1973 Dixie 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 19 of 28
Date: July 22, 1973
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Dixie 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	5th	Winner Laps Led	178
Started First	Richard Petty	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (178)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$99,855	Winner Earnings	$16,650
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	19 of 28

Dixie 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	5	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	328	178	running	—	$16,650
2	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	327	111	running	—	$10,625
3	7	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	323	3	running	—	$6,075
4	13	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	321	0	running	—	$4,800
5	19	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	319	0	running	—	$4,535
6	15	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	318	0	running	—	$3,425
7	10	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	317	0	running	—	$3,750
8	30	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	316	0	running	—	$2,500
9	35	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	314	0	running	—	$2,750
10	16	92	Larry Smith	Carling Black Label	Harley Smith	Mercury	313	0	running	—	$2,425
11	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	312	0	running	—	$2,625
12	40	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	309	0	running	—	$1,500
13	18	19	Henley Gray	Warren Lindsey	Henley Gray	Ford	309	0	running	—	$1,575
14	33	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	308	0	running	—	$1,675
15	11	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	307	0	running	—	$2,000
16	37	32	Randy Tissot	Orr's Letter Service	Randy Tissot	Chevrolet	307	0	running	—	$1,000
17	22	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Mercury	304	0	running	—	$1,400
18	21	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	302	0	running	—	$1,300
19	39	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	302	0	running	—	$1,200
20	20	47	Raymond Williams	Jug	Raymond Williams	Ford	301	0	running	—	$950
21	23	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Ford	301	0	running	—	$1,120
22	8	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	295	0	running	—	$1,605
23	29	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	279	0	running	—	$1,100
24	6	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	262	0	engine	—	$1,140
25	14	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	248	0	oil pump	—	$1,130
26	36	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	240	0	engine	—	$1,075
27	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	205	7	engine	—	$2,870
28	24	61	Ed Sczech	B & B Racing	Don Bierschwale	Chevrolet	169	0	engine	—	$565
29	31	45	Vic Parsons	Seifert Automotive	Bill Seifert	Ford	157	0	transmission	—	$560
30	9	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	152	0	engine	—	$1,055
31	26	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	110	0	engine	—	$1,450
32	32	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	91	0	lug bolt	—	$545
33	1	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	72	0	engine	—	$3,540
34	25	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	65	0	axle	—	$2,610
35	4	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	52	29	crash	—	$2,580
36	38	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	45	0	engine	—	$525
37	28	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Racing	Tommy Gale	Mercury	39	0	engine	—	$870
38	12	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	35	0	engine	—	$1,365
39	34	36	H.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac	7	0	engine	—	$510
40	27	9	Charles Barrett	Dahlonega Ford Sales	George Elliott	Ford	3	0	engine	—	$880

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