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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1972 - Richmond 500 Race Results


Race Name - Richmond 500
Date - 2/27/1972
Race Track - Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.542 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 271 miles
Pole Speed - 90.573 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 46
Average Race Speed - 76.258 mph
Lead Changes - 13
Total Race Purse - $30,575
Race Number - 3
 More Races from 1972
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 500 72 Plymout 219 $5,300
2 1 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 499 72 Chevrol 240 $4,025
3 2 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 493 72 Dodge 41 $3,175
4 7 Dave Marcis 2 Dave Marcis 488 70 Dodge 0 $1,575
5 4 Bill Dennis 90 Junie Donlavey 485 71 Ford 0 $1,400
6 10 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 484 70 Dodge 0 $1,175
7 5 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 483 71 Ford 0 $1,050
8 9 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 483 71 Ford 0 $950
9 8 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 478 71 Mercury 0 $925
10 11 John Sears 4 J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) 468 70 Dodge 0 $875
11 6 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 458 72 Dodge 0 $775
12 13 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 451 71 Chevrol 0 $765
13 17 Eddie Yarboro 13 Eddie Yarboro 406 70 Plymout 0 $495
14 24 Richard D Brown 91 Ralph McNabb 402 72 Chevrol 0 $485
15 15 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 388 70 Plymout 0 $725
16 20 Phil Finney 80 Wallace Finney 321 72 Chevrol 0 $450
17 28 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 263 70 Plymout 0 $695
18 18 David Ray Boggs 57 David Ray Boggs 233 70 Dodge 0 $440
19 14 Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert 183 71 Ford 0 $685
20 12 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 136 71 Ford 0 $675
21 30 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 130 70 Plymout 0 $650
22 19 Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey 126 70 Plymout 0 $390
23 16 Raymond Williams 47 Raymond Williams 82 71 Ford 0 $380
24 29 Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski 76 70 Dodge 0 $370
25 27 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 72 71 Mercury 0 $360
26 25 Dub Simpson 51 Bill Strong 36 70 Chevrol 0 $350
27 23 Les Covey 89 Jack Mercer 19 70 Chevrol 0 $325
28 21 Jim Vandiver 31 OL Nixon 9 70 Dodge 0 $300
29 22 Richard Childress 96 Richard Childress 8 71 Chevrol 0 $285
30 26 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 7 70 Chevrol 0 $525