Jack Walker
Wilson LMS Results, Nov.04,1973
The annual season ending Southern 200 was held at the ½ dirt Wilson County Speedway on November 4th, 1973. Chubby Thompkins of Fayetteville, NC won the pole position with the fastest qualifying time for the 29 starting spots. Thompkins led the first 90 laps of the 200-lap event. Lap leaders were Joe Lane, Chubby Thompkins, and Sherrill Tyndall. The defending champion of the annual race, Mutt Powell finished 20th. Powell was overcome by exhaust fumes, and crashed his car into the fence on lap 104. Joe Lane of Timmonsville, SC drove his car to a one-lap victory over the Junior Johnson. Lane won $2000 for the victory.
