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Dixie 500 Race Results
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
July 22, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 328 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 328 | 125 | 15,950 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 327 | 98 | 8,625 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing Chevrolet | 323 | 96 | 6,075 | Running | |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement Dodge | 321 | 94 | 4,800 | Running | |
| 5 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 319 | 92 | 4,035 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 318 | 90 | 3,425 | Running | |
| 9 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 314 | 84 | 2,250 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label Mercury | 313 | 82 | 2,425 | Running | |
| 11 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction Dodge | 312 | 80 | 2,125 | Running | |
| 12 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing Dodge | 309 | 78 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey Ford | 309 | 76 | 1,575 | Running | |
| 14 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing Dodge | 308 | 74 | 1,175 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 307 | 72 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 16 | 37 | 32 | Randy Tissot | Orr's Letter Service Chevrolet | 307 | 70 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts Mercury | 304 | 68 | 900 | Running | |
| 18 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 302 | 66 | 800 | Running | |
| 19 | 39 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 302 | 64 | 700 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug Ford | 301 | 62 | 950 | Running | |
| 21 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Ford | 301 | 60 | 620 | Running | |
| 22 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 295 | 58 | 1,105 | Running | |
| 23 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 279 | 56 | 600 | Running | |
| 24 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 262 | 54 | 640 | Engine | |
| 25 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 248 | 52 | 630 | Oil Pump | |
| 26 | 36 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing Chevrolet | 240 | 50 | 575 | Valve | |
| 27 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 205 | 48 | 870 | Valve | |
| 28 | 24 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing Chevrolet | 169 | 46 | 565 | Valve | |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Automotive Ford | 157 | 44 | 560 | Transmission | |
| 30 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 152 | 42 | 1,055 | Valve | |
| 31 | 26 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport Mercury | 110 | 0 | 1,450 | Overheating | |
| 32 | 32 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 91 | 38 | 545 | Lugs | |
| 33 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 72 | 36 | 1,540 | Engine | |
| 34 | 25 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 65 | 34 | 610 | Axle | |
| 35 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 52 | 32 | 580 | Accident | |
| 36 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | 45 | 30 | 525 | Engine | |
| 37 | 28 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing Mercury | 39 | 28 | 870 | Oil Pressure | |
| 38 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 35 | 26 | 865 | Camshaft | |
| 40 | 27 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales Ford | 3 | 0 | 880 | Head Gasket |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 50 Minutes 1 Seconds
Average Speed .:130.211
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
