1972 Old Dominion 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 27 of 31
Date: September 24, 1972
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Old Dominion 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	64
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (432)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$46,650	Winner Earnings	$7,350
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	27 of 31

Old Dominion 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	64	running	—	$7,350
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	500	432	running	—	$10,600
3	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	498	4	running	—	$2,775
4	3	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	496	0	running	—	$3,225
5	7	90	Jimmy Hensley	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	493	0	running	—	$1,400
6	11	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	488	0	running	—	$1,250
7	18	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	485	0	running	—	$900
8	10	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	484	0	running	—	$1,100
9	14	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	478	0	running	—	$1,050
10	19	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	477	0	running	—	$1,000
11	9	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	476	0	running	—	$725
12	25	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	468	0	running	—	$950
13	21	47	Raymond Williams	JetWay	Raymond Williams	Ford	467	0	running	—	$925
14	12	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	460	0	running	—	$900
15	20	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	459	0	transmission	—	$875
16	24	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	457	0	running	—	$850
17	31	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Plymouth	456	0	running	—	$875
18	34	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	450	0	running	—	$965
19	28	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	446	0	running	—	$775
20	23	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	444	0	running	—	$750
21	29	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	433	0	running	—	$725
22	36	23	James Cox	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	430	0	running	—	$595
23	30	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	369	0	overheating	—	$675
24	26	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	328	0	engine	—	$400
25	17	2	Ray Hendrick	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	311	0	crash	—	$625
26	22	55	Tiny Lund	—	Hank Richardson	Chevrolet	272	0	rear end	—	$350
27	5	28	Fred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	216	0	engine	—	$425
28	15	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	134	0	overheating	—	$550
29	13	16	Dave Marcis	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	108	0	rear end	—	$275
30	16	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	—	Bill Seifert	Ford	108	0	crash	—	$510
31	6	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Chevrolet	H.J. Brooking	Chevrolet	105	0	crash	—	$250
32	35	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	95	0	rear end	—	$655
33	27	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	88	0	rear end	—	$250
34	32	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	77	0	engine	—	$450
35	8	98	Bobby Isaac	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	19	0	overheating	—	$250
36	33	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	19	0	overheating	—	$425

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