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| 1973 Mason-Dixon 500 | 
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| Held on June 3, 1973 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE | |
| 500 L, 500 M, 804.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 500 | 317 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 500 | 125 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 497 | 50 | running | |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 492 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 21 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 5 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '73 Dodge | 481 | 8 | running | |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC | '73 Matador | 478 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 30 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | McCaig Motel | '73 Dodge | 456 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 449 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '71 Mercury | 449 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 36 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 423 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 35 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | '71 Mercury | 419 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 37 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | '72 Plymouth | 415 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 414 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 8 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | engine | |
| 19 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '72 Dodge | 359 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 22 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '71 Dodge | 332 | 0 | rear end | |
| 23 | 15 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Smithville Farms | '71 Mercury | 286 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 39 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 276 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | '72 Ford | 252 | 0 | alternator | |
| 26 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | '72 Dodge | 226 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '71 Ford | 224 | 0 | overheating | |
| 28 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Blue Hen Mall | '71 Mercury | 217 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 202 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 18 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | '71 Ford | 153 | 0 | lug bolts | |
| 31 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Mercury | 122 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 40 | 98 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol | '72 Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 72 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 24 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kosin's Auto Parts | '72 Plymouth | 62 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 26 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '73 Dodge | 27 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 14 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | '71 Ford | 14 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 40 | 29 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries | '71 Mercury | 12 | 0 | crash |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
