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1972 Richmond 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31
Sunday, February 27, 1972 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a .542 mile paved track (271.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:32:12
Average Speed: 76.258 mph
Pole Speed: 90.573 mph

Cautions: 3 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 12,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	500	5,300	running	219
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	499	4,025	running	240
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	493	3,175	running	41
4	7	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'70 Dodge	488	1,575	running	0
5	4	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	485	1,400	running	0
6	10	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'70 Dodge	484	1,175	running	0
7	5	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	483	1,050	running	0
8	9	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Ford	483	950	running	0
9	8	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	478	925	running	0
10	11	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Dodge	468	875	running	0
11	6	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'72 Dodge	458	775	running	0
12	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	451	765	running	0
13	17	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'70 Plymouth	406	495	running	0
14	24	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	402	485	rear end	0
15	15	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	388	725	running	0
16	20	80	Phil Finney	Wallace Finney	'72 Chevrolet	321	450	fan belt	0
17	28	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	263	695	a frame	0
18	18	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	233	440	engine	0
19	14	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	183	685	transmission	0
20	12	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	136	675	rear end	0
21	30	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'70 Plymouth	130	650	crash	0
22	19	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	126	390	crash	0
23	16	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	82	380	engine	0
24	29	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	76	370	crash	0
25	27	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	72	360	suspension	0
26	25	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'70 Chevrolet	36	350	oil leak	0
27	23	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	19	325	engine	0
28	21	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'70 Dodge	9	300	transmission	0
29	22	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	8	285	oil leak	0
30	26	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Chevrolet	7	525	rear end	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	35	35
Bobby Isaac	36	52	17
Richard Petty	53	62	10
Bobby Isaac	63	85	23
Richard Petty	86	86	1
Bobby Allison	87	111	25
Richard Petty	112	114	3
Bobby Allison	115	142	28
Bobby Isaac	143	143	1
Richard Petty	144	144	1
Bobby Allison	145	294	150
Richard Petty	295	392	98
Bobby Allison	393	394	2
Richard Petty	395	500	106

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