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1972 Dixie 500 | ![]() |
Held on July 23, 1972 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
328 L, 505.12 M, 812.784 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 328 | 104 | running | |
2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 328 | 10 | running | |
3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 325 | 181 | running | |
4 | 16 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 323 | 0 | running | |
5 | 18 | 90 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Truxmore Solid Waste Bodies | '71 Ford | 322 | 2 | running | |
6 | 6 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn, Carling Black Label | '72 Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | |
7 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '72 Dodge | 319 | 3 | running | |
8 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Waltrip Racing | '71 Mercury | 317 | 0 | running | |
9 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '71 Mercury | 312 | 0 | running | |
10 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 311 | 0 | running | |
11 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 310 | 0 | running | |
12 | 13 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | '71 Ford | 310 | 0 | running | |
13 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | '70 Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | |
14 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | '71 Ford | 309 | 0 | running | |
15 | 24 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Brooks Racing | '70 Plymouth | 305 | 0 | running | |
16 | 17 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | '70 Dodge | 305 | 0 | running | |
17 | 34 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Mercury | 305 | 0 | running | |
18 | 39 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Car Products | '71 Ford | 300 | 0 | running | |
19 | 33 | 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Hopper-Crews | '72 Ford | 298 | 0 | running | |
20 | 38 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '71 Ford | 292 | 0 | running | |
21 | 29 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | '70 Plymouth | 287 | 0 | running | |
22 | 32 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | '71 Dodge | 283 | 0 | running | |
23 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '70 Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | |
24 | 21 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 257 | 0 | engine | |
25 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '70 Dodge | 219 | 0 | engine | |
26 | 37 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Boggs Racing | '70 Dodge | 201 | 0 | engine | |
27 | 22 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | McNabb Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | overheating | |
28 | 31 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement | '72 Dodge | 172 | 0 | engine | |
29 | 4 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 157 | 4 | engine | |
30 | 28 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '71 Ford | 155 | 0 | engine | |
31 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 148 | 19 | engine | |
32 | 7 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Moore Racing | '72 Ford | 132 | 4 | ignition | |
33 | 19 | 5 | Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | '70 Plymouth | 123 | 0 | engine | |
34 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '70 Plymouth | 118 | 0 | engine | |
35 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '70 Ford | 114 | 1 | engine | |
36 | 8 | 92 | Larry Smith | Smith Racing | '71 Ford | 102 | 0 | engine | |
37 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | '71 Mercury | 88 | 0 | engine | |
38 | 20 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Welty Racing | '72 Ford | 12 | 0 | steering | |
39 | 27 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | '70 Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | |
40 | 25 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | '70 Plymouth | 6 | 0 | engine | |
DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
0 | George Altheide | Dodge | DNQ | ||||||
05 | David Sisco | Chevy | DNQ | ||||||
23 | Mel Larson | Plymouth | DNQ | ||||||
34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | DNQ | ||||||
56 | Paul Jett | Ford | DNQ | ||||||
65 | Dick Poling | Chevy | DNQ | ||||||
70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevy | DNQ |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available | |||||||||
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |