| 1973 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $99,855 | Race Date: | Jul 22, 1973 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap+ | Race Duration: | 3h 50m 1s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 130.211 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 47 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 178 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 157.163 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Dixie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 178 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 327 | 111 |
| 3 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running | | 0 | 323 | 3 |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Running |  | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 318 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 9 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 314 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 12 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Running |  | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 32 | Randy Tissot | Orr's Letter Service | Running | | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | Running | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Oil Pump | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Engine | | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 205 | 7 |
| 28 | 24 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | Engine | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Automotive | Transmission | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Engine | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Axle | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 35 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Accident | | 0 | 52 | 29 |
| 36 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 3 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing | Engine | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 9 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Engine | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
