1972 - Winston Cup Series - Virginia 500 Race Results

Winston Cup Series Series by Race

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.

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.

NASCAR Cup Series Champions
NASCAR Cup Series Rookie/Popular Driver/Manufacturer by Year
NASCAR Cup Series by Year

1972 - Virginia 500 Race Results

Race Name - Virginia 500
Date - 4/30/1972
Race Track - Martinsville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.525 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 263 miles
Pole Speed - 84.163 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 24
Average Race Speed - 72.657 mph
Lead Changes - 15
Total Race Purse - $41,710
Race Number - 10

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	102	$8,250
2	1	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (Richard Howard)	493	72 Chevrol	27	$5,800
3	11	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	487	72 Dodge	0	$2,675
4	13	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	485	71 Mercury	0	$1,825
5	9	Richard D Brown	91	Ralph McNabb	479	72 Chevrol	0	$1,250
6	20	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	478	71 Ford	0	$1,250
7	22	James Hylton	48	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	477	70 Ford	0	$1,150
8	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	470	71 Ford	102	$1,050
9	15	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	468	71 Mercury	0	$1,050
10	26	Raymond Williams	47	Raymond Williams	468	71 Ford	0	$750
11	27	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	467	71 Ford	0	$975
12	17	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	464	71 Dodge	0	$950
13	19	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	462	71 Chevrol	0	$925
14	31	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	461	71 Mercury	0	$650
15	18	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	455	71 Ford	0	$875
16	34	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	436	71 Ford	0	$850
17	35	Eddie Yarboro	13	Eddie Yarboro	425	70 Plymout	0	$575
18	28	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	410	70 Plymout	0	$800
19	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	407	72 Dodge	268	$2,525
20	14	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	344	70 Mercury	0	$750
21	36	Les Covey	89	Jack Mercer	341	70 Chevrol	0	$475
22	16	John Sears	4	J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills)	255	70 Plymout	0	$700
23	5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45	Bill Seifert	220	72 Mercury	1	$775
24	33	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	204	71 Ford	0	$400
25	6	Bill Dennis	23	Don Robertson	190	70 Plymout	0	$375
26	29	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	141	70 Plymout	0	$350
27	7	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	118	70 Dodge	0	$375
28	8	Charlie Glotzbach	6	Cotton Owens	115	71 Plymout	0	$300
29	30	Richard Childress	96	Richard Childress	81	72 Chevrol	0	$275
30	23	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	80	70 Dodge	0	$510
31	25	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	68	70 Plymout	0	$750
32	24	Jim Vandiver	51	Bill Strong	66	70 Chevrol	0	$250
33	12	Jimmy Hensley	90	Junie Donlavey	55	71 Ford	0	$500
34	32	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	44	71 Ford	0	$250
35	10	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	40	71 Ford	0	$250
36	21	David Ray Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	35	70 Dodge	0	$250