| 1972 Richmond 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $30,575 | Race Date: | Feb 27, 1972 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 32m 12s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 76.258 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 46 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 219 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 90.573 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Richmond 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 219 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 240 |
| 3 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 493 | 41 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | | 0 | 406 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 402 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 80 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Fan Blade | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Accident | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Accident | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Engine | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Accident | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Rear Hub | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 89 | Les Covey | Jack Mercer (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Rear Hub | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
