1973 Old Dominion 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 26 of 28
Date: September 30, 1973
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Old Dominion 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	6th	Winner Laps Led	108
Started First	Cale Yarborough	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (366)
Race Distance	252 miles (480 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$59,400	Winner Earnings	$11,750
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	26 of 28

Old Dominion 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	6	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	480	108	running	—	$11,750
2	1	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	479	366	running	—	$12,500
3	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	476	0	running	—	$4,500
4	7	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	475	6	running	—	$3,500
5	12	7	Jack McCoy	Noble Auto Parts	Ernie Conn	Dodge	469	0	running	—	$1,750
6	10	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	466	0	running	—	$1,650
7	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	466	0	running	—	$1,550
8	18	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Mercury	465	0	running	—	$1,575
9	8	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	463	0	running	—	$1,350
10	16	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	463	0	running	—	$1,450
11	15	90	Ray Hendrick	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	462	0	running	—	$1,350
12	24	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	462	0	running	—	$800
13	21	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	460	0	running	—	$1,150
14	22	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Mercury	454	0	running	—	$1,085
15	17	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	450	0	running	—	$1,040
16	31	25	Jabe Thomas	Thomas Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	447	0	running	—	$875
17	23	73	Mel Larson	ThermaSol	Don Robertson	Dodge	446	0	running	—	$600
18	11	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	445	0	running	—	$1,125
19	35	26	Earl Brooks	Race Fans	Earl Brooks	Ford	443	0	running	—	$550
20	28	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Charlie Roberts	Ford	441	0	running	—	$525
21	32	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	437	0	running	—	$500
22	26	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Chevrolet	428	0	running	—	$740
23	13	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	423	0	running	—	$705
24	36	85	Ronnie Daniel	Daniel Racing	Ronnie Daniel	Chevrolet	409	0	running	—	$470
25	19	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	380	0	running	—	$710
26	30	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	356	0	engine	—	$700
27	29	4	Pee Wee Wentz	—	Wentz Racing	Chevrolet	215	0	clutch	—	$440
28	25	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	189	0	transmission	—	$680
29	20	47	Raymond Williams	Williams Racing	Raymond Williams	Ford	177	0	crash	—	$420
30	5	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	172	0	driveshaft	—	$410
31	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	128	0	rear end	—	$650
32	34	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	120	0	transmission	—	$390
33	27	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	63	0	rear end	—	$380
34	4	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	54	0	brakes	—	$370
35	14	44	Richard D. Brown	Brown Racing	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	45	0	oil leak	—	$560
36	33	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford	18	0	oil leak	—	$600

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