1973 Virginia 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 9 of 28
Date: April 29, 1973
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Virginia 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	180
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (312)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	34
Total Purse	$58,681	Winner Earnings	$11,250
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	9 of 28

Virginia 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	500	180	running	—	$11,250
2	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	500	312	running	—	$11,500
3	8	15	Bobby Isaac	Sta-Power Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	495	0	running	—	$4,500
4	10	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	494	8	running	—	$3,500
5	3	24	Cecil Gordon	R.W. Hill & Sons	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	490	0	running	—	$1,750
6	12	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	488	0	running	—	$1,650
7	15	90	Jimmy Hensley	Hendrick Construction / Truxmore Special	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	485	0	running	—	$1,550
8	13	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	471	0	running	—	$1,450
9	16	45	Vic Parsons	Seifert Rent-A-Racer	Bill Seifert	Ford	469	0	running	—	$1,100
10	20	48	James Hylton	Henderson Ford	James Hylton	Ford	468	0	running	—	$1,250
11	21	64	Elmo Langley	Clyde Lynn, Inc.	Elmo Langley	Ford	464	0	running	—	$1,150
12	28	20	Rick Newsom	Holbrook Waterproofing	Rick Newsom	Ford	461	0	running	—	$800
13	25	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	459	0	running	—	$950
14	24	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Ford	453	0	running	—	$926
15	29	26	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing	Earl Brooks	Ford	440	0	running	—	$650
16	33	40	Frank Warren	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	440	0	running	—	$625
17	11	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Chevrolet	H.J. Brooking	Chevrolet	404	0	rear end	—	$600
18	27	67	Buddy Arrington	Billie Carper	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	397	0	running	—	$575
19	7	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	375	0	crash	—	$550
20	30	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	339	0	crash	—	$775
21	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	334	0	engine	—	$2,250
22	31	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Clyde Lynn	Mercury	257	0	suspension	—	$740
23	32	85	Ronnie Daniel	Daniel Racing	Ronnie Daniel	Chevrolet	251	0	ignition	—	$480
24	14	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	223	0	brakes	—	$470
25	17	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	212	0	brakes	—	$450
26	9	2	Dave Marcis	AMC Matador	Roger Penske	Matador	114	0	engine	—	$450
27	2	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	45	0	oil leak	—	$940
28	19	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Dodge	45	0	engine	—	$680
29	26	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	45	0	oil leak	—	$670
30	22	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Don Robertson	Dodge	35	0	oil leak	—	$660
31	23	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Products	Raymond Williams	Ford	35	0	engine	—	$900
32	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	30	0	oil leak	—	$1,890
33	34	44	Richard D. Brown	Brown Racing	Jerry Brown	Chevrolet	15	0	alternator	—	$380
34	18	10	Bill Champion	Earl Powell Auto Parts	Bill Champion	Ford	2	0	engine	—	$620

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