| 1973 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $58,681 | Race Date: | Apr 29, 1973 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 44m 26s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 70.251 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 49 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 180 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 86.369 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 180 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 312 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Running |  | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 494 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 440 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 40 | Frank Warren | Winston 500 | Running | | 0 | 440 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick | Rear Gear | | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Running | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Accident | | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 0 | 334 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Brakes | | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | Engine | AMC Matador | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Oil Leak | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Oil Leak | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Alternator | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
