Auto race held at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1973
1973 Richmond 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 3 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Layout of Richmond Speedway
Date
February 25, 1973 (1973-02-25)
Official name
Richmond 500
Location
Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia
Course
0.542 mi (0.872 km)
Distance
500 laps, 271 mi (436 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 57.9 °F (14.4 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)
Average speed
74.764 miles per hour (120.321 km/h)
Attendance
18,000[3]
Pole position
Driver
Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Time
21.453 seconds
Most laps led
Driver
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Laps
227
Winner
No. 43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Motor car race
The 1973 Richmond 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on February 25, 1973, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia.
^"1973 Richmond 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
^"1973 Richmond 500 information (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
^"1973 Richmond 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
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