Results

The 1973 Dixie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Dixie 500

Sunday, July 22nd, 1973

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 8 Mercury
  • 9 Ford
  • 10 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 130.211
  • Cautions: 6 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 14 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 248 0 0 oil pump
17 22 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
27 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 205 7 0 engine
35 4 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 52 29 0 crash
11 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 312 0 0 running
34 25 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 65 0 0 axle
2 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 327 111 0 running
24 6 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 engine
40 27 09 Charles Barrett Ford 0 0 3 0 0 engine
19 39 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 302 0 0 running
30 9 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 engine
31 26 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 110 0 0 engine
32 32 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 91 0 0 lug bolt
1 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 328 178 0 running
26 36 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 240 0 0 engine
22 8 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 295 0 0 running
3 7 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 323 3 0 running
18 21 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 running
28 24 61 Ed Sczech Chevrolet 0 0 169 0 0 engine
38 12 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 35 0 0 engine
14 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 308 0 0 running
8 30 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 316 0 0 running
39 34 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 7 0 0 engine
13 18 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 309 0 0 running
7 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
9 35 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 314 0 0 running
21 23 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 301 0 0 running
5 19 90 Jody Ridley Mercury 0 0 319 0 0 running
4 13 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 321 0 0 running
36 38 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 45 0 0 engine
10 16 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 313 0 0 running
6 15 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 318 0 0 running
16 37 32 Randy Tissot Chevrolet 0 0 307 0 0 running
20 20 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 301 0 0 running
23 29 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 279 0 0 running
33 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 72 0 0 engine
12 40 20 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 309 0 0 running
37 28 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 39 0 0 engine
29 31 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 157 0 0 transmission
15 11 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 307 0 0 running

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