| 1972 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $38,575 | Race Date: | Jul 9, 1972 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 30Min 28Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 92.735 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 30 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 445 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 107.279 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 445 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 51 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running |  | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 7 | 29 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running |  | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 413 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 358 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Rear Gear | | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 293 | 4 |
| 20 | 28 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 05 | David Sisco (R) | McGee Racing | Engine | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Brooks Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
