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1973 Dixie 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 28 Sunday, July 22, 1973 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:50:01 Average speed: 130.211 mph Pole speed: 157.163 mph Cautions: 6 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1973 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 328 16650 running 178 2 3 11   Cale Yarborough Kar-Kare   (Richard Howard) '73 Chevrolet 327 10625 running 111 3 7 88   Donnie Allison DiGard Racing   (DiGard Racing) '73 Chevrolet 323 6075 running 3 4 13 18   Joe Frasson Frasson Cement   (Joe Frasson) '73 Dodge 321 4800 running 0 5 19 90   Jody Ridley Truxmore Industries   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Mercury 319 4535 running 0 6 15 54   Lennie Pond Master Chevy Sales   (Ronnie Elder) '73 Chevrolet 318 3425 running 0 7 10 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) '72 Chevrolet 317 3750 running 0 8 30 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '72 Dodge 316 2500 running 0 9 35 25   Jabe Thomas Robertson Racing   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 314 2750 running 0 10 16 92   Larry Smith Carling Black Label   (Harley Smith) '71 Mercury 313 2425 running 0 11 17 67   Buddy Arrington Cherokee Construction   (Buddy Arrington) '72 Dodge 312 2625 running 0 12 40 20   Rick Newsom Holbrook Waterproofing   (Rick Newsom) '71 Ford 309 1500 running 0 13 18 19   Henley Gray Warren Lindsey   (Henley Gray) '72 Ford 309 1575 running 0 14 33 79   Frank Warren Warren Racing   (Frank Warren) '73 Dodge 308 1675 running 0 15 11 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 307 2000 running 0 16 37 32   Randy Tissot Orr's Letter Service   (Randy Tissot) '73 Chevrolet 307 1000 running 0 17 22 10   Bill Champion Earl Powell Auto Parts   (Bill Champion) '71 Mercury 304 1400 running 0 18 21 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '73 Dodge 302 1300 running 0 19 39 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 302 1200 running 0 20 20 47   Raymond Williams Jug   (Raymond Williams) '72 Ford 301 950 running 0 21 23 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 301 1120 running 0 22 8 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 295 1605 running 0 23 29 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 279 1100 running 0 24 6 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 262 1140 engine 0 25 14 72   Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing   (L.G. DeWitt) '73 Chevrolet 248 1130 oil pump 0 26 36 05   David Sisco Sisco Racing   (Charlie McGee) '72 Chevrolet 240 1075 engine 0 27 2 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '73 Chevrolet 205 2870 engine 7 28 24 61   Ed Sczech B & B Racing   (Don Bierschwale) '73 Chevrolet 169 565 engine 0 29 31 45   Vic Parsons Seifert Automotive   (Bill Seifert) '71 Ford 157 560 transmission 0 30 9 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 152 1055 engine 0 31 26 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 110 1450 engine 0 32 32 2   Dave Marcis Marcis Racing   (Dave Marcis) '71 Dodge 91 545 lug bolt 0 33 1 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '73 Dodge 72 3540 engine 0 34 25 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '73 Dodge 65 2610 axle 0 35 4 15   Bobby Isaac Sta-Power Industries   (Bud Moore) '72 Ford 52 2580 crash 29 36 38 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '71 Dodge 45 525 engine 0 37 28 03   Tommy Gale Gale Racing   (Tommy Gale) '71 Mercury 39 870 engine 0 38 12 64   Elmo Langley Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 35 1365 engine 0 39 34 36   H.B. Bailey Bailey Racing   (H.B. Bailey) '73 Pontiac 7 510 engine 0 40 27 09   Charles Barrett Dahlonega Ford Sales   (George Elliott) '71 Ford 3 880 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 Phil Finney 80 Finney Racing Wallace Finney Chevrolet 42 Richard D. Brown 44 Strong Racing Jerry Brown Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Allison 1 2 2   Bobby Isaac 3 31 29   Cale Yarborough 32 39 8   Bobby Allison 40 41 2   David Pearson 42 42 1   Donnie Allison 43 44 2   Cale Yarborough 45 55 11   David Pearson 56 57 2   Bobby Allison 58 60 3   David Pearson 61 70 10   Cale Yarborough 71 123 53   Donnie Allison 124 124 1   Cale Yarborough 125 163 39   David Pearson 164 328 165