1972 Capital City 500

Race 25 of 31

Richmond
500 laps
Time of race: 3:34:14
Average speed of winner: 75.899 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 lap
Lead changes: 18 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-40, Petty 41-59, Pearson 60, Allison 61-106, Petty 107-155, Allison 156, Petty 157, Allison 158-162, Petty 163-221, Baker 222, Petty 223-232, Allison 233-243, Petty 244-312, Allison 313-343, Petty 344-356, Allison 357-379, Petty 380, Allison 381-391, Petty 392-500

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	9	330	running	6775	0
2	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	89.669	500	8	168	running	4825	0
3	2	Bill Dennis	17		'72 Chevrolet	Brooking			492	0	0	running	2100	0
4	6	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			482	0	0	running	1650	0
5	8	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			479	0	0	running	1400	0
6	24	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			456	0	0	running	1175	0
7	19	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			453	0	0	running	1025	0
8	29	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			451	0	0	running	950	0
9	30	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			445	0	0	running	925	0
10	15	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			444	0	0	running	650	0
11	23	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			439	0	0	running	775	0
12	17	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			431	0	0	running	765	0
13	14	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			431	0	0	running	770	0
14	21	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			425	0	0	running	735	0
15	9	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			422	0	0	running	750	0
16	28	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			421	0	0	running	450	0
17	4	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		391	1	1	accident	1970	0
18	25	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			352	0	0	rear end	690	0
19	12	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			289	0	0	engine	475	0
20	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			200	0	0	accident	700	0
21	7	Neil Castles	06		'72 Plymouth	Castles			181	0	0	engine	400	0
22	10	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			142	0	0	engine	640	0
23	5	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			124	0	0	engine	655	0
24	11	David Pearson	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			86	1	1	heating	680	0
25	27	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			79	0	0	oil leak	360	0
26	20	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			78	0	0	engine	350	0
27	22	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			50	0	0	accident	575	0
28	16	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			23	0	0	drive shaft	300	0
29	26	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			4	0	0	clutch	285	0
30	18	J.D. McDuffie	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			3	0	0	transmission	275	0