Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Virginia 500
Martinsville Speedway
April 30th, 1972
Race #10 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Makes
- Chevrolet (6)
- Dodge (6)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (5)
- Plymouth (8)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (Old Dominion 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Richard Howard | ||
| 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Dodge | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Ford | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 23 | Bill Dennis | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Plymouth | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | J. Marvin Mills | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Mercury | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Ford | Pop Kola | James Hylton | |
| 51 | Jim Vandiver | Chevrolet | Bill Strong | Bill Strong | ||
| 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | ||
| 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Plymouth | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Plymouth | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 89 | Les Covey | Chevrolet | Jack Mercer | Jack Mercer | ||
| 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | Richard D Brown | Chevrolet | Ralph McNabb | Ralph McNabb | ||
| 92 | Larry Smith | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | ||
| 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Richard Childress |