1972 Volunteer 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Volunteer 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 18 of 31
Date: July 9, 1972
Track: Bristol International Speedway

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Volunteer 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	445
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (445)
Race Distance	266.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.533 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	30
Total Purse	$38,575	Winner Earnings	$8,400
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	18 of 31

Volunteer 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	500	445	running	—	$8,400
2	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	497	51	running	—	$5,700
3	6	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	489	0	running	—	$2,775
4	5	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	477	0	running	—	$1,750
5	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	Pepsi / Johnson City Sheraton	Don Tarr	Dodge	466	0	running	—	$1,300
6	10	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	464	0	running	—	$1,085
7	29	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	461	0	running	—	$1,035
8	4	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	459	0	running	—	$960
9	19	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	458	0	running	—	$885
10	18	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	457	0	running	—	$860
11	30	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	456	0	running	—	$720
12	12	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	454	0	running	—	$835
13	16	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	446	0	running	—	$800
14	26	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	442	0	running	—	$790
15	14	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	430	0	throttle	—	$805
16	21	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	413	0	running	—	$770
17	22	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	358	0	overheating	—	$760
18	11	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	345	0	rear end	—	$2,060
19	3	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Ford	293	4	engine	—	$765
20	28	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	289	0	engine	—	$770
21	17	58	Robert Brown	—	Allan Brown	Chevrolet	287	0	suspension	—	$465
22	9	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	277	0	throttle	—	$455
23	24	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	217	0	driveshaft	—	$445
24	23	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	78	0	engine	—	$435
25	27	32	Johnny Halford	—	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	60	0	overheating	—	$425
26	25	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	43	0	engine	—	$420
27	7	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	42	0	suspension	—	$410
28	15	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	33	0	engine	—	$400
29	13	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	27	0	rear end	—	$665
30	8	91	Richard D. Brown	Jim Pinnix Homes	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	16	0	crash	—	$630

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