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| 1973 Virginia 500 | 
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| Held on April 29, 1973 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 500 L, 263 M, 423.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 500 | 180 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 500 | 312 | running | |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 495 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 10 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 494 | 8 | running | |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | R.W. Hill & Sons | '72 Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 15 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Truxmore Industries | '71 Mercury | 485 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 471 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 16 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer | '71 Ford | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Ford | 468 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 464 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | '71 Ford | 461 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '71 Ford | 453 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 29 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | '71 Ford | 440 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 33 | 40 | Frank Warren | Noel's Auto Sales | '71 Ford | 440 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 11 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick | '72 Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | rear end | |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken | '72 Dodge | 397 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | crash | |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 339 | 0 | crash | |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 334 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '71 Mercury | 257 | 0 | suspension | |
| 23 | 32 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | ignition | |
| 24 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '72 Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | brakes | |
| 25 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | brakes | |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC | '73 Matador | 114 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 2 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '71 Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 45 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '73 Dodge | 35 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 31 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | '71 Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 33 | 34 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | alternator | |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Ford | 2 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
