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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Richmond 500

Richmond Raceway

February 27th, 1972

Race #3 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 375.0
  • Average Speed: 76.258 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 46
  • Lead Changes: 13
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at 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 0 500 219 Running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 499 240 Running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 493 41 Running
4 7 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 488 0 Running
5 4 90 Bill Dennis Ford 0 0 0 485 0 Running
6 10 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 484 0 Running
7 5 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 483 0 Running
8 9 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 483 0 Running
9 8 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 478 0 Running
10 11 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 468 0 Running
11 6 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 458 0 Running
12 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 451 0 Running
13 17 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 406 0 Running
14 24 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 402 0 Rear end
15 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 388 0 Running
16 20 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 0 0 0 321 0 Fan belt
17 28 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 263 0 A frame
18 18 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 233 0 Engine
19 14 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 183 0 Transmission
20 12 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 136 0 Rear end
21 30 30 Walter Ballard Plymouth 0 0 0 130 0 Crash
22 19 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 126 0 Crash
23 16 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 82 0 Engine
24 29 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 76 0 Crash
25 27 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 72 0 Suspension
26 25 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 36 0 Oil leak
27 23 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 0 19 0 Engine
28 21 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 9 0 Transmission
29 22 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 8 0 Oil leak
30 26 8 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 0 7 0 Rear end