Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta 500

Sunday, April 1st, 1973

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 139.351
  • Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 328 155 0 running
2 2 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 326 6 0 running
3 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 323 0 0 running
4 8 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 322 0 0 running
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 321 154 0 running
6 15 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 319 0 0 running
7 35 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 319 0 0 running
8 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
9 25 61 Clarence Lovell Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
10 3 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 317 0 0 running
11 1 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 running
12 13 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 313 0 0 running
13 33 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 311 0 0 running
14 27 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 310 0 0 running
15 37 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 309 0 0 running
16 34 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 309 0 0 running
17 19 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 303 0 0 running
18 40 09 Charles Barrett Ford 0 0 302 0 0 running
19 32 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 299 0 0 running
20 20 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 299 0 0 running
21 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 288 0 0 running
22 28 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 282 0 0 running
23 23 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 274 0 0 transmission
24 38 8 Ed Negre Mercury 0 0 274 0 0 running
25 21 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 272 0 0 running
26 30 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 259 0 0 running
27 17 50 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 225 0 0 overheating
28 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 222 0 0 oil line
29 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 209 0 0 engine
30 12 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 202 0 0 engine
31 31 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 192 0 0 engine
32 39 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 clutch
33 18 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 160 0 0 spindle
34 16 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 140 13 0 engine
35 6 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 103 0 0 engine
36 36 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 80 0 0 engine
37 22 07 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet 0 0 58 0 0 engine
38 29 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 40 0 0 vibration
39 10 22 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 38 0 0 engine
40 24 84 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 oil leak

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