Virginia 500
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$41,710Race Date:Apr 30, 1972Martinsville Speedway
Margin of Victory:7 LapsRace Duration:3Hr 37Min Ridgeway, Virginia
Lead Changes:15Average Speed:72.657 MPH.526 Mile Paved Oval
No. of Cars:36No. of Cautions:4 For 24 Lapsmartinsvillespeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#12 ChevroletChevrolet:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Howard & Egerton RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Herb NabMercury:0
Laps Led:102 of 500Pole Speed:84.163 MPH
Official 1972 Virginia 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP0500102Running
2112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola049327Running
3112 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing04870Running
41324 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04850Running
5991 Richard D. Brown R. BrownRichard D. BrownRalph McNabb (Car Owner)04790Running
62010 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing04780Running
72248 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola04770Running
8421 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0470102Transmission
91530 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing04680Running
102647 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing04680Running
112764 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04670Running
121706 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing04640Running
131970 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04620Running
14317 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)04610Running
151819 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04550Running
163434 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing04360Running
173513 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing04250Running
182879 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing04100Running
19271 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance0407127Engine
201472 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing03440Engine
213689 Les Covey L. CoveyLes CoveyJack Mercer (Car Owner)03410Running
22164 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air02550Rear Gear
23545 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughSiefert Racing02201Engine
243377 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)02040Engine
25623 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisRobertson Racing01900Overheating
262974 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing01410Engine
27767 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)01180Wheel
2886 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachCotton Owens Garage01150Axle
293096 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressRichard Childress Racing0810Rear Gear
30238 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing0800Tie Rod
312525 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing0680Engine
322451 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverStrong Racing0660Wheel
331290 Jimmy Hensley J. HensleyJimmy HensleyDonlavey Racing0550Engine
343226 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)0440Brakes
351092 Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)0400Engine
362157 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)0350Ignition

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