1972 Richmond 500

Race 3 of 31

Richmond
500 laps
Time of race: 3:32:12
Average speed of winner: 76.258 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 13 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 46 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-35, Isaac 36-52, Petty 53-62, Isaac 63-85, Petty 86, Allison 87-111, Petty 112-114, Allison 115-142, Isaac 143, Petty 144, Allison 145-294, Petty 295-392, Allison 393-394, Petty 395-500

Race notes: Debut for Les Covey.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	6	219	running	5300	0
2	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	90.573	499	5	240	running	4025	0
3	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		493	3	41	running	3175	0
4	7	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			488	0	0	running	1575	0
5	4	Bill Dennis	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			485	0	0	running	1400	0
6	10	James Hylton	48		'70 Dodge	Hylton			484	0	0	running	1175	0
7	5	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			483	0	0	running	1050	0
8	9	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			483	0	0	running	950	0
9	8	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			478	0	0	running	925	0
10	11	John Sears	4		'70 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			468	0	0	running	875	0
11	6	Neil Castles	06		'72 Dodge	Castles			458	0	0	running	775	0
12	13	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			451	0	0	running	765	0
13	17	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			406	0	0	running	495	0
14	24	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			402	0	0	rear end	485	0
15	15	Frank Warren	79		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			388	0	0	running	725	0
16	20	Phil Finney	80		'72 Chevrolet	Wallace Finney			321	0	0	fan belt	450	0
17	28	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			263	0	0	a-frame	695	0
18	18	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			233	0	0	engine	440	0
19	14	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			183	0	0	transmission	685	0
20	12	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			136	0	0	rear end	675	0
21	30	Walter Ballard	30		'70 Plymouth	Vic Ballard			130	0	0	accident	650	0
22	19	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			126	0	0	accident	390	0
23	16	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			82	0	0	engine	380	0
24	29	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			76	0	0	accident	370	0
25	27	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			72	0	0	suspension	360	0
26	25	Dub Simpson	51		'70 Chevrolet	Strong			36	0	0	oil leak	350	0
27	23	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			19	0	0	engine	325	0
28	21	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			9	0	0	transmission	300	0
29	22	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			8	0	0	oil leak	285	0
30	26	Ed Negre	8		'70 Chevrolet	Negre			7	0	0	rear end	525	0