Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

April 1st, 1973

Race #6 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 139.351 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 31
  • Lead Changes: 23
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 328 155 Running
2 2 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 0 326 6 Running
3 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 323 0 Running
4 8 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 322 0 Running
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 321 154 Running
6 15 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 319 0 Running
7 35 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 0 319 0 Running
8 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 0 317 0 Running
9 25 61 Clarence Lovell Chevrolet 0 0 0 317 0 Running
10 3 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 317 0 Running
11 1 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 0 315 0 Running
12 13 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 313 0 Running
13 33 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 311 0 Running
14 27 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 310 0 Running
15 37 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 0 309 0 Running
16 34 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 309 0 Running
17 19 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 303 0 Running
18 40 09 Charles Barrett Ford 0 0 0 302 0 Running
19 32 89 Johnny Barnes Mercury 0 0 0 299 0 Running
20 20 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 0 299 0 Running
21 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 288 0 Running
22 28 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 0 282 0 Running
23 23 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 274 0 Transmission
24 38 8 Ed Negre Mercury 0 0 0 274 0 Running
25 21 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 272 0 Running
26 30 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 259 0 Running
27 17 50 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 225 0 Overheating
28 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 222 0 Oil line
29 26 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 209 0 Engine
30 12 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 0 202 0 Engine
31 31 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 192 0 Engine
32 39 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 0 179 0 Clutch
33 18 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 160 0 Spindle
34 16 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 140 13 Engine
35 6 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 103 0 Engine
36 36 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 80 0 Engine
37 22 07 Bobby Mausgrover Chevrolet 0 0 0 58 0 Engine
38 29 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 40 0 Vibration
39 10 22 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 38 0 Engine
40 24 84 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Dodge 0 0 0 9 0 Oil leak