| 1973 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $103,485 | Race Date: | Apr 1, 1973 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 52Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 139.351 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 31 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Gordon Johncock G. Johncock | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 155 of 328 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1973 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 155 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Running |  | 0 | 326 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running | | 0 | 321 | 154 |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 7 | 35 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Lovell Racing | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing | Running | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 311 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Running |  | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Running | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 89 | Johnny Barnes (R) | Hopper-Crews | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Transmission | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | Overheating | | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Oil Line | | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | Engine | AMC Matador | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Engine | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Suspension | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 0 | 140 | 13 |
| 35 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | 07 | Bobby Mausgrover | Gohr Distributors | Engine | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | Vibration | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | 22 | Pete Hamilton | Land Harbors of America | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 84 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
