| 1973 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $59,400 | Race Date: | Sep 30, 1973 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap+ | Race Duration: | 3h 48m 51s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 68.831 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 69 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Andy Belmont Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 108 of 480 | Pole Speed: | 87.922 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 480 | 108 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 479 | 366 |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 475 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Noble Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running | | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 90 | Ray Hendrick | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Race Fans | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 441 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | | 0 | 428 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Running | | 0 | 409 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 356 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 4 | Pee Wee Wentz | Clutch | | 0 | 215 | 0 | |
| 28 | 25 | 5 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Accident | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Driveshaft | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Rear Gear | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | Transmission | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
