Results

The 1972 Richmond 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 500

Sunday, February 27th, 1972

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 6 Ford
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 8 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.258
  • Cautions: 3 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 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 0 500 219 0 running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 499 240 0 running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 493 41 0 running
4 7 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 488 0 0 running
5 4 90 Bill Dennis Ford 0 0 485 0 0 running
6 10 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 484 0 0 running
7 5 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 483 0 0 running
8 9 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 483 0 0 running
9 8 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 478 0 0 running
10 11 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 468 0 0 running
11 6 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 458 0 0 running
12 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 451 0 0 running
13 17 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 406 0 0 running
14 24 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 402 0 0 rear end
15 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 388 0 0 running
16 20 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 0 0 321 0 0 fan belt
17 28 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 263 0 0 a frame
18 18 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 233 0 0 engine
19 14 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 183 0 0 transmission
20 12 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 136 0 0 rear end
21 30 30 Walter Ballard Plymouth 0 0 130 0 0 crash
22 19 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 126 0 0 crash
23 16 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 82 0 0 engine
24 29 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 76 0 0 crash
25 27 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 72 0 0 suspension
26 25 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 36 0 0 oil leak
27 23 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 19 0 0 engine
28 21 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 transmission
29 22 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 8 0 0 oil leak
30 26 8 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 rear end

Race Infractions

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