Rich Brown Tops NASCAR Point Race

DAYTONA BEACH  Fla. (UP I) May 21, 1973 -  Richard Brown's fourth place finish in a weekend 100-mile event at Rougemont, N.C., has boosted him into the lead in the point standings of the NASCAR Grand National East Division. Brown, assistant manager of the Hickory, N.C., speedway, moved into the lead with 410.75 points, while idle Bobby Allison, of Hueytown, Ala., fell to seventh with 328 points, Allison, the leading money winner with $1,750 in Grand
National competition, skipped the Rougemont race in order to prepare for the Indianapolis 500. Eddie Yarboro of Elkin, N.C., moved into second with 388.75 points, with Ernie Shaw of Winston-Salem, N.C., third at 382 and David Boggs of Morrisville, N.C., fourth at 373.25. Canadian Vic Pa r sons,
second last week, fell to fifth with 380 points after finishing 17th at Rougemont when his car suffered a bent valve

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1     Buddy Baker   71  Nord Krauskopf  1972 Dodge  267     running    2     Cecil Gordon   24  Cecil Gordon  1972 Chevrolet           3     Elmo Langley   64  Elmo Langley  1971 Ford           4     Richard D. Brown   44  Jerry Brown  1972 Chevrolet           5     Richard Childress   96  Judy Childress  1972 Chevrolet           6    Eddie Yarboro 13 Eddie Yaboro  1970 Plymouth      bent valve    7    Baxter Price                 8    Neil Castles 06 Neil Castles 1973 Dodge           9    Ernie Shaw     1970 Ford          10    Donnie Watson     1971 Ford         11    Bill Shirey 74   1970 Plymouth         12    Wayne Andrews     1970 Ford         13    David Ray Boggs 57 R. L. Boggs 1970 Dodge         14    Bobby Fleming     1973 Chevrolet         15    Rick Newsome     1970 Mercury         16    Jerry Huflin     1973 Chevrolet         17    Vic Parsons     1971 Ford     bent valve   18    Ronnie Daniels 85 Ronnie Daniels 1970 Chevrolet         19    Dick May