1973 NASCAR Cup Series
Champion: Benny Parsons
Driver standings
Cale Yarborough led on points, but the 1973 title went to Benny Parsons. Championships in this era were not decided by the points table alone (playoff/chase formats, dropped scores, or a different points system), so the standings order below is not the championship order.
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 2,398 | 4 | |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 2,394 | −4 | 6 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 2,317 | −81 | 1 |
| 4 | Cecil Gordon | 2,224 | −174 | |
| 5 | Buddy Baker | 2,182 | −216 | 2 |
| 6 | James Hylton | 2,116 | −282 | |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 2,096 | −302 | 2 |
| 8 | David Pearson | 1,831 | −567 | 11 |
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 1,812 | −586 | |
| 10 | Elmo Langley | 1,804 | −594 | |
| 11 | Walter Ballard | 1,788 | −610 | |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 1,664 | −734 | |
| 13 | Jabe Thomas | 1,622 | −776 | |
| 14 | Richard Childress | 1,562 | −836 | |
| 15 | Henley Gray | 1,556 | −842 | |
| 16 | Frank Warren | 1,538 | −860 | |
| 17 | David Sisco | 1,526 | −872 | |
| 18 | Ed Negre | 1,448 | −950 | |
| 19 | Dean Dalton | 1,420 | −978 | |
| 20 | Charlie Roberts | 1,384 | −1,014 | |
| 21 | Lennie Pond | 1,376 | −1,022 | |
| 22 | Bill Champion | 1,368 | −1,030 | |
| 23 | Coo Coo Marlin | 1,364 | −1,034 | |
| 24 | Dave Marcis | 1,364 | −1,034 | |
| 25 | Raymond Williams | 1,230 | −1,168 | |
| 26 | Bobby Isaac | 1,170 | −1,228 | |
| 27 | Vic Parsons | 1,004 | −1,394 | |
| 28 | Dick Brooks | 1,003 | −1,395 | 1 |
| 29 | Darrell Waltrip | 886 | −1,512 | |
| 30 | John Sears | 868 | −1,530 |