| 1973 Capital City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $43,020 | Race Date: | Sep 9, 1973 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 13m 17s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 63.215 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 123 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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 429 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 90.245 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Capital City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 429 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 497 | 54 |
| 4 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running |  | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | Running |  | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 411 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Accident | | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 347 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Engine | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Overheating | | 0 | 203 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 29 | Dick May | Hollar Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Engine | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Sta-Power Industries | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 33 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
