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| 1972 Old Dominion 500 | 
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| Held on September 24, 1972 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 500 L, 263 M, 423.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 500 | 64 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 500 | 432 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 498 | 4 | running | |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '70 Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 7 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Junie Donlavey | '71 Ford | 493 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 488 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Ford | 484 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 478 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '71 Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 468 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 21 | 47 | Raymond Williams | JetWay | '71 Ford | 467 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 20 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 459 | 0 | transmission | |
| 16 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 457 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '72 Plymouth | 456 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 450 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 28 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '71 Ford | 446 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 23 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 444 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 433 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 36 | 23 | James Cox | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 430 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 369 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 24 | 26 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 328 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 17 | 2 | Ray Hendrick | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 311 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 22 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Hank Richardson | '71 Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | rear end | |
| 27 | 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | '72 Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 134 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 29 | 13 | 16 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | '72 Matador | 108 | 0 | rear end | |
| 30 | 16 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 108 | 0 | crash | |
| 31 | 6 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick Chevrolet | '72 Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 95 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 33 | 27 | 96 | Richard Childress | '71 Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 34 | 32 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 8 | 98 | Bobby Isaac | Junie Donlavey | '72 Ford | 19 | 0 | overheating | |
| 36 | 33 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '70 Plymouth | 19 | 0 | overheating |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
