Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

April 30th, 1972

Race #10 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 72.657 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 24
  • Lead Changes: 15
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 102 Running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 493 27 Running
3 11 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 487 0 Running
4 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 485 0 Running
5 9 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 479 0 Running
6 20 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 478 0 Running
7 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 477 0 Running
8 4 21 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 470 102 Transmission
9 15 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 468 0 Running
10 26 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 468 0 Running
11 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 467 0 Running
12 17 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 464 0 Running
13 19 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 462 0 Running
14 31 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 461 0 Running
15 18 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 455 0 Running
16 34 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 436 0 Running
17 35 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 425 0 Running
18 28 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 410 0 Running
19 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 407 268 Engine
20 14 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 344 0 Engine
21 36 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 0 341 0 Running
22 16 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 255 0 Rear end
23 5 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 0 220 1 Engine
24 33 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 204 0 Engine
25 6 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 0 190 0 Overheating
26 29 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 141 0 Engine
27 7 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 118 0 Wheel
28 8 6 Charlie Glotzbach Plymouth 0 0 0 115 0 Axle
29 30 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 81 0 Rear end
30 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 80 0 Tie rod
31 25 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 68 0 Engine
32 24 51 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet 0 0 0 66 0 Wheel
33 12 90 Jimmy Hensley Ford 0 0 0 55 0 Engine
34 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 44 0 Brakes
35 10 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 40 0 Engine
36 21 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 35 0 Ignition