| 1972 Capital City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $36,075 | Race Date: | Sep 10, 1972 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 34m 14s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 75.889 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 57 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 | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 330 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.669 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Capital City 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 | 330 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 168 |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running |  | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running |  | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running |  | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | | 0 | 421 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 391 | 1 |
| 18 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Accident | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 90 | David Pearson | Donlavey Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 86 | 1 |
| 25 | 27 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Accident | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | J.D. McDuffie | Faustina Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
