Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Capital City 500

Richmond Raceway

September 10th, 1972

Race #25 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 375.0
  • Average Speed: 75.899 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 57
  • Lead Changes: 18
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 330 Running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 500 168 Running
3 2 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 0 492 0 Running
4 6 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 482 0 Running
5 8 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 479 0 Running
6 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 456 0 Running
7 19 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 453 0 Running
8 29 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 451 0 Running
9 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 445 0 Running
10 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 444 0 Running
11 23 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 439 0 Running
12 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 431 0 Running
13 14 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 431 0 Running
14 21 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 425 0 Running
15 9 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 422 0 Running
16 28 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 421 0 Running
17 4 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 391 1 Crash
18 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 352 0 Rear end
19 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 289 0 Engine
20 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 200 0 Crash
21 7 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 181 0 Engine
22 10 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 142 0 Engine
23 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 124 0 Engine
24 11 90 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 86 1 Overheating
25 27 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 79 0 Oil leak
26 20 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 78 0 Engine
27 22 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 50 0 Crash
28 16 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 23 0 Driveshaft
29 26 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 4 0 Clutch
30 18 5 JD McDuffie Plymouth 0 0 0 3 0 Transmission