1973 Richmond 500 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1973 Richmond 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on February 25, 1973 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in the American community of Richmond, Virginia. Five hundred laps took place on a paved oval track spanning .542 miles for a grand total of 271.0 miles. It took three hours and thirty-seven minutes for the race to reach its full conclusion in front of eighteen thousand audience members. Richard Petty defeated Buddy Baker by 13.6 seconds. Eight cautions were given for seventy-eight laps. The other drivers in the top ten were: Cale Yarborough, Bobby Isaac, Dave Marcis, Bill Dennis, Lennie Pond, Cecil Gordon, James Hylton, and Benny Parsons. Notable speeds were: 74.764 miles per hour as the average speed and 90.952 miles per hour as the pole position speed. Canadian driver Vic Parsons started in 27th place and ended the race in 30th place.