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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
April 1, 1973
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 9
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 328
| 16,625
| running
| 155 |
2
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 326
| 11,325
| running
| 6 |
3
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 323
| 6,700
| running
| 0 |
4
| 8
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 322
| 6,525
| running
| 0 |
5
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 321
| 6,575
| running
| 154 |
6
| 15
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 319
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
7
| 35
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 319
| 2,875
| running
| 0 |
8
| 11
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 317
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
9
| 25
| Clarence Lovell
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 317
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
10
| 3
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1972 Dodge
| 317
| 1,975
| running
| 0 |
11
| 1
| Gordon Johncock
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 315
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
12
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1971 Dodge
| 313
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
13
| 33
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 311
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
14
| 27
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 310
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
15
| 37
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 309
| 1,375
| running
| 0 |
16
| 34
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 309
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
17
| 19
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 303
| 1,725
| running
| 0 |
18
| 40
| Charles Barrett
| 09
| George Elliott
| 1971 Ford
| 302
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
19
| 32
| Johnny Barnes
| 89
| J.C. Crews
| 1971 Mercury
| 299
| 1,175
| running
| 0 |
20
| 20
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Mercury
| 299
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
21
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 288
| 1,605
| running
| 0 |
22
| 28
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| 1972 Plymouth
| 282
| 1,080
| running
| 0 |
23
| 23
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 274
| 1,555
| transmission
| 0 |
24
| 38
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Clyde Lynn
| 1971 Mercury
| 274
| 1,530
| running
| 0 |
25
| 21
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 272
| 1,505
| running
| 0 |
26
| 30
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 259
| 1,495
| running
| 0 |
27
| 17
| A.J. Foyt
| 50
| A.J. Foyt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 225
| 985
| overheating
| 0 |
28
| 7
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 222
| 970
| oil line
| 0 |
29
| 26
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 209
| 1,460
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 12
| Mark Donohue
| 16
| Roger Penske
| 1973 AMC Matador
| 202
| 950
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 31
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1972 Dodge
| 192
| 945
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 39
| Roy Mayne
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 179
| 1,440
| clutch
| 0 |
33
| 18
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 160
| 935
| spindle
| 0 |
34
| 16
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 140
| 3,430
| engine
| 13 |
35
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 103
| 2,925
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 36
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 80
| 1,420
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 22
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 07
| Gil Cramer
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 58
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 29
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Carl Price
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 40
| 910
| vibration
| 0 |
39
| 10
| Pete Hamilton
| 22
| Crawford Brothers
| 1972 Plymouth
| 38
| 905
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 24
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 84
| Buster Davis
| 1971 Dodge
| 9
| 900
| oil leak
| 0 |
|
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Siefert
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Notes: Qualifying rained out; starting positions determined by random draw.
48 cars were entered for the race.
Time of race: 03:34:52
Average Speed: 139.351 MPH
4 cautions for 31 laps
Attendance: 46,000