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Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 29, 1973
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 500
| 11,250
| running
| 180 |
| 2
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 500
| 11,500
| running
| 312 |
| 3
| 8
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 495
| 4,500
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 494
| 3,500
| running
| 8 |
| 5
| 3
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 490
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 488
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| Jimmy Hensley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 485
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 471
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 16
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 469
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 468
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 464
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 28
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1971 Ford
| 461
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 25
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 459
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 24
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 453
| 926
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 440
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 33
| Frank Warren
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 440
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 11
| Bill Dennis
| 17
| H.J. Brooking
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 404
| 600
| rear end
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 397
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 7
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 375
| 550
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 30
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 339
| 775
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 334
| 2,250
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 31
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Clyde Lynn
| 1971 Mercury
| 257
| 740
| suspension
| 0 |
| 23
| 32
| Ronnie Daniel
| 85
| Ronnie Daniel
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 251
| 480
| ignition
| 0 |
| 24
| 14
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 223
| 470
| brakes
| 0 |
| 25
| 17
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 212
| 450
| brakes
| 0 |
| 26
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Roger Penske
| 1973 AMC Matador
| 114
| 450
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 45
| 940
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 45
| 680
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 26
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 45
| 670
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 30
| 22
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 35
| 660
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 31
| 23
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 35
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 30
| 1,890
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 33
| 34
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 15
| 380
| alternator
| 0 |
| 34
| 18
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 2
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:44:26
Average Speed: 70.251 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.883 seconds
7 cautions for 49 laps
Attendance: 29,000