1972 Talladega 500 | ![]() |
Held on August 6, 1972 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 188 | 106 | running | |
2 | 14 | 90 | Ramo Stott | Truxmore | '72 Ford | 188 | 3 | running | |
3 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 183 | 22 | running | |
4 | 27 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | '72 Ford | 180 | 0 | running | |
5 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | ||
6 | 10 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 178 | 0 | running | ||
7 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 177 | 4 | running | |
8 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 175 | 0 | running | ||
9 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 173 | 0 | running | ||
10 | 47 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Richard Hammond | '72 Ford | 171 | 0 | running | |
11 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 170 | 0 | running | |
12 | 31 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 167 | 0 | running | ||
13 | 25 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 165 | 0 | running | ||
14 | 37 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 164 | 0 | running | ||
15 | 20 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 163 | 0 | running | |
16 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | |
17 | 18 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '72 Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | |
18 | 28 | 0 | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | ||
19 | 7 | 9 | Pete Hamilton | Teleprompter | '72 Plymouth | 147 | 7 | engine | |
20 | 8 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | '72 Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | suspension | |
21 | 40 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Mercury | 146 | 0 | engine | ||
22 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 131 | 8 | engine | |
23 | 13 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '72 Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | engine | |
24 | 42 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 124 | 0 | engine | |
25 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 121 | 0 | engine | |
26 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 105 | 12 | ignition | |
27 | 23 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transportation | '71 Mercury | 99 | 7 | engine | |
28 | 35 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Frank Vasko | '71 Mercury | 99 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
29 | 39 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Norris Reed | '71 Mercury | 83 | 0 | overheating | |
30 | 38 | 23 | Mel Larson | Astro-Cycles | '70 Plymouth | 69 | 0 | engine | |
31 | 41 | 22 | Donnie Allison | Crawford Racing | '72 Plymouth | 61 | 19 | engine | |
32 | 50 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 49 | 0 | transmission | |
33 | 15 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 47 | 0 | engine | |
34 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 46 | 0 | engine | ||
35 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 43 | 0 | suspension | |
36 | 44 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | engine | ||
37 | 17 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 41 | 0 | engine | |
38 | 48 | 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Hopper-Crews | '72 Ford | 36 | 0 | engine | |
39 | 46 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 35 | 0 | engine | ||
40 | 11 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty | '72 Ford | 28 | 0 | clutch | |
41 | 6 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '72 Dodge | 22 | 0 | crash | ||
42 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 22 | 0 | crash | |
43 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 21 | 0 | crash | ||
44 | 21 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 21 | 0 | crash | |
45 | 34 | 5 | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 9 | 0 | clutch | ||
46 | 43 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '72 Dodge | 9 | 0 | engine | ||
47 | 49 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '70 Plymouth | 5 | 0 | ignition | ||
48 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '72 Plymouth | 1 | 0 | engine | |
49 | 36 | 65 | Roy Mayne | Joe Phipps | '72 Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | |
50 | 45 | 63 | Robert Wales | Charlie Roberts | '70 Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |