1972 Lone Star 500

Race #16 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season

1972 Lone Star 500
*Held on June 25, 1972 at Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX*
250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance

RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	43	Richard Petty	STP	'72 Dodge	250	186	running
2	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	249	10	running
3	21	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	'72 Chevrolet	244	0	running
4	5	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	'71 Mercury	244	0	running
5	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	'72 Dodge	244	52	running
6	22	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	'70 Ford	242	0	running
7	7	92	Larry Smith	DeHart Motor Lines	'71 Ford	241	0	running
8	11	76	Ben Arnold	Jack Johnson Ford	'71 Ford	232	0	running
9	39	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	'71 Mercury	232	0	running
10	15	10	Bill Champion	Champion Truck, Revell	'71 Ford	231	0	running
11	13	66	H.B. Bailey	Blank & Kalashian	'71 Pontiac	230	0	running
12	38	55	Tiny Lund	Vaughn High Speed	'72 Chevrolet	229	0	running
13	9	2	Dave Marcis	AMA Fiberglass	'72 Dodge	226	0	running
14	16	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Car Products	'71 Ford	226	0	running
15	8	24	Cecil Gordon	Carlinson, Apeman	'71 Mercury	226	0	running
16	31	25	Jabe Thomas	Mullins Restaurant	'70 Plymouth	225	0	running
17	30	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	'71 Ford	222	0	running
18	33	56	Paul Jett	Handy Andy Supermarkets	'72 Ford	220	0	running
19	12	61	Clarence Lovell	Lone Star Special, Bierschwale-Haverlah	'71 Ford	218	0	engine
20	40	53	Dick May	Sabre Inn	'70 Plymouth	217	0	running
21	41	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	'70 Plymouth	217	0	running
22	37	89	Les Covey	Mechanical Kitchen	'70 Chevrolet	207	0	running
23	28	79	Frank Warren	Sabre Inn	'70 Dodge	207	0	running
24	4	18	Joe Frasson		'72 Dodge	200	2	engine
25	44	35	Ronnie Chumley	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	'72 Chevrolet	200	0	running
26	29	32	Jim Whitt	Monaco Oil	'71 Ford	197	0	running
27	34	70	J.D. McDuffie	Ed Carter Auto Parts	'71 Chevrolet	193	0	windshield
28	18	8	Ed Negre		'70 Dodge	192	0	engine
29	32	64	Elmo Langley	Henry Woodfield Ford	'71 Ford	186	0	running
30	27	57	David Ray Boggs	Weary's Deluxe Auto Center	'70 Dodge	155	0	crash
31	19	96	Richard Childress		'71 Chevrolet	144	0	crash
32	35	34	Wendell Scott		'71 Ford	143	0	crash
33	26	30	Walter Ballard	Hightman	'71 Mercury	138	0	engine
34	20	5	Doc Faustina		'70 Plymouth	126	0	engine
35	25	73	Dick Brooks	J & W Trailers	'72 Ford	114	0	engine
36	23	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore	'72 Ford	83	0	engine
37	14	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	'70 Dodge	82	0	engine
38	36	40	D.K. Ulrich	A-1 Auto Parts	'71 Ford	81	0	engine
39	42	19	Henley Gray		'71 Ford	72	0	engine
40	10	42	Marty Robbins		'71 Dodge	56	0	engine
41	6	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	'71 Ford	52	0	engine
42	43	91	Johnny Anderson	Don Nuzum	'72 Chevrolet	28	0	engine
43	24	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking	'70 Dodge	28	0	fuel pump
44	17	74	Bill Shirey		'70 Dodge	14	0	engine

RACE DATA
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