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)
Motor car race
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.
^"1973 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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