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1973 Atlanta 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 28
Sunday, April 1, 1973 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:52
Average speed: 139.351 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 46000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1973 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	9	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	328	16625	running	155
2	2	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	326	11325	running	6
3	5	72	Benny Parsons	Steel Arena (L.G. DeWitt)	'72 Chevrolet	323	6700	running	0
4	8	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'73 Dodge	322	6525	running	0
5	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'73 Chevrolet	321	6575	running	154
6	15	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	319	2625	running	0
7	35	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'71 Mercury	319	2875	running	0
8	11	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	317	2625	running	0
9	25	61	Clarence Lovell	Lovell Racing (Don Bierschwale)	'73 Chevrolet	317	2025	running	0
10	3	31	Jim Vandiver	Shoney's Big Boy (O.L. Nixon)	'72 Dodge	317	1975	running	0
11	1	28	Gordon Johncock	L'eggs (Hoss Ellington)	'72 Chevrolet	315	1875	running	0
12	13	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing (Dave Marcis)	'71 Dodge	313	1775	running	0
13	33	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	311	1675	running	0
14	27	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	310	2025	running	0
15	37	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	309	1375	running	0
16	34	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing (Frank Warren)	'73 Dodge	309	1775	running	0
17	19	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax (Raymond Williams)	'72 Ford	303	1725	running	0
18	40	09	Charles Barrett	Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott)	'71 Ford	302	1200	running	0
19	32	89	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'71 Mercury	299	1175	running	0
20	20	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label (Harley Smith)	'71 Mercury	299	1150	running	0
21	14	48	James Hylton	Pugmire Lincoln-Mercury (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	288	1605	running	0
22	28	01	Earle Canavan	Kosin's Auto Parts (Earle Canavan)	'72 Plymouth	282	1080	running	0
23	23	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	274	1555	transmission	0
24	38	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	274	1530	running	0
25	21	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	272	1505	running	0
26	30	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	259	1495	running	0
27	17	50	A.J. Foyt	Purolator (A.J. Foyt)	'73 Chevrolet	225	985	overheating	0
28	7	18	Joe Frasson	Holton Dodge Atlanta (Joe Frasson)	'73 Dodge	222	970	oil line	0
29	26	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'71 Mercury	209	1460	engine	0
30	12	16	Mark Donohue	AMC (Roger Penske)	'73 Matador	202	950	engine	0
31	31	88	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing (Roger Lubinski)	'72 Dodge	192	945	engine	0
32	39	25	Roy Mayne	Robertson Racing (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	179	1440	clutch	0
33	18	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip)	'71 Mercury	160	935	spindle	0
34	16	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'73 Dodge	140	3430	engine	13
35	6	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'73 Chevrolet	103	2925	engine	0
36	36	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'71 Dodge	80	1420	engine	0
37	22	07	Bobby Mausgrover	Gohr Distributors (Gil Cramer)	'72 Chevrolet	58	915	engine	0
38	29	55	Tiny Lund	Price Construction (Carl Price)	'72 Chevrolet	40	910	vibration	0
39	10	22	Pete Hamilton	Land Harbors of America (Crawford Brothers)	'72 Plymouth	38	905	engine	0
40	24	84	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Buster Davis)	'71 Dodge	9	900	oil leak	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Eddie Bond	0	Bond Racing	Eddie Bond	Dodge
	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	38	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet
	John Utsman	49	Sheffield Automatic	G.C. Spencer	Dodge
DC	Sammy Sessions	84	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Buster Davis	Dodge
WD	Vic Parsons	45		Bill Seifert

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	41	41
David Pearson	42	49	8
Richard Petty	50	55	6
Bobby Isaac	56	61	6
David Pearson	62	71	10
Cale Yarborough	72	100	29
David Pearson	101	107	7
Richard Petty	108	114	7
David Pearson	115	150	36
Cale Yarborough	151	156	6
David Pearson	157	162	6
Cale Yarborough	163	164	2
David Pearson	165	167	3
Cale Yarborough	168	193	26
David Pearson	194	213	20
Cale Yarborough	214	217	4
David Pearson	218	218	1
Cale Yarborough	219	219	1
David Pearson	220	223	4
Cale Yarborough	224	224	1
David Pearson	225	229	5
Cale Yarborough	230	273	44
David Pearson	274	328	55