The 1973 National 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 7, 1973. Cale Yarborough dominated the race, leading 257 of the 334 laps in route to his fourth and final victory of the year. With just one race to go, Yarborough closed down Benny Parsons's (4th) points lead. Parsons now needed to have a decent day in the season finale to win the title. Stats