Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 30th, 1972

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.657
  • Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 102 0 running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 493 27 0 running
3 11 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 487 0 0 running
4 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 485 0 0 running
5 9 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 479 0 0 running
6 20 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 478 0 0 running
7 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 477 0 0 running
8 4 21 David Pearson Ford 0 0 470 102 0 transmission
9 15 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 468 0 0 running
10 26 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 468 0 0 running
11 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 467 0 0 running
12 17 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 464 0 0 running
13 19 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 462 0 0 running
14 31 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 461 0 0 running
15 18 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 455 0 0 running
16 34 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 436 0 0 running
17 35 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 425 0 0 running
18 28 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 410 0 0 running
19 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 407 268 0 engine
20 14 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 344 0 0 engine
21 36 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 341 0 0 running
22 16 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 255 0 0 rear end
23 5 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 220 1 0 engine
24 33 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 204 0 0 engine
25 6 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 190 0 0 overheating
26 29 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 141 0 0 engine
27 7 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 118 0 0 wheel
28 8 6 Charlie Glotzbach Plymouth 0 0 115 0 0 axle
29 30 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 81 0 0 rear end
30 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 80 0 0 tie rod
31 25 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 68 0 0 engine
32 24 51 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet 0 0 66 0 0 wheel
33 12 90 Jimmy Hensley Ford 0 0 55 0 0 engine
34 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 44 0 0 brakes
35 10 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 40 0 0 engine
36 21 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 35 0 0 ignition

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