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| 1972 Richmond 500 | 
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| Held on February 27, 1972 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA | |
| 500 L, 375 M, 603.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 500 | 219 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 499 | 240 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 493 | 41 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 488 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 4 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '71 Ford | 485 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | '70 Dodge | 484 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 5 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 483 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Ford | 483 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 478 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Dodge | 468 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 6 | 06 | Neil Castles | '72 Dodge | 458 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | '70 Plymouth | 406 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 24 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '72 Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | rear end | |
| 15 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Plymouth | 388 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 20 | 80 | Phil Finney | Wallace Finney | '72 Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | fan belt | |
| 17 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 263 | 0 | a frame | |
| 18 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 233 | 0 | engine | ||
| 19 | 14 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 183 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 20 | 12 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 136 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 21 | 30 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '70 Plymouth | 130 | 0 | crash | |
| 22 | 19 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '70 Plymouth | 126 | 0 | crash | ||
| 23 | 16 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 82 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 29 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 76 | 0 | crash | |
| 25 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 72 | 0 | suspension | ||
| 26 | 25 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '70 Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 27 | 23 | 89 | Les Covey | Jack Mercer | '70 Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 21 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 9 | 0 | transmission | |
| 29 | 22 | 96 | Richard Childress | '71 Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | rear end |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
