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Volunteer 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
July 9, 1972
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 500
| 8,400
| running
| 445 |
| 2
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Plymouth
| 497
| 5,700
| running
| 51 |
| 3
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1970 Dodge
| 489
| 2,775
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 477
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 20
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| Don Tarr
| 1970 Dodge
| 466
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 464
| 1,085
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 29
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 461
| 1,035
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 459
| 960
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 458
| 885
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 457
| 860
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 30
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 456
| 720
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 454
| 835
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 446
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 442
| 790
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 14
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 430
| 805
| throttle
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 413
| 770
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 22
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 358
| 760
| overheating
| 0 |
| 18
| 11
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 345
| 2,060
| rear end
| 0 |
| 19
| 3
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 293
| 765
| engine
| 4 |
| 20
| 28
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 289
| 770
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 17
| Robert Brown
| 58
| Allan Brown
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 287
| 465
| suspension
| 0 |
| 22
| 9
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 277
| 455
| throttle
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1970 Dodge
| 217
| 445
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 24
| 23
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 78
| 435
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 27
| Johnny Halford
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 60
| 425
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 25
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Richard Childress
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 43
| 420
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 7
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 42
| 410
| suspension
| 0 |
| 28
| 15
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1970 Plymouth
| 33
| 400
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 13
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Dodge
| 27
| 665
| rear end
| 0 |
| 30
| 8
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 16
| 630
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:30:28
Average Speed: 92.735 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.886 seconds
5 cautions for 30 laps
Attendance: 22,000