Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Old Dominion 500

Martinsville Speedway

September 24th, 1972

Race #27 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 69.989 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 58
  • Lead Changes: 13
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 64 Running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 500 432 Running
3 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 498 4 Running
4 3 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 496 0 Running
5 7 90 Jimmy Hensley Ford 0 0 0 493 0 Running
6 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 488 0 Running
7 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 485 0 Running
8 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 484 0 Running
9 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 478 0 Running
10 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 477 0 Running
11 9 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 476 0 Running
12 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 468 0 Running
13 21 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 467 0 Running
14 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 460 0 Running
15 20 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 459 0 Transmission
16 24 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
17 31 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 456 0 Running
18 34 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 450 0 Running
19 28 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 446 0 Running
20 23 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 444 0 Running
21 29 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 433 0 Running
22 36 23 James Cox Plymouth 0 0 0 430 0 Running
23 30 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 369 0 Overheating
24 26 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 328 0 Engine
25 17 2 Ray Hendrick Dodge 0 0 0 311 0 Crash
26 22 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 272 0 Rear end
27 5 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 0 216 0 Engine
28 15 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 134 0 Overheating
29 13 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 108 0 Rear end
30 16 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 108 0 Crash
31 6 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 0 105 0 Crash
32 35 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 95 0 Rear end
33 27 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 88 0 Rear end
34 32 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 77 0 Engine
35 8 98 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 0 19 0 Overheating
36 33 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 19 0 Overheating