Race Results : Richmond Raceway

Capital City 500

Sunday, September 10th, 1972

Richmond Raceway , Richmond, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.899
  • Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Capital City 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 330 0 running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 500 168 0 running
3 2 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 492 0 0 running
4 6 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 482 0 0 running
5 8 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 479 0 0 running
6 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 456 0 0 running
7 19 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 453 0 0 running
8 29 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 451 0 0 running
9 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 445 0 0 running
10 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 444 0 0 running
11 23 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 439 0 0 running
12 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 431 0 0 running
13 14 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 431 0 0 running
14 21 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
15 9 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 422 0 0 running
16 28 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 421 0 0 running
17 4 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 391 1 0 crash
18 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 352 0 0 rear end
19 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 289 0 0 engine
20 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 200 0 0 crash
21 7 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 engine
22 10 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 142 0 0 engine
23 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 124 0 0 engine
24 11 90 David Pearson Ford 0 0 86 1 0 overheating
25 27 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 79 0 0 oil leak
26 20 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 78 0 0 engine
27 22 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 50 0 0 crash
28 16 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 driveshaft
29 26 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 clutch
30 18 5 JD McDuffie Plymouth 0 0 3 0 0 transmission

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