Back in 2012, RR member TMC-Chase posted on his Bench Racing from the Volunteer State blog a recap of Richard Petty's win over Bobby Allison and Bobby Isaac in the February 27, 1972 Richmond 500 at the half-mile paved Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. 1970 NASCAR Grand National Rookie of the Year, Bill Dennis of Glen Allen, Virginia in suburban Henrico County, starting 4th, drove hometown Richmond owner, Junie Donlavey's familiar #90 Ford to a 5th place run. The week before, at Daytona, Dennis had ridden Donlavey's #90 Late Model Sportsman mount to the first of three consecutive Permatex 300 wins.

Photos & article courtesy of Jerry Bushmire

1972 Richmond 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31 Sunday, February 27, 1972 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway , Richmond, VA 500 laps on a .542 mile paved track (271.0 miles) Time of race: 3:32:12 Average Speed: 76.258 mph Pole Speed: 90.573 mph Cautions: 3 for 46 laps Margin of Victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 12,000 Lead changes: 13

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP ( Petty Enterprises )	'72 Plymouth	500	5,300	running	219
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola ( Richard Howard )	'72 Chevrolet	499	4,025	running	240
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance ( Nord Krauskopf )	'72 Dodge	493	3,175	running	41
4	7	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'70 Dodge	488	1,575	running	0
5	4	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	485	1,400	running	0
6	10	48	James Hylton	James Hylton	'70 Dodge	484	1,175	running	0
7	5	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	483	1,050	running	0
8	9	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Ford	483	950	running	0
9	8	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	478	925	running	0
10	11	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air ( J. Marvin Mills )	'70 Dodge	468	875	running	0
11	6	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'72 Dodge	458	775	running	0
12	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	451	765	running	0
13	17	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'70 Plymouth	406	495	running	0
14	24	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	402	485	rear end	0
15	15	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	388	725	running	0
16	20	80	Phil Finney	Wallace Finney	'72 Chevrolet	321	450	fan belt	0
17	28	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	263	695	a frame	0
18	18	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	233	440	engine	0
19	14	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	183	685	transmission	0
20	12	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	136	675	rear end	0
21	30	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing ( Vic Ballard )	'70 Plymouth	130	650	crash	0
22	19	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	126	390	crash	0
23	16	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	82	380	engine	0
24	29	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	76	370	crash	0
25	27	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	72	360	suspension	0
26	25	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'70 Chevrolet	36	350	oil leak	0
27	23	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	19	325	engine	0
28	21	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'70 Dodge	9	300	transmission	0
29	22	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	8	285	oil leak	0
30	26	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Chevrolet	7	525	rear end	0

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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Race was featured in June 1972 Stock Car Racing magazine.

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