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Race Results : Richmond Raceway

Richmond 500

Richmond Raceway , Richmond, VA

Sunday, February 27th, 1972 Race 3 of 31 1972 Season
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  • 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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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
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

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