1973 Richmond 500

Race 3 of 28

Richmond
500 laps
Time of race: 3:37:29
Average speed of winner: 74.764 mph
Margin of victory: 13.6 sec.
Lead changes: 19 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 78 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1-66, D. Allison 67-68, Isaac 69-71, Parsons 72-87, Yarborough 88-129, Isaac 130-143, Yarborough 144-166, Isaac 167, Baker 168-169, Yarborough 170-252, Petty 253-263, Isaac 264-265, Petty 266-394, Baker 395-400, Yarborough 401-403, Petty 404-416, Baker 417, Petty 418-427, Baker 428-436, Petty 437-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		500	5	227	running	6350	0
2	5	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		500	4	18	running	4050	0
3	6	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		497	4	151	running	3450	0
4	10	Bobby Isaac	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		495	4	20	running	2900	0
5	20	Dave Marcis	2		'71 Dodge	Marcis			491	0	0	running	1150	0
6	9	Bill Dennis	17		'72 Chevrolet	Brooking			491	0	0	running	925	0
7	11	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			490	0	0	running	835	0
8	4	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			489	0	0	running	975	0
9	17	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			486	0	0	running	950	0
10	2	Benny Parsons	72		'72 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		484	1	16	running	925	0
11	18	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			479	0	0	running	775	0
12	14	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			476	0	0	running	765	0
13	21	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			459	0	0	running	745	0
14	22	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			456	0	0	running	735	0
15	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison		90.952	451	1	66	running	2475	0
16	26	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			446	0	0	running	700	0
17	24	Buddy Arrington	67		'71 Dodge	Arrington			439	0	0	running	445	0
18	29	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			432	0	0	running	790	0
19	19	John Sears	4		'73 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			424	0	0	running	685	0
20	28	Richard D. Brown	51		'72 Chevrolet	Strong			349	0	0	engine	425	0
21	12	Sonny Hutchins	82		'72 Chevrolet				254	0	0	accident	440	0
22	25	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			237	0	0	no tires	640	0
23	16	Tiny Lund	55		'72 Chevrolet	Carl Price			229	0	0	rear end	405	0
24	23	Neil Castles	06		'73 Dodge	Castles			210	0	0	accident	370	0
25	3	Donnie Allison	59		'72 Chevrolet	DiGard			162	1	2	engine	385	0
26	7	Ray Hendrick	90		'71 Mercury	Donlavey			151	0	0	engine	600	0
27	15	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			126	0	0	engine	575	0
28	30	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			110	0	0	engine	300	0
29	13	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			54	0	0	engine	560	0
30	27	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			1	0	0	accident	275	0