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | 23 | 37 | 0 | Rod Bolt | $14,716 | ||
| 26 | 30 | Jerry Karl | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 28 | 22 | 0 | Running | $17,689 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Lloyd Ruby | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 15 | 21 | 0 | Piston | $14,290 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Sam Sessions | Eagle | Foyt | Goodyear | 32 | 17 | 0 | Out of oil | $14,719 | ||
| 29 | 28 | Bob Harkey | Kenyon-Eagle | Foyt | Goodyear | 31 | 12 | 0 | Seized engine | $14,777 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | 6 | 4 | 0 | Piston | $14,564 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 10 | 3 | 0 | Accident | $13,779 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Bobby Allison | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 12 | 1 | 0 | Rod | $13,722 | ||
| 33 | 77 | Salt Walther | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 17 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $13,963 |