1973 Dixie 500

Race 19 of 28

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:50:01
Average speed of winner: 130.211 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 14 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, B. Allison 1-2, Isaac 3-31, Yarborough 32-39, B. Allison 40-41, Pearson 42, D. Allison 43-44, Yarborough 45-55, Pearson 56-57, B. Allison 58-60, Pearson 61-70, Yarborough 71-123, D. Allison 124, Yarborough 125-163, Pearson 164-328

Race notes: Debut for Jody Ridley and Randy Tissot. Finale for Charles Barrett.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		328	4	178	running	16650	0
2	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		327	4	111	running	10625	0
3	7	Donnie Allison	88		'73 Chevrolet	DiGard			323	2	3	running	6075	0
4	13	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			321	0	0	running	4800	0
5	19	Jody Ridley	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			319	0	0	running	4535	0
6	15	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			318	0	0	running	3425	0
7	10	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			317	0	0	running	3750	0
8	30	G.C. Spencer	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			316	0	0	running	2500	0
9	35	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			314	0	0	running	2750	0
10	16	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			313	0	0	running	2425	0
11	17	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Dodge	Arrington			312	0	0	running	2625	0
12	40	Rick Newsom	20		'71 Ford	Newsom			309	0	0	running	1500	0
13	18	Henley Gray	19		'72 Ford	Henley Gray			309	0	0	running	1575	0
14	33	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			308	0	0	running	1675	0
15	11	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			307	0	0	running	2000	0
16	37	Randy Tissot	32	Tilitco	'73 Chevrolet				307	0	0	running	1000	0
17	22	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			304	0	0	running	1400	0
18	21	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			302	0	0	running	1300	0
19	39	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			302	0	0	running	1200	0
20	20	Raymond Williams	47		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			301	0	0	running	950	0
21	23	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			301	0	0	running	1120	0
22	8	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			295	0	0	running	1605	0
23	29	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			279	0	0	running	1100	0
24	6	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			262	0	0	engine	1140	0
25	14	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		248	0	0	oil pump	1130	0
26	36	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			240	0	0	engine	1075	0
27	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison			205	3	7	engine	2870	0
28	24	Ed Sczech	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			169	0	0	engine	565	0
29	31	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			157	0	0	transmission	560	0
30	9	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			152	0	0	engine	1055	0
31	26	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			110	0	0	engine	1450	0
32	32	Dave Marcis	2		'71 Dodge	Marcis			91	0	0	lug bolt	545	0
33	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman	157.163	72	0	0	engine	3540	0
34	25	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		65	0	0	axle	2610	0
35	4	Bobby Isaac	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		52	1	29	accident	2580	0
36	39	John Sears	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			45	0	0	engine	525	0
37	28	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Gale			39	0	0	engine	870	0
38	12	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			35	0	0	engine	1365	0
39	34	H.B. Bailey	36		'73 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			7	0	0	engine	510	0
40	27	Charles Barrett	09		'71 Ford	George Elliott			3	0	0	engine	880	0