1972 Virginia 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 10 of 31
Date: April 30, 1972
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Virginia 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	102
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Isaac (268)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$41,710	Winner Earnings	$8,250
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	10 of 31

Virginia 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	102	running	—	$8,250
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	493	27	running	—	$5,800
3	11	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	487	0	running	—	$2,675
4	13	24	Cecil Gordon	JetWay Enterprises	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	485	0	running	—	$1,825
5	9	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	479	0	running	—	$1,250
6	20	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	478	0	running	—	$1,250
7	22	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	477	0	running	—	$1,150
8	4	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	470	102	transmission	—	$1,050
9	15	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	468	0	running	—	$1,050
10	26	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	468	0	running	—	$750
11	27	64	Elmo Langley	Southland Auto Salvage Auction	Elmo Langley	Ford	467	0	running	—	$975
12	17	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	464	0	running	—	$950
13	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	462	0	running	—	$925
14	31	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	461	0	running	—	$650
15	18	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	455	0	running	—	$875
16	34	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	Wendell Scott	Ford	436	0	running	—	$850
17	35	13	Eddie Yarboro	Rumple Furniture	Eddie Yarboro	Plymouth	425	0	running	—	$575
18	28	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Plymouth	410	0	running	—	$800
19	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	407	268	engine	—	$2,525
20	14	72	Benny Parsons	Madden Food Systems	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	344	0	engine	—	$750
21	36	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen	Jack Mercer	Chevrolet	341	0	running	—	$475
22	16	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	255	0	rear end	—	$700
23	5	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Garrett Ford / JetWay Enterprises	Bill Seifert	Mercury	220	1	engine	—	$775
24	33	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Ford	Charlie Roberts	Ford	204	0	engine	—	$400
25	6	23	Bill Dennis	Molen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	190	0	overheating	—	$375
26	29	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	141	0	engine	—	$350
27	7	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	118	0	wheel	—	$375
28	8	6	Charlie Glotzbach	—	Cotton Owens	Plymouth	115	0	axle	—	$300
29	30	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	81	0	rear end	—	$275
30	23	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	80	0	tie rod	—	$510
31	25	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	68	0	engine	—	$750
32	24	51	Jim Vandiver	—	Bill Strong	Chevrolet	66	0	wheel	—	$250
33	12	90	Jimmy Hensley	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	55	0	engine	—	$500
34	32	26	Earl Brooks	—	Earl Brooks	Ford	44	0	brakes	—	$250
35	10	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	40	0	engine	—	$250
36	21	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	35	0	ignition	—	$250

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