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| 1972 Dixie 500 | 
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Black Label | '72 Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '72 Dodge | 319 | 3 | running | ||
| 8 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | '71 Mercury | 317 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '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 | '71 Ford | 310 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '71 Ford | 309 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 24 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 305 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 17 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 305 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 34 | 10 | Bill Champion | '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 | '71 Ford | 292 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 29 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | '70 Plymouth | 287 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 32 | 06 | Neil Castles | '71 Dodge | 283 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 21 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 257 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 219 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 37 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 201 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 22 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '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 | '71 Ford | 155 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 148 | 19 | engine | |
| 32 | 7 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Bud Moore | '72 Ford | 132 | 4 | ignition | |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 123 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 118 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '70 Ford | 114 | 1 | engine | |
| 36 | 8 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 102 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 88 | 0 | engine | ||
| 38 | 20 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty | '72 Ford | 12 | 0 | steering | |
| 39 | 27 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '70 Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 25 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '70 Plymouth | 6 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: George Altheide, David Sisco, Mel Larson, Wendell Scott, Paul Jett, Dick Poling, 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 |
