| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1972 Old Dominion 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 24, 1972 | ||
| Official name | Old Dominion 500 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.525 mi (0.844 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 262.5 mi (442.4 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 69.989 miles per hour (112.636 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 31,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Howard & Egerton Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | |
| Laps | 432 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1972 Old Dominion 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on September 24, 1972, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.[2]
The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
- ^ "1972 Old Dominion 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ a b "1972 Old Dominion 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-24.