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| 1973 Capital City 500 | 
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| Held on September 9, 1973 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA | |
| 500 L, 375 M, 603.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 500 | 429 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 498 | 17 | running | |
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 497 | 54 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Dodge | 482 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 476 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey | '71 Mercury | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 26 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | '72 Ford | 461 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 461 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 24 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | '71 Ford | 457 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 452 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 411 | 0 | engine | |
| 16 | 9 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | crash | |
| 17 | 4 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 348 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 347 | 0 | crash | |
| 19 | 30 | 73 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | '73 Dodge | 305 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '72 Dodge | 203 | 0 | overheating | |
| 21 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 175 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 33 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | '71 Ford | 114 | 0 | head gasket | |
| 23 | 29 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | transmission | |
| 24 | 22 | 29 | Dick May | Hollar Racing | '71 Mercury | 33 | 0 | rear end | |
| 25 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '71 Ford | 13 | 0 | engine | |
| 26 | 2 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 27 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | '71 Mercury | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 28 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 29 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Ford | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 31 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 15 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | '71 Ford | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 33 | 17 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | |
| 34 | 34 | 33 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | crash |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
