| 1973 Richmond 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $35,600 | Race Date: | Feb 25, 1973 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 13.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 37m 29s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 74.764 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 78 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 227 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 90.952 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Richmond 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 227 |
| 2 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 500 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 151 |
| 4 | 10 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Running |  | 0 | 495 | 20 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 484 | 16 |
| 11 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 451 | 66 |
| 16 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 51 | Richard D. Brown | Strong Racing | Engine | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 82 | Sonny Hutchins | Harraka Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Rossmeyer | Tire | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Price Construction | Rear Gear | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Accident | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 59 | Donnie Allison | Professional Realtors | Engine | | 0 | 162 | 2 |
| 26 | 7 | 90 | Ray Hendrick | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 5 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | Engine | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Accident | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
