International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
133 Laps/332.5 Miles
May 30, 1973
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 11 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | STP Double Oil Filter | Eagle | Offy TC | 133 | 2:05:26.59 159.036 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 16 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 2 | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle | Offy TC | 133 | Flagged - rain | 800 |
| 3 | 14 | Roger McCluskey | 3 | Hopkins Buick | McLaren | Offy TC | 131 | Flagged - rain | 700 |
| 4 | 19 | Mel Kenyon | 19 | Atlanta Falcons | Eagle | Foyt TC | 131 | Flagged - rain | 600 |
| 5 | 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | 5 | Sunoco DX | McLaren | Offy TC | 130 | Flagged - rain | 500 |
| 6 | 7 | Steve Krisiloff | 24 | Elliott/Norton Spirit | King | Offy TC | 129 | Flagged - rain | 400 |
| 7 | 25 | Lee Kunzman | 16 | Ayr-Way Lloyds | Eagle | Offy TC | 127 | Flagged - rain | 300 |
| 8 | 24 | John Martin | 89 | Unsponsored | McLaren | Offy TC | 124 | Flagged - rain | 250 |
| 9 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 7 | Gulf | McLaren | Offy TC | 124 | Flagged - rain | 200 |
| 10 | 21 | Mike Mosley | 98 | Lodestar | Eagle | Offy TC | 120 | Broken connecting rod | 150 |
| 11 | 22 | David Hobbs | 73 | Carling Black Label | Eagle | Offy TC | 107 | Flagged - rain | |
| 12 | 30 | George Snider | 84 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | 101 | Gearbox | 14 |
| 13 | 2 | Bobby Unser | 8 | Olsonite | Eagle | Offy TC | 100 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 14 | 27 | Dick Simon | 27 | TraveLodge | Eagle | Foyt TC | 100 | Broken piston | |
| 15 | 3 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco DX | Eagle | Offy TC | 92 | Broken piston | |
| 16 | 13 | Graham McRae | 60 | STP Gas Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | 91 | Broken header | |
| 17 | 26 | Mike Hiss | 6 | Thermo King Air Conditioning | Eagle | Offy TC | 91 | Broken valve | |
| 18 | 29 | Joe Leonard | 1 | Samsonite | Parnelli | Offy TC | 91 | Broken hub | |
| 19 | 18 | Jerry Grant | 48 | Olsonite | Eagle | Offy TC | 77 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 20 | 8 | Al Unser | 4 | Viceroy | Parnelli | Offy TC | 75 | Broken piston | |
| 21 | 9 | Jimmy Caruthers | 21 | Cobre Fitestone | Eagle | Offy TC | 73 | Broken suspension | |
| 22 | 4 | Swede Savage | 40 | STP Oil Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | 57 | Wrecked - fatal | |
| 23 | 33 | Jim McElreath | 35 | Norris Industries | Eagle | Offy TC | 54 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 24 | 20 | Wally Dallenbach | 62 | Olsonite | Eagle | Offy TC | 48 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 25 | 23 | A. J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | 37 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 26 | 28 | Jerry Karl | 30 | Oriente Express | Eagle | Chevy | 22 | Flagged - rain | |
| 27 | 15 | Lloyd Ruby | 18 | Commander Motor Homes | Eagle | Offy TC | 21 | Broken piston | |
| 28 | 32 | Sam Sessions | 9 | MVS | Eagle | Foyt TC | 17 | Oil leak | |
| 29 | 31 | Bob Harkey | 28 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Eagle | Foyt TC | 12 | Engine seized | |
| 30 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 11 | Viceroy | Parnelli | Offy TC | 4 | Burned piston | |
| 31 | 10 | Peter Revson | 15 | Gulf | McLaren | Offy TC | 3 | Wrecked | |
| 32 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Sunoco DX | McLaren | Offy TC | 1 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 33 | 17 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | McLaren | Offy TC | 0 | Wrecked | |
| -- | -- | A. J. Foyt | 84 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | 43 | Relieved Snider 59-101 | |
| -- | -- | Gary Bettenhausen | 12 | Sunoco DX | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Caruthers | 59 | PEP Gas Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | STP Oil Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Larry Cannon | 59 | PEP Gas Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Larry Dickson | 58 | Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot | King | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Brayton | 61 | Eisenhour | Coyote | Offy TC | -- | Spun practice | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 27 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 76 | Webster | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Miller High Life | Lola | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Dee Jones | 51 | Minnesota Serendipity | Mongoose | Foyt TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 45 | C.H.E.K. Racing | X | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 58 | Midwest Mfg Dura-Pot | King | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 86 | Sunoco DX | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Joe Leonard | 41 | Samsonite | Parnelli | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 82 | Greer | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Mahler | 35 | Norris Industries | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Martin | 92 | Lodestar | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Larry McCoy | 63 | Eastern Racing Associates | Atlanta | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rick Muther | 97 | Lodestar | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rick Muther |
23 |
Bruce Crower | Eagle | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 29 | MVS | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Art Pollard | 64 | Cobre Firestone | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice-fatal | |
| -- | -- | Bill Puterbaugh | 61 | Eisenhour | Coyote | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Crockey Peterson | 38 | Dr. Pepper | King | Offy TC | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Crockey Peterson | 96 | Dr. Pepper | King | Offy TC | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Parsons | 58 | Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot | King | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Parsons | 94 | Two Jacks Flyer | Finley/Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sam Posey | 34 | Norris Industries | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bentley Warren | 36 | Bay States Racing | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bentley Warren | 58 | Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot | King | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bentley Warren | 76 | Webster | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Greg Weld | 75 | STP | Kingfish | Offy TC | -- | Spun practice | |
| -- | -- | Eldon Rasmussen | 52 | Quality Racing Team | Rascar | Foyt TC | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Bill Simpson | 17 | Norton Spirit | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Billy Shuman | 52 | Quality Racing Team | Rascar | Foyt TC | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Billy Shuman | 53 | Quality Racing Team | Rascar | Foyt TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Simon | 44 | TraveLodge | Eagle | Foyt TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Simon | 61 | Eisenhour | Coyote | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jigger Sirois | 47 | Bruce Crower | Eagle | Dodge | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Swede Savage | 0 | STP Oil Treatment | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Swede Savage | 42 | Patrick Racing | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Sneva | 39 | Tipke | Tipke | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Jacobi | 78 | Frantz | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Gordon Johncock | 64 | 40-42, 73-133 |
| Bobby Unser | 39 | 1-39 |
| Al Unser | 18 | 55-72 |
| Swede Savage | 12 | 43-54 |