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| 1973 Volunteer 500 | 
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| Held on July 8, 1973 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 500 | 320 | running | |
| 2 | 11 | 45 | L.D. Ottinger | Thunder Craft | '73 Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '73 Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 461 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 15 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jug | '72 Ford | 458 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Mercury | 453 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 451 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Warren Lindsey | '71 Mercury | 447 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 10 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | oil pan | |
| 12 | 27 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing | '71 Ford | 441 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | McCaig Motel | '73 Dodge | 433 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 9 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 428 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '73 Dodge | 420 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 23 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 376 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 13 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | '71 Mercury | 348 | 0 | engine | |
| 19 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '73 Chevrolet | 343 | 99 | crash | |
| 20 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '73 Chevrolet | 342 | 81 | crash | |
| 21 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '73 Dodge | 334 | 0 | ignition | |
| 22 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | '73 Ford | 230 | 0 | driver ill | |
| 23 | 14 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 216 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '71 Ford | 197 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 21 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | lug bolt | |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Richard D. Brown | Sears Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 5 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC | '73 Matador | 54 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | '72 Dodge | 37 | 0 | transmission | |
| 30 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Dodge | 34 | 0 | crash |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
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