| 1972 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $46,650 | Race Date: | Sep 24, 1972 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 45m 2s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 69.989 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 58 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 64 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 85.890 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 64 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 432 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 496 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Donlavey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 493 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Transmission | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 433 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 23 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | Ray Hendrick | Marcis Racing | Accident | | 0 | 311 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Hank Richardson (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | Engine | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 16 | Dave Marcis | Roger Penske (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | AMC Matador | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Accident | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 17 | Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 98 | Bobby Isaac | Donlavey Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
