1972 Virginia 500

Race 10 of 31

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:37:00
Average speed of winner: 72.657 mph
Margin of victory: 7 laps
Lead changes: 15 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Isaac 1-19, Allison 20-46, Petty 47-58, Yarbrough 59, Petty 60-62, Pearson 63-97, Petty 98-124, Isaac 125-132, Petty 133-161, Isaac 162-391, Pearson 392-395, Petty 396, Isaac 397-407, Pearson 408-470, Petty 471-500

Race notes: Debut for Jimmy Hensley.

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	102	running	8250	0
2	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	84.163	493	1	27	running	5800	0
3	11	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			487	0	0	running	2675	0
4	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			485	0	0	running	1825	0
5	9	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			479	0	0	running	1250	0
6	20	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			478	0	0	running	1250	0
7	22	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			477	0	0	running	1150	0
8	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		470	3	102	transmission	1050	0
9	15	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			468	0	0	running	1050	0
10	26	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			468	0	0	running	750	0
11	27	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			467	0	0	running	975	0
12	17	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			464	0	0	running	950	0
13	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			462	0	0	running	925	0
14	31	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			461	0	0	running	650	0
15	18	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			455	0	0	running	875	0
16	34	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Ford	Wendell Scott			436	0	0	running	850	0
17	35	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			425	0	0	running	575	0
18	28	Frank Warren	79		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			410	0	0	running	800	0
19	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		407	4	268	engine	2525	0
20	14	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			344	0	0	engine	750	0
21	36	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			341	0	0	running	475	0
22	16	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			255	0	0	rear end	700	0
23	5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'72 Mercury	Seifert			220	1	1	engine	775	0
24	33	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			204	0	0	engine	400	0
25	6	Bill Dennis	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			190	0	0	heating	375	0
26	29	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			141	0	0	engine	350	0
27	7	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			118	0	0	wheel	375	0
28	8	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		115	0	0	axle	300	0
29	30	Richard Childress	96		'72 Chevrolet	Childress			81	0	0	rear end	275	0
30	23	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			80	0	0	tie rod	510	0
31	25	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			68	0	0	engine	750	0
32	24	Jim Vandiver	51		'70 Chevrolet	Strong			66	0	0	wheel	250	0
33	12	Jimmy Hensley	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			55	0	0	engine	500	0
34	32	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			44	0	0	brakes	250	0
35	10	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			40	0	0	engine	250	0
36	21	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			35	0	0	ignition	250	0