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1972 Capital City 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 31
Sunday, September 10, 1972 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a .542 mile paved track (271.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:14
Average Speed: 75.899 mph
Pole Speed: 89.669 mph

Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.75 lap
Attendance: 17,500
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
29	26	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	4	285	clutch	0
17	4	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	391	1,970	crash	1
20	13	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	200	700	crash	0
27	22	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	50	575	crash	0
28	16	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	23	300	driveshaft	0
19	12	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	289	475	engine	0
21	7	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'72 Plymouth	181	400	engine	0
22	10	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	142	640	engine	0
23	5	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	124	655	engine	0
26	20	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	78	350	engine	0
25	27	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	79	360	oil leak	0
24	11	90	David Pearson	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	86	680	overheating	1
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	500	8,775	running	330
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	500	4,825	running	168
3	2	17	Bill Dennis	H.J. Brooking	'72 Chevrolet	492	2,100	running	0
4	6	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	482	1,650	running	0
5	8	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	479	1,400	running	0
6	24	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	456	1,175	running	0
7	19	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	453	1,025	running	0
8	29	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	451	950	running	0
9	30	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	445	925	running	0
10	15	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	444	650	running	0
11	23	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	439	775	running	0
12	17	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	431	765	running	0
13	14	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	431	770	running	0
14	21	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	425	735	running	0
15	9	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	422	750	running	0
16	28	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'70 Plymouth	421	450	running	0
18	25	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	352	690	rear end	0
30	18	5	J.D. McDuffie	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	3	275	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	40	40
Richard Petty	41	59	19
David Pearson	60	60	1
Bobby Allison	61	106	46
Richard Petty	107	155	49
Bobby Allison	156	156	1
Richard Petty	157	157	1
Bobby Allison	158	162	5
Richard Petty	163	221	59
Buddy Baker	222	222	1
Richard Petty	223	232	10
Bobby Allison	233	243	11
Richard Petty	244	312	69
Bobby Allison	313	343	31
Richard Petty	344	356	13
Bobby Allison	357	379	23
Richard Petty	380	380	1
Bobby Allison	381	391	11
Richard Petty	392	500	109

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