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| 1972 Greenville 200 | 
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| Held on April 1, 1972 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC | |
| 200 L, 100 M, 161 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | 1971 Dodge | 200 | 69 | running | 100.00 |
| 2 | 1 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | 1971 Ford | 200 | 124 | running | 99.00 |
| 3 | 7 | 94 | David Pearson | 1972 Chevrolet | 200 | 7 | running | 98.00 | |
| 4 | 3 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 1971 Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 96.75 | |
| 5 | 4 | 95 | Charlie Blanton | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 194 | 0 | running | 94.50 | |
| 6 | 16 | 7 | Jimmy Vaughn | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 194 | 0 | running | 93.50 | |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | Max Berrier | 1972 Ford Mustang | 193 | 0 | running | 92.25 | |
| 8 | 17 | 26 | Randy Bannister | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 191 | 0 | running | 90.75 | |
| 9 | 21 | 3 | Baxter Price | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 191 | 0 | running | 89.75 | |
| 10 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 1971 Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 88.50 |
| 11 | 22 | 19 | Glenn Brewer | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 190 | 0 | running | 87.50 | |
| 12 | 26 | 17 | Ernie Shaw | 1970 Ford Mustang | 189 | 0 | running | 86.25 | |
| 13 | 28 | 54 | Bobby Fleming | 1972 Chevrolet Camaro | 171 | 0 | running | 80.75 | |
| 14 | 27 | 50 | Gordon Birkett | 1969 Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 76.50 | |
| 15 | 11 | 57 | Buck Baker | 1970 Dodge | 150 | 0 | head gasket | 73.50 | |
| 16 | 18 | 5 | Pee Wee Wentz | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 114 | 0 | distributor | 63.50 | |
| 17 | 20 | 60 | Phil Gibson | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 108 | 0 | accident | 61.00 | |
| 18 | 8 | 14 | Jim Paschal | 1972 Pontiac Firebird | 49 | 0 | oil pan | 45.25 | |
| 19 | 5 | 97 | Wayne Andrews | Thomas Brothers Hams | 1970 Ford Mustang | 25 | 0 | distributor | 38.25 |
| 20 | 12 | 32 | Johnny Halford | 1970 Plymouth | 16 | 0 | oil pressure | 35.00 | |
| 21 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | 1970 Plymouth | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 33.75 | |
| 22 | 9 | 8 | Tiny Lund | 1969 Ford | 14 | 0 | oil pressure | 32.50 | |
| 23 | 14 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | 1970 Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 31.25 | |
| 24 | 10 | 96 | Richard Childress | 1972 Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | valve | 30.00 | |
| 25 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 1971 Mercury | 4 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | 1971 Ford | 3 | 0 | water in fuel | 25.75 |
| 27 | 24 | 76 | Bob Williams | 1970 Ford Mustang | 2 | 0 | overheating | 24.50 | |
| 28 | 25 | 74 | Bill Shirey | 1970 Plymouth | 1 | 0 | spring shackle | 23.25 | |
| 29 | 30 | 30 | Walter Ballard | 1971 Mercury | 1 | 0 | oil leak | 22.25 | |
| 30 | 29 | 87 | David Ray Boggs | 1971 Pontiac Firebird | 1 | 0 | bent valve | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 1h:25:00 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Elmo Langley - 22.159 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 Inches | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 70.546 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 16 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 among 3 drivers - Elmo Langley 1-51; Neil Castles 52-98; Langley 99; David Pearson 100-106; Castles 107-128; Langley 129-199; Castles 200 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
