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| 1973 Dixie 500 | 
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| Held on July 22, 1973 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 328 L, 505.12 M, 812.784 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 328 | 178 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 327 | 111 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 323 | 3 | running | |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '73 Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries | '71 Mercury | 319 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 15 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 30 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '72 Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 314 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 16 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | '71 Mercury | 313 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | '71 Ford | 309 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey | '72 Ford | 309 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 308 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 307 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 37 | 32 | Randy Tissot | Orr's Letter Service | '73 Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Mercury | 304 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | '73 Dodge | 302 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 39 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 302 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 20 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | '72 Ford | 301 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Ford | 301 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 8 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 295 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 262 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | oil pump | |
| 26 | 36 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 205 | 7 | engine | |
| 28 | 24 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Automotive | '71 Ford | 157 | 0 | transmission | |
| 30 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 26 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 110 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 32 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '71 Dodge | 91 | 0 | lug bolt | |
| 33 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 72 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 25 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 65 | 0 | axle | |
| 35 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '72 Ford | 52 | 29 | crash | |
| 36 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '71 Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 28 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Gale Racing | '71 Mercury | 39 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 34 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | '73 Pontiac | 7 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 27 | 09 | Charles Barrett | Dahlonega Ford Sales | '71 Ford | 3 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Phil Finney, Richard D. Brown | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
