Richmond 500
1973 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$35,600Race Date:Feb 25, 1973Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:13.600 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 37Min 29Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:19Average Speed:74.764 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:8 For 78 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDodge:9
Car No.:#43 DodgeCar No.:#12 ChevroletChevrolet:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Bobby Allison MotorsportsFord:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Mercury:0
Laps Led:227 of 500Pole Speed:90.952 MPH
Official 1973 Richmond 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1843 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP0500127Running
2571 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance050018Running
3611 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughKar-Kare0497127Running
41015 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacSta-Power Industries049520Running
5202 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing04910Running
6917 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisEmrick04910Running
71154 Lennie Pond L. Pond (R)Lennie PondMaster Chevrolet04900Running
8424 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04890Running
91748 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04860Running
10272 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing048416Running
111830 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing04790Running
121464 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04760Running
132125 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04590Running
142210 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing04560Running
15112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola045166Running
162619 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04460Running
172467 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonKentucky Fried Chicken04390Running
182977 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsSunny King04320Running
19194 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air04240Running
202851 Richard D. Brown R. BrownRichard D. BrownStrong Racing03490Engine
211282 Sonny Hutchins S. HutchinsSonny HutchinsHarraka Enterprises02540Accident
222579 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenRossmeyer 02370Tire
231655 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundPrice Construction02290Rear Gear
242306 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesHoward Furniture02100Accident
25359 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonProfessional Realtors01622Engine
26790 Ray Hendrick R. HendrickRay HendrickTruxmore Industries01510Engine
27157 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonBelden Asphalt01260Engine
283005 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoMcGee Racing01100Engine
291370 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing0540Engine
302745 Vic Parsons V. ParsonsVic ParsonsSeifert Rent-A-Racer010Accident

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