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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
September 30, 1973
480 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 252 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1973 Dodge
| 480
| 11,750
| running
| 108 |
2
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 479
| 12,500
| running
| 366 |
3
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 476
| 4,500
| running
| 0 |
4
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1973 Dodge
| 475
| 3,500
| running
| 6 |
5
| 12
| Jack McCoy
| 07
| Ernie Conn
| 1973 Dodge
| 469
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 466
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
7
| 9
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 466
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
8
| 18
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 465
| 1,575
| running
| 0 |
9
| 8
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Dodge
| 463
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
10
| 16
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 463
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
11
| 15
| Ray Hendrick
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Mercury
| 462
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
12
| 24
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Dodge
| 462
| 800
| running
| 0 |
13
| 21
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 460
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
14
| 22
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Mercury
| 454
| 1,085
| running
| 0 |
15
| 17
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1973 Dodge
| 450
| 1,040
| running
| 0 |
16
| 31
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 447
| 875
| running
| 0 |
17
| 23
| Mel Larson
| 73
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 446
| 600
| running
| 0 |
18
| 11
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 445
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
19
| 35
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 443
| 550
| running
| 0 |
20
| 28
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 441
| 525
| running
| 0 |
21
| 32
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 437
| 500
| running
| 0 |
22
| 26
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 428
| 740
| running
| 0 |
23
| 13
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 423
| 705
| running
| 0 |
24
| 36
| Ronnie Daniel
| 85
| Ronnie Daniel
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 409
| 470
| running
| 0 |
25
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 380
| 710
| running
| 0 |
26
| 30
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 356
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 29
| Pee Wee Wentz
| 04
|
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 215
| 440
| clutch
| 0 |
28
| 25
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 189
| 680
| transmission
| 0 |
29
| 20
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 177
| 420
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 5
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 172
| 410
| driveshaft
| 0 |
31
| 3
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 128
| 650
| rear end
| 0 |
32
| 34
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1971 Ford
| 120
| 390
| transmission
| 0 |
33
| 27
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1971 Dodge
| 63
| 380
| rear end
| 0 |
34
| 4
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 54
| 370
| brakes
| 0 |
35
| 14
| Richard D. Brown
| 44
| Jerry Brown
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 45
| 560
| oil leak
| 0 |
36
| 33
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 18
| 600
| oil leak
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 500 laps; ended at 480 because of rain.
Time of race: 03:48:51
Average Speed: 68.631 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.997 seconds
6 cautions for 69 laps
Race Purse: $ 28,000