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1972 Richmond 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31 Sunday, February 27, 1972 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 miles) Time of race: 3:32:12 Average speed: 76.258 mph Pole speed: 90.573 mph Cautions: 3 for 46 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 12000 Lead changes: 13 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 5300 running 219 2 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 499 4025 running 240 3 2 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 493 3175 running 41 4 7 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '70 Dodge 488 1575 running 0 5 4 90   Bill Dennis Junie Donlavey '71 Ford 485 1400 running 0 6 10 48   James Hylton James Hylton '70 Dodge 484 1175 running 0 7 5 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 483 1050 running 0 8 9 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '71 Ford 483 950 running 0 9 8 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 478 925 running 0 10 11 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Dodge 468 875 running 0 11 6 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '72 Dodge 458 775 running 0 12 13 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 451 765 running 0 13 17 13   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '70 Plymouth 406 495 running 0 14 24 91   Richard D. Brown Ralph McNabb '72 Chevrolet 402 485 rear end 0 15 15 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '70 Plymouth 388 725 running 0 16 20 80   Phil Finney Wallace Finney '72 Chevrolet 321 450 fan belt 0 17 28 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 263 695 a frame 0 18 18 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '70 Dodge 233 440 engine 0 19 14 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '71 Ford 183 685 transmission 0 20 12 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Ford 136 675 rear end 0 21 30 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '70 Plymouth 130 650 crash 0 22 19 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '70 Plymouth 126 390 crash 0 23 16 47   Raymond Williams Raymond Williams '71 Ford 82 380 engine 0 24 29 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 76 370 crash 0 25 27 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '71 Mercury 72 360 suspension 0 26 25 51   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '70 Chevrolet 36 350 oil leak 0 27 23 89   Les Covey Jack Mercer '70 Chevrolet 19 325 engine 0 28 21 31   Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon '70 Dodge 9 300 transmission 0 29 22 96   Richard Childress Richard Childress '71 Chevrolet 8 285 oil leak 0 30 26 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '70 Chevrolet 7 525 rear end 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Allison 1 35 35   Bobby Isaac 36 52 17   Richard Petty 53 62 10   Bobby Isaac 63 85 23   Richard Petty 86 86 1   Bobby Allison 87 111 25   Richard Petty 112 114 3   Bobby Allison 115 142 28   Bobby Isaac 143 143 1   Richard Petty 144 144 1   Bobby Allison 145 294 150   Richard Petty 295 392 98   Bobby Allison 393 394 2   Richard Petty 395 500 106