| Southern 400 | Date: | 9/30/1973 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | LMS |
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Jack Ingram | 400 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 77 | Harry Gant | 399 | |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | 399 | |
| 4 | 18 | 3 | Brad Teague | 395 | |
| 5 | 33 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | 395 | |
| 6 | 20 | 7 | Bob Burcham | 393 | |
| 7 | 11 | 44 | Alton Jones | 391 | |
| 8 | 2 | 48 | Darrell Waltrip | 383 | |
| 9 | 30 | 14 | George Bonee | 382 | |
| 10 | 15 | 86 | Robert Wales | 381 | |
| 11 | 22 | 10 | Steve Spencer | 378 | |
| 12 | 3 | 84 | Jody Ridley | 369 | |
| 13 | 31 | 36 | Jimmy Williams | 369 | |
| 14 | 25 | 25 | Charlie Binkley | 365 | |
| 15 | 23 | 17 | Clyde Peoples | 344 | |
| 16 | 19 | 00 | Sam Ard | 343 | |
| 17 | 28 | 22 | Don Anthony | 342 | |
| 18 | 10 | 26 | John Utsman | 318 | |
| 19 | 32 | 42 | James Climer | 302 | |
| 20 | 29 | 95 | Peaches Thompson | 282 | |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Roy Milligan | 256 | |
| 22 | 27 | 15 | Ray Putnam | 239 | |
| 23 | 9 | 92 | Jimmy Means | 239 | |
| 24 | 17 | 71 | Morgan Shepherd | 187 | Engine failure |
| 25 | 26 | 5 | Charlie Chamblee | 129 | Engine failure |
| 26 | 8 | 47 | Freddy Fryar | 128 | |
| 27 | 5 | 4 | Jerry Lawley | 118 | |
| 28 | 1 | 27 | Randy Bethea | 96 | |
| 29 | 21 | 88 | James Ham | 83 | Engine failure |
| 30 | 16 | 97 | Red Farmer | 63 | Cylinder head |
| 31 | 14 | 01 | Neil Bonnett | 50 | Engine failure |
| 32 | 24 | 74 | Benny Kerley | 3 | |
| 33 | 6 | 41 | Gary Myers | 1 |