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Virginia 500 Race Results
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Martinsville Speedway
April 29, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 500 | 125 | 11,000 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare Chevrolet | 500 | 98 | 10,000 | Running | |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries Ford | 495 | 96 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance Dodge | 494 | 94 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 490 | 92 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing Chevrolet | 488 | 90 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Truxmore Industries Mercury | 485 | 88 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Mercury | 471 | 86 | 1,200 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer Ford | 469 | 84 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 10 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Ford | 468 | 82 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 464 | 80 | 900 | Running | |
| 12 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing Ford | 461 | 78 | 800 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing Ford | 453 | 74 | 675 | Running | |
| 15 | 29 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing Ford | 440 | 72 | 650 | Running | |
| 16 | 33 | 40 | Frank Warren | Winston 500 Ford | 440 | 70 | 625 | Running | |
| 17 | 11 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick Chevrolet | 404 | 68 | 600 | Rear End | |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken Dodge | 397 | 66 | 575 | Running | |
| 19 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 375 | 64 | 550 | Accident | |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | 339 | 62 | 525 | Accident | |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 334 | 60 | 750 | Valve | |
| 22 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing Ford | 257 | 58 | 490 | A-Frame | |
| 23 | 32 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing Chevrolet | 251 | 56 | 480 | Ignition | |
| 24 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 223 | 54 | 470 | Brakes | |
| 25 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing Chevrolet | 212 | 52 | 450 | Brakes | |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC American Motors | 114 | 50 | 450 | Head Gasket | |
| 27 | 2 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing Chevrolet | 45 | 48 | 940 | Oil Leak | |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge | 45 | 46 | 430 | Engine | |
| 29 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt Mercury | 45 | 44 | 420 | Oil Leak | |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing Dodge | 35 | 42 | 410 | Oil Leak | |
| 31 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax Ford | 35 | 40 | 400 | Head Gasket | |
| 32 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 30 | 38 | 390 | Oil Leak | |
| 33 | 34 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing Chevrolet | 15 | 36 | 380 | Alternator | |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Ford | 2 | 34 | 370 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 26 Seconds
Average Speed .:70.251
Margin of Victory .: 12.000 Seconds
