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1973 Richmond 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 28
Sunday, February 25, 1973 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:37:29
Average speed: 74.764 mph
Pole speed: 90.952 mph

Cautions: 8 for 78 laps
Margin of victory: 13.6 sec
Attendance: 18000
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1973 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	8	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'73 Dodge	500	6350	running	227
2	5	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	500	4050	running	18
3	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'73 Chevrolet	497	3450	running	151
4	10	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	495	2900	running	20
5	20	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing (Dave Marcis)	'71 Dodge	491	1150	running	0
6	9	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick (H.J. Brooking)	'72 Chevrolet	491	925	running	0
7	11	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'73 Chevrolet	490	835	running	0
8	4	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	489	975	running	0
9	17	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	486	950	running	0
10	2	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing (L.G. DeWitt)	'72 Chevrolet	484	925	running	16
11	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	479	775	running	0
12	14	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'71 Ford	476	765	running	0
13	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	459	745	running	0
14	22	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'71 Ford	456	735	running	0
15	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'73 Chevrolet	451	2475	running	66
16	26	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing (Henley Gray)	'71 Ford	446	700	running	0
17	24	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken (Buddy Arrington)	'71 Dodge	439	445	running	0
18	29	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	432	790	running	0
19	19	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'73 Dodge	424	685	running	0
20	28	51	Richard D. Brown	Strong Racing (Bill Strong)	'72 Chevrolet	349	425	engine	0
21	12	82	Sonny Hutchins	Harraka Enterprises	'72 Chevrolet	254	440	crash	0
22	25	79	Frank Warren	Rossmeyer (Frank Warren)	'73 Dodge	237	640	no tires	0
23	16	55	Tiny Lund	Price Construction (Carl Price)	'72 Chevrolet	229	405	rear end	0
24	23	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'73 Dodge	210	370	crash	0
25	3	59	Donnie Allison	Professional Realtors (DiGard Racing)	'72 Chevrolet	162	385	engine	2
26	7	90	Ray Hendrick	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'71 Mercury	151	600	engine	0
27	15	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	126	575	engine	0
28	30	05	David Sisco	McGee Racing (Charlie McGee)	'72 Chevrolet	110	300	engine	0
29	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'71 Chevrolet	54	560	engine	0
30	27	45	Vic Parsons	Seifert Rent-A-Racer (Bill Seifert)	'71 Mercury	1	275	crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	66	66
Donnie Allison	67	68	2
Bobby Isaac	69	71	3
Benny Parsons	72	87	16
Cale Yarborough	88	129	42
Bobby Isaac	130	143	14
Cale Yarborough	144	166	23
Bobby Isaac	167	167	1
Buddy Baker	168	169	2
Cale Yarborough	170	252	83
Richard Petty	253	263	11
Bobby Isaac	264	265	2
Richard Petty	266	394	129
Buddy Baker	395	400	6
Cale Yarborough	401	403	3
Richard Petty	404	416	13
Buddy Baker	417	417	1
Richard Petty	418	427	10
Buddy Baker	428	436	9
Richard Petty	437	500	64