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Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
July 22, 1973
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 5
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 328
| 16,650
| running
| 178 |
2
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 327
| 10,625
| running
| 111 |
3
| 7
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 323
| 6,075
| running
| 3 |
4
| 13
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1973 Dodge
| 321
| 4,800
| running
| 0 |
5
| 19
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 319
| 4,535
| running
| 0 |
6
| 15
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 318
| 3,425
| running
| 0 |
7
| 10
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 317
| 3,750
| running
| 0 |
8
| 30
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1972 Dodge
| 316
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
9
| 35
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 314
| 2,750
| running
| 0 |
10
| 16
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Mercury
| 313
| 2,425
| running
| 0 |
11
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 312
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
12
| 40
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1971 Ford
| 309
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1972 Ford
| 309
| 1,575
| running
| 0 |
14
| 33
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 308
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
15
| 11
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 307
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
16
| 37
| Randy Tissot
| 32
| Randy Tissot
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 307
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
17
| 22
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 304
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
18
| 21
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 302
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
19
| 39
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 302
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
20
| 20
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 301
| 950
| running
| 0 |
21
| 23
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 301
| 1,120
| running
| 0 |
22
| 8
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 295
| 1,605
| running
| 0 |
23
| 29
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 279
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
24
| 6
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 262
| 1,140
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 14
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 248
| 1,130
| oil pump
| 0 |
26
| 36
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 240
| 1,075
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 205
| 2,870
| engine
| 7 |
28
| 24
| Ed Sczech
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 169
| 565
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 31
| Vic Parsons
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 157
| 560
| transmission
| 0 |
30
| 9
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 152
| 1,055
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 26
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 110
| 1,450
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 32
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1971 Dodge
| 91
| 545
| lug bolt
| 0 |
33
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 72
| 3,540
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 25
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 65
| 2,610
| axle
| 0 |
35
| 4
| Bobby Isaac
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 52
| 2,580
| accident
| 29 |
36
| 38
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 45
| 525
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Tommy Gale
| 1971 Mercury
| 39
| 870
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 35
| 1,365
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 34
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 1973 Pontiac
| 7
| 510
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 27
| Charles Barrett
| 09
| George Elliott
| 1971 Ford
| 3
| 880
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:50:01
Average Speed: 130.211 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.863 seconds
6 cautions for 47 laps
Attendance: 30,000