Race details | |
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6th round of the 1973 USAC Championship Car season | |
Date | July 1, 1973 |
Official name | 1973 Schaefer 500 |
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km |
Distance | 200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km |
Weather | Temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Peter Revson (McLaren) |
Time | 190.468 mph |
Podium | |
First | A. J. Foyt (A. J. Foyt Racing) |
Second | Roger McCluskey (Lindsey Hopkins Jr.) |
Third | Lloyd Ruby (Commander Racing Team) |
The 1973 Pocono 500, the 3rd running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, July 1, 1973. Branded as the 1973 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by A. J. Foyt who passed Roger McCluskey on the last lap.