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1972 Capital City 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 31 Sunday, September 10, 1972 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 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: .75 lap Attendance: 17500 Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Plymouth 500 8775 running 330 2 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 500 4825 running 168 3 2 17   Bill Dennis H.J. Brooking '72 Chevrolet 492 2100 running 0 4 6 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 482 1650 running 0 5 8 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '72 Dodge 479 1400 running 0 6 24 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Ford 456 1175 running 0 7 19 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 453 1025 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 17 4 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 391 1970 crash 1 18 25 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '70 Dodge 352 690 rear end 0 19 12 92   Larry Smith Harley Smith '71 Ford 289 475 engine 0 20 13 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 200 700 crash 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 24 11 90   David Pearson Junie Donlavey '71 Ford 86 680 overheating 1 25 27 96   Richard Childress Richard Childress '71 Chevrolet 79 360 oil leak 0 26 20 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '70 Dodge 78 350 engine 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 29 26 0   George Altheide George Altheide '70 Dodge 4 285 clutch 0 30 18 5   J.D. McDuffie Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 3 275 transmission 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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