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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Richmond 500

Richmond Raceway

February 27th, 1972

Race #3 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (8)
    • Dodge (8)
    • Ford (6)
    • Mercury (2)
    • Plymouth (6)
  • Last Richmond Raceway race (Capital City 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
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
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Dodge Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
24 Cecil Gordon Mercury Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth Don Robertson Don Robertson
30 Walter Ballard Plymouth Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
31 Jim Vandiver Dodge O.L. Nixon O.L. Nixon
4 John Sears Dodge J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air J. Marvin Mills
43 Richard Petty Plymouth STP Petty Enterprises
45 Bill Seifert Ford Bill Seifert Bill Seifert
47 Raymond Williams Ford Raymond Williams Raymond Williams
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Dodge Pop Kola James Hylton
51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet Bill Strong Bill Strong
57 David Ray Boggs Dodge David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs
64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
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 Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
74 Bill Shirey Plymouth Bill Shirey Bill Shirey
79 Frank Warren Plymouth Frank Warren Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Chevrolet Ed Negre Ed Negre
80 Phil Finney Chevrolet Wallace Finney Wallace Finney
88 Ron Keselowski Dodge Roger Lubinski Roger Lubinski
89 Les Covey Chevrolet Jack Mercer Jack Mercer
90 Bill Dennis Ford Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey
91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet Ralph McNabb Ralph McNabb
96 Richard Childress Chevrolet Richard Childress Richard Childress