Results

The 1973 Richmond 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 500

Sunday, February 25th, 1973

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 8 Dodge
  • 5 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 74.764
  • Cautions: 8 for 78 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 500 227 0 running
2 5 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 500 18 0 running
3 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 497 151 0 running
4 10 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 495 20 0 running
5 20 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
6 9 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 491 0 0 running
7 11 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 490 0 0 running
8 4 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
9 17 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 486 0 0 running
10 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 484 16 0 running
11 18 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 479 0 0 running
12 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
13 21 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 459 0 0 running
14 22 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 456 0 0 running
15 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 451 66 0 running
16 26 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 446 0 0 running
17 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 439 0 0 running
18 29 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 432 0 0 running
19 19 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 424 0 0 running
20 28 51 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 349 0 0 engine
21 12 82 Sonny Hutchins Chevrolet 0 0 254 0 0 crash
22 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 237 0 0 no tires
23 16 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 229 0 0 rear end
24 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 210 0 0 crash
25 3 59 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 162 2 0 engine
26 7 90 Ray Hendrick Mercury 0 0 151 0 0 engine
27 15 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 126 0 0 engine
28 30 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 110 0 0 engine
29 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 54 0 0 engine
30 27 45 Vic Parsons Mercury 0 0 1 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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