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Results

The 1973 Capital City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 500

Sunday, September 9th, 1973

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 11 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 8 Dodge
  • 6 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.215
  • Cautions: 5 for 123 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Capital City 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
34 34 33 Baxter Price Chevrolet 0 0 3 0 0 crash
4 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 492 0 0 running
30 19 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 4 0 0 crash
3 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 497 54 0 running
5 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 482 0 0 running
17 4 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 348 0 0 running
2 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 498 17 0 running
7 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 477 0 0 running
11 21 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 461 0 0 running
25 27 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 13 0 0 engine
26 2 15 Darrell Waltrip Ford 0 0 4 0 0 crash
16 9 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 383 0 0 crash
31 8 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 4 0 0 crash
27 10 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 4 0 0 crash
24 22 29 Dick May Mercury 0 0 33 0 0 rear end
22 33 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 114 0 0 head gasket
21 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 175 0 0 engine
15 23 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 411 0 0 engine
14 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 452 0 0 running
9 16 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 473 0 0 running
29 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 crash
18 32 25 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 347 0 0 crash
8 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 476 0 0 running
20 18 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 203 0 0 overheating
28 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 crash
19 30 73 Mel Larson Dodge 0 0 305 0 0 engine
10 26 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 461 0 0 running
12 24 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 459 0 0 running
33 17 44 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 crash
1 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 500 429 0 running
13 28 20 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 457 0 0 running
23 29 85 Ronnie Daniel Chevrolet 0 0 66 0 0 transmission
32 15 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 4 0 0 crash
6 6 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 477 0 0 running

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