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Capital City 500 Race Results
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Richmond International Raceway
September 09, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/375 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 500 | 125 | 5,275 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 498 | 98 | 2,925 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 497 | 96 | 2,650 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 492 | 94 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 5 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction Dodge | 482 | 92 | 1,330 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 477 | 90 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 477 | 88 | 960 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 476 | 86 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey Mercury | 473 | 84 | 975 | Running | |
| 10 | 26 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug Ford | 461 | 82 | 725 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 461 | 80 | 625 | Running | |
| 12 | 24 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 459 | 78 | 615 | Running | |
| 13 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing Ford | 457 | 76 | 595 | Running | |
| 14 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing Dodge | 452 | 74 | 585 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 411 | 72 | 575 | Engine | |
| 16 | 9 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing Chevrolet | 383 | 70 | 800 | Accident | |
| 17 | 4 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 348 | 68 | 570 | Running | |
| 18 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 347 | 66 | 540 | Accident | |
| 19 | 30 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol Dodge | 305 | 64 | 535 | Engine | |
| 20 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | 203 | 62 | 675 | Overheating | |
| 21 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing Dodge | 175 | 60 | 500 | Engine | |
| 22 | 33 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing Ford | 114 | 58 | 490 | Head Gasket | |
| 23 | 29 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing Chevrolet | 66 | 56 | 480 | Transmission | |
| 24 | 22 | 29 | Dick May | Hollar Racing Mercury | 33 | 54 | 470 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 2 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 4 | 0 | 495 | Accident | |
| 27 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 4 | 48 | 620 | Accident | |
| 28 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 4 | 46 | 440 | Accident | |
| 30 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts Ford | 4 | 42 | 520 | Accident | |
| 31 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 4 | 40 | 635 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing Ford | 4 | 38 | 530 | Accident | |
| 33 | 17 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing Chevrolet | 4 | 36 | 500 | Accident | |
| 34 | 34 | 33 | Baxter Price | Price Racing Chevrolet | 3 | 34 | 325 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 17 Minutes 13 Seconds
Average Speed .:63.215
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds
