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Richmond 500 Race Results
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Richmond International Raceway
February 25, 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 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 500 | 125 | 4,850 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 500 | 98 | 2,550 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 497 | 96 | 1,950 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 495 | 94 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 491 | 92 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick Chevrolet | 491 | 90 | 925 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 490 | 88 | 835 | Running | |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 489 | 86 | 725 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 486 | 84 | 700 | Running | |
| 10 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 484 | 82 | 675 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 479 | 80 | 525 | Running | |
| 12 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 476 | 78 | 515 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 459 | 76 | 495 | Running | |
| 14 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Ford | 456 | 74 | 485 | Running | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 451 | 72 | 975 | Running | |
| 16 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing Ford | 446 | 70 | 450 | Running | |
| 17 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken Dodge | 439 | 68 | 445 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 432 | 66 | 440 | Running | |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | 424 | 64 | 435 | Running | |
| 20 | 28 | 51 | Richard D. Brown | Strong Racing Chevrolet | 349 | 62 | 425 | Engine | |
| 21 | 12 | 82 | Sonny Hutchins | Harraka Enterprises Chevrolet | 254 | 60 | 440 | Accident | |
| 22 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Rossmeyer Dodge | 237 | 58 | 390 | Tire | |
| 23 | 16 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | 405 | Rear End | |
| 24 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture Dodge | 210 | 54 | 370 | Vibration | |
| 25 | 3 | 59 | Donnie Allison | Professional Realtors Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | 385 | Engine | |
| 26 | 7 | 90 | Ray Hendrick | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 151 | 50 | 350 | Engine | |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 126 | 48 | 325 | Engine | |
| 28 | 30 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing Chevrolet | 110 | 46 | 300 | Engine | |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer Mercury | 1 | 42 | 275 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 37 Minutes 29 Seconds
Average Speed .:74.764
Margin of Victory .: 13.600 Seconds
