| 1972 Miller High Life 500 |  
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| Held on March 5, 1972 at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, CA | |
| 200 L, 500 M, 804.6 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS Note: 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers denoted in white rows, 1972 NASCAR Winston West Series in gold. |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 200 | 132 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 200 | 20 | running | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 200 | 6 | running | |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 199 | 17 | running | |
| 5 | 8 | 96W | Ray Elder | Olympia Brewing Company | '72 Dodge | 194 | 3 | running | |
| 6 | 11 | 4W | Hershel McGriff | The Cousins | '70 Plymouth | 193 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Madden Food Systems, Pop Kola | '71 Ford | 191 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 22 | 42 | Marty Robbins | KLAC 570 Radio | '72 Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '71 Ford | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Ramo Stott | Housby Racing | '72 Plymouth | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 26 | 61 | Jimmy Finger | Brookehill-Dellcrest Funeral Homes | '71 Ford | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 15 | 17W | Jack McCoy | Rebel Shops, House of Lords | '71 Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 19 | 3W | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares Racing Enterprises | '70 Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 185 | 13 | running | |
| 15 | 40 | 6W | Bill Butts | Speedway Eng., Floyd & Howerton Plumbing | '72 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 48 | 1W | Cliff Garner | Anderson Pea Soup | '71 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 33 | 91W | Johnny Anderson | Conner's Muffler, Adams Machine Shop | '72 Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 13 | 2W | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | '72 Plymouth | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 35 | 84W | J.C. Danielsen | J&L Body Shop | '71 Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Ford | 182 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 31 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | '71 Ford | 182 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 28 | 32W | Kevin Terris | Sta-Power, Brunswick Industries | '72 Plymouth | 180 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 43 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Engineering | '71 Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 39 | 34W | Markey James | Tony Oddo | '72 Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 42 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Wheaton Van Lines | '71 Ford | 179 | 0 | flagged | |
| 27 | 37 | 44W | Jim Whitt | Barnicle Oil | '71 Ford | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 28 | 12 | 20 | George Altheide | Altheide Racing | '70 Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 29 | 38 | 95W | Bob Kauf | Wrought Iron Company | '72 Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 47 | 39W | Carl Adams | Marck Motors | '71 Ford | 174 | 0 | running | |
| 31 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Cayuga Speedway | '71 Ford | 173 | 0 | running | |
| 32 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | '71 Ford | 173 | 0 | running | |
| 33 | 49 | 27W | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | '70 Plymouth | 165 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 46 | 40W | Les Loeser | San Fernando Valley Lumber Co. | '72 Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | tires | |
| 35 | 51 | 82W | Ron Gautsche | Tognotti's Speed Shop | '71 Ford | 160 | 0 | running | |
| 36 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '71 Mercury | 138 | 0 | crash | |
| 37 | 45 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Goodyear Tire Center | '72 Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | running | |
| 38 | 21 | 99 | Don White | Nichels-Goldsmith | '72 Plymouth | 114 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 39 | 36 | 52W | Gene Romero | Sta-Power | '70 Plymouth | 105 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 20 | 23W | G.T. Tallas | Richard's Service Center | '71 Ford | 88 | 0 | clutch | |
| 41 | 6 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis Ford | '72 Ford | 69 | 0 | engine | |
| 42 | 27 | 41 | Earle Canavan | Budget Tapes, River Oaks Chrysler-Plymouth | '72 Plymouth | 65 | 0 | running | |
| 43 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '70 Dodge | 55 | 0 | clutch | |
| 44 | 7 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | '72 Matador | 45 | 0 | crash | |
| 45 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 45 | 9 | crash | |
| 46 | 50 | 29W | Bill Osborne | '72 Ford | 36 | 0 | a frame | ||
| 47 | 44 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Hekiman Foreign Car Service | '71 Ford | 33 | 0 | crash | |
| 48 | 16 | 89W | Don Noel | Rainbow Western Sales Co. | '71 Ford | 27 | 0 | engine | |
| 49 | 41 | 18W | George Follmer | Norris Industries, Roy Woods Racing | '72 Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine | |
| 50 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Boggs Racing Enterprises | '70 Dodge | 2 | 0 | clutch | |
| 51 | 23 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine |
