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1972 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 31
Sunday, April 30, 1972 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .525 mile paved track (262.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:37:00
Average Speed: 72.657 mph
Pole Speed: 84.163 mph

Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: 7 laps +
Attendance: 29,500
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
12	17	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'71 Dodge	464	950	running	0
6	20	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	478	1,250	running	0
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	493	5,800	running	27
17	35	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'70 Plymouth	425	575	running	0
15	18	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	455	875	running	0
3	11	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	487	2,675	running	0
8	4	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Ford	470	1,050	transmission	102
25	6	23	Bill Dennis	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	190	375	overheating	0
4	13	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	485	1,825	running	0
31	25	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	68	750	engine	0
34	32	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'71 Ford	44	250	brakes	0
9	15	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	468	1,050	running	0
16	34	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'71 Ford	436	850	running	0
22	16	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	255	700	rear end	0
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	500	8,250	running	102
23	5	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bill Seifert	'72 Mercury	220	775	engine	1
10	26	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	468	750	running	0
7	22	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	477	1,150	running	0
32	24	51	Jim Vandiver	Bill Strong	'70 Chevrolet	66	250	wheel	0
36	21	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	35	250	ignition	0
28	8	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'71 Plymouth	115	300	axle	0
11	27	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	467	975	running	0
27	7	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	118	375	wheel	0
14	31	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	461	650	running	0
13	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	462	925	running	0
19	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	407	2,525	engine	268
20	14	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'70 Mercury	344	750	engine	0
26	29	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	141	350	engine	0
24	33	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	204	400	engine	0
18	28	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	410	800	running	0
30	23	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	80	510	tie rod	0
21	36	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	341	475	running	0
33	12	90	Jimmy Hensley	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	55	500	engine	0
5	9	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	479	1,250	running	0
35	10	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	40	250	engine	0
29	30	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'72 Chevrolet	81	275	rear end	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	19	19
Bobby Allison	20	46	27
Richard Petty	47	58	12
LeeRoy Yarbrough	59	59	1
Richard Petty	60	62	3
David Pearson	63	97	35
Richard Petty	98	124	27
Bobby Isaac	125	132	8
Richard Petty	133	161	29
Bobby Isaac	162	391	230
David Pearson	392	395	4
Richard Petty	396	396	1
Bobby Isaac	397	407	11
David Pearson	408	470	63
Richard Petty	471	500	30

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