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Atlanta 500 Race Results
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
April 01, 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 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 328 | 125 | 16,125 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 326 | 98 | 9,325 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 323 | 96 | 6,200 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 322 | 94 | 4,525 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 321 | 92 | 4,575 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 319 | 90 | 2,625 | Running | |
| 7 | 35 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 319 | 88 | 2,375 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 317 | 86 | 2,125 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Lovell Racing Chevrolet | 317 | 84 | 2,025 | Running | |
| 10 | 3 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Nixon Racing Dodge | 317 | 82 | 1,975 | Running | |
| 11 | 1 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | 1,875 | Running | |
| 12 | 13 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 313 | 78 | 1,775 | Running | |
| 13 | 33 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 311 | 76 | 1,675 | Running | |
| 14 | 27 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 310 | 74 | 1,525 | Running | |
| 15 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken Plymouth | 309 | 72 | 1,375 | Running | |
| 16 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing Dodge | 309 | 70 | 1,275 | Running | |
| 17 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax Ford | 303 | 68 | 1,225 | Running | |
| 18 | 40 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales Ford | 302 | 0 | 1,200 | Running | |
| 19 | 32 | 89 | Johnny Barnes | Hopper-Crews Mercury | 299 | 0 | 1,175 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label Mercury | 299 | 62 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 21 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Mercury | 288 | 60 | 1,105 | Running | |
| 22 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts Plymouth | 282 | 58 | 1,080 | Running | |
| 23 | 23 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 274 | 56 | 1,055 | Transmission | |
| 24 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing Mercury | 274 | 54 | 1,030 | Running | |
| 25 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 272 | 52 | 1,005 | Running | |
| 26 | 30 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 259 | 50 | 995 | Running | |
| 28 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement Dodge | 222 | 46 | 970 | Oil Line | |
| 29 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Mercury | 209 | 44 | 960 | Engine | |
| 30 | 12 | 16 | Mark Donohue | AMC American Motors | 202 | 0 | 950 | Engine | |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing Dodge | 192 | 40 | 945 | Engine | |
| 32 | 39 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing Dodge | 179 | 38 | 940 | Clutch | |
| 33 | 18 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport Mercury | 160 | 0 | 935 | Spindle | |
| 34 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 140 | 34 | 1,430 | Engine | |
| 35 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 103 | 32 | 925 | Engine | |
| 36 | 36 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | 80 | 30 | 920 | Valve Spring | |
| 37 | 22 | 07 | Bobby Mausgrover | Gohr Distributors Chevrolet | 58 | 28 | 915 | Valve | |
| 38 | 29 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction Chevrolet | 40 | 26 | 910 | Vibration | |
| 39 | 10 | 22 | Pete Hamilton | Crawford Racing Plymouth | 38 | 24 | 905 | Head Gasket | |
| 40 | 24 | 84 | Tony Bettenhausen | Vita Fresh Orange Juice Dodge | 9 | 22 | 900 | Oil Leak |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 34 Minutes 52 Seconds
Average Speed .:139.351
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds
