The 1973 Capital City 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 9, 1973, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Richard Petty won the race by two laps after leading 429 of 500 laps.
Race report
Richard Petty defeated Cale Yarborough by at least two laps in front of 18000 spectators; five of which were by at least one lap. After running second to Bobby Allison in the spring 1974 race, he won again in the fall 1974 and spring 1975 races, the latter by six laps. It took four hours and thirteen minutes to finish the 500-lap race with the track spanning exactly . Qualifying ==Top 10 finishers==
Timeline
Section reference: • Start of race: Bobby Allison had the pole position to start the event. • Lap 3: Baxter Price became the last-place finisher of the race due with engine problems. • Lap 13: D.K. Ulrich fell out with engine failure. • Lap 33: Dick May lost the rear end of his racing vehicle. • Lap 51: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison. • Lap 64: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Richard Petty. • Lap 66: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Bobby Allison; Ronnie Daniel transmission troubles. • Lap 83: Richard Petty took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. • Lap 114: Earl Brooks out after head gasket failed. • Lap 175: Ed Negre's engine failed. • Lap 179: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Richard Petty. • Lap 181: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison. • Lap 203: John Sears engine overheated. • Lap 305: Mel Larson's engine troubles. • Lap 343: Jabe Thomas crashed, forcing him to exit the race prematurely. • Lap 383: David Sisco crashed, forcing him to exit the race prematurely. • Lap 411: Elmo Langley engine failed. • Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event. ==References==