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| 1972 Texas 500 | 
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| Held on November 12, 1972 at Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX | |
| 250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 250 | 133 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 250 | 20 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 250 | 97 | running | |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Beryl Jackson | '72 Plymouth | 248 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 246 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 6 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 246 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 11 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hoss Ellington | '72 Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 10 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '72 Dodge | 243 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 242 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '72 Dodge | 240 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 16 | 45 | Ramo Stott | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 238 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 17 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 236 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 27 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 235 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 21 | 1 | Dick Brooks | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 232 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 232 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 35 | 42 | Jim Whitt | Dean Barnicle | '71 Ford | 232 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 38 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 231 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 24 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | '71 Ford | 231 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 40 | 98 | Rick Newsom | '71 Ford | 231 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 34 | 84 | Harry Schilling | Thomas Hynes | '72 Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 42 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 229 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 9 | 90 | Johnny Rutherford | Truxmore | '72 Ford | 224 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 23 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '72 Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | running | |
| 28 | 32 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | '71 Ford | 213 | 0 | running | |
| 29 | 33 | 57 | Bill Shirey | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 212 | 0 | running | |
| 30 | 39 | 5 | Mel Larson | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 209 | 0 | running | |
| 31 | 19 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 199 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 31 | 3 | Paul Feldner | '70 Plymouth | 198 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 26 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Lone Star Special, Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 196 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 184 | 0 | engine | ||
| 35 | 7 | 22 | Gordon Johncock | Crawford Racing | '72 Plymouth | 182 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 30 | 66 | H.B. Bailey | Blank & Kalashian | '71 Pontiac | 106 | 0 | rear end | |
| 37 | 43 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 93 | 0 | suspension | |
| 38 | 41 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 92 | 0 | engine | ||
| 39 | 44 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 68 | 0 | engine | ||
| 40 | 28 | 29 | Bill Hollar | '71 Mercury | 64 | 0 | engine | ||
| 41 | 20 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 38 | 0 | engine | |
| 42 | 29 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Buanno Transportation | '71 Plymouth | 30 | 0 | windshield | |
| 43 | 37 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 16 | 0 | engine | ||
| 44 | 36 | 44 | Bill Seifert | Giachetti Brothers | '71 Mercury | 1 | 0 | clutch |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
