Entry List
Virginia 500
Sunday, April 30th, 1972
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 72.657
- Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
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| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | |
| 2 | 10 | Bill Champion | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | |
| 3 | 23 | Bill Dennis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | |
| 4 | 74 | Bill Shirey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | |
| 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Richard Howard | |
| 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | |
| 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | |
| 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 9 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | |
| 10 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | |
| 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Dodge | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | |
| 12 | 21 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 13 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | |
| 14 | 7 | Dean Dalton | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | |
| 15 | 26 | Earl Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | |
| 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | |
| 17 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | |
| 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | |
| 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 20 | 19 | Henley Gray | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | |
| 21 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | |
| 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 90 | Ford | Pop Kola | James Hylton | |
| 24 | 51 | Jim Vandiver | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bill Strong | Bill Strong | |
| 25 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | |
| 26 | 4 | John Sears | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | J. Marvin Mills | |
| 27 | 92 | Larry Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | |
| 28 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | |
| 29 | 89 | Les Covey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jack Mercer | Jack Mercer | |
| 30 | 06 | Neil Castles | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | |
| 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | |
| 32 | 96 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 33 | 91 | Richard D Brown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ralph McNabb | Ralph McNabb | |
| 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 35 | 30 | Walter Ballard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | |
| 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott |