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| 1972 Carolina 500 | 
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| Held on March 12, 1972 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC | |
| 492 L, 507.744 M, 817.212 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 492 | 210 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 491 | 12 | running | |
| 3 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Englewood Speedway | '70 Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 9 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Everett Ford | '71 Ford | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Schwedes Const. Co. | '70 Dodge | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Madden Food Systems | '71 Mercury | 474 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Carolina 500 | '71 Ford | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Garage | '70 Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Motors | '71 Ford | 466 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 32 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '70 Dodge | 463 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 12 | 92 | Larry Smith | DeHart Motor Lines | '71 Ford | 462 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement | '70 Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 14 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Nolen's Restaurant | '70 Plymouth | 460 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 27 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Garage | '70 Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | American Jetway | '71 Ford | 455 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 13 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 453 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 24 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Boggs Racing | '70 Dodge | 444 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 34 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 442 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | A-1 Auto Parts | '70 Dodge | 441 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Cayuga Speedway | '71 Ford | 440 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 21 | 53 | H.B. Bailey | Hopper-Crews | '72 Ford | 439 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 28 | 0 | George Altheide | River Oaks Motors | '70 Dodge | 438 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 18 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | The Sample House | '72 Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 23 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Motors | '71 Ford | 430 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 11 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Messina Trucking | '70 Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | American Jetway | '71 Ford | 409 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 39 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 345 | 260 | engine | |
| 28 | 36 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Brooks Racing | '70 Plymouth | 337 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 20 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Trucks | '71 Ford | 307 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Antiques | '70 Plymouth | 259 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 40 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Wings & Wheels | '70 Plymouth | 177 | 0 | clutch | |
| 32 | 38 | 65 | Walter Ballard | S&L Enterprises | '70 Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | rear end | |
| 33 | 37 | 89 | Les Covey | Kalico Kitchen | '70 Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | clutch | |
| 34 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 90 | 10 | engine | |
| 35 | 22 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Wheaton VL | '71 Ford | 85 | 0 | water pump | |
| 36 | 6 | 93 | Buck Baker | Furr Engineering | '72 Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 30 | 96 | Richard Childress | Childress Enterprises | '70 Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 26 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Reliable Plumbing | '70 Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 35 | 00 | Bobby Mausgrover | American Jetway | '70 Dodge | 10 | 0 | ignition | |
| 40 | 10 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Truxmore Truck Body | '71 Ford | 1 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Eddie Yarboro, Walter Ballard, Wendell Scott, Ronnie Chumley, Roy Mayne, J.D. McDuffie | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
