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Results

The 1972 Capital City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 500

Sunday, September 10th, 1972

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 9 Ford
  • 4 Mercury
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 8 Dodge
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.899
  • Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Capital City 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 19 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 453 0 0 running
23 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 124 0 0 engine
6 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 456 0 0 running
3 2 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 492 0 0 running
2 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 500 168 0 running
10 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 444 0 0 running
17 4 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 391 1 0 crash
20 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 200 0 0 crash
27 22 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 50 0 0 crash
5 8 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 479 0 0 running
24 11 90 David Pearson Ford 0 0 86 1 0 overheating
26 20 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 78 0 0 engine
8 29 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 451 0 0 running
15 9 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 422 0 0 running
16 28 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 421 0 0 running
22 10 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 142 0 0 engine
18 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 352 0 0 rear end
29 26 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 clutch
14 21 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
30 18 5 JD McDuffie Plymouth 0 0 3 0 0 transmission
9 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 445 0 0 running
4 6 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 482 0 0 running
13 14 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 431 0 0 running
19 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 289 0 0 engine
21 7 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 engine
11 23 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 439 0 0 running
25 27 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 79 0 0 oil leak
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 330 0 running
28 16 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 driveshaft
12 17 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 431 0 0 running

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