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1972 Winston 500 | ![]() |
Held on May 7, 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 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 188 | 59 | running | |
2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 188 | 57 | running | |
3 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 188 | 32 | running | |
4 | 28 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | '72 Ford | 188 | 4 | running | |
5 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 187 | 14 | running | |
6 | 26 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '72 Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | |
7 | 40 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Porter Ford | '72 Mercury | 185 | 0 | running | |
8 | 44 | 98 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | '71 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | |
9 | 8 | 79 | Frank Warren | TIE Factory Outlet | '70 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
10 | 30 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Madden Food Systems | '71 Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | |
11 | 33 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '70 Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | |
12 | 36 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Boggs Body Shop | '70 Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | |
13 | 42 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Nolen's Restaurant | '70 Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | |
14 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '71 Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | |
15 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '70 Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | |
16 | 11 | 3 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | '72 Plymouth | 181 | 0 | crash | |
17 | 16 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | '71 Ford | 180 | 0 | out of gas | |
18 | 37 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | '70 Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | |
19 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 179 | 0 | running | |
20 | 17 | 92 | Larry Smith | Smith's Garage | '71 Ford | 178 | 0 | running | |
21 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 178 | 0 | running | |
22 | 19 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '71 Mercury | 173 | 0 | running | |
23 | 32 | 00 | Bobby Mausgrover | American Jetway Corporation | '70 Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | |
24 | 39 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '71 Ford | 172 | 0 | running | |
25 | 43 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '71 Ford | 172 | 0 | running | |
26 | 22 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | '71 Ford | 167 | 0 | running | |
27 | 18 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | McNabb Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | throttle | |
28 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | North Georgia Oil Co. | '72 Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | |
29 | 47 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | '70 Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | windshield | |
30 | 49 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Mercury | 132 | 0 | running | |
31 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | '70 Dodge | 122 | 0 | engine | |
32 | 21 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 121 | 0 | running | |
33 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Ford | 112 | 0 | crash | |
34 | 46 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | axle | |
35 | 27 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 87 | 8 | engine | |
36 | 12 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Nixon Racing | '70 Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | |
37 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | engine | |
38 | 25 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 69 | 0 | engine | |
39 | 7 | 97 | Red Farmer | Humphries Racing | '72 Ford | 67 | 0 | overheating | |
40 | 20 | 93 | Buck Baker | Furr Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | |
41 | 41 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Davie Truckers | '71 Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rear end | |
42 | 38 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Hunter's Garage | '72 Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | |
43 | 45 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | '71 Ford | 56 | 0 | engine | |
44 | 31 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Truxmore | '72 Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | |
45 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 34 | 14 | engine | |
46 | 35 | 23 | Bill Dennis | Nolen's Restaurant | '70 Plymouth | 23 | 0 | engine | |
47 | 48 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '70 Dodge | 19 | 0 | clutch | |
48 | 34 | 63 | Robert Wales | Pleasant Grove Union | '70 Dodge | 13 | 0 | oil leak | |
49 | 50 | 53 | Bill Ward | Hopper-Crews | '72 Ford | 10 | 0 | oil leak | |
50 | 9 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | '72 Dodge | 179 | 0 | disqualified | |
DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
01 | Earle Canavan | Budget Tapes | Plymouth | DNQ | |||||
9 | Ramo Stott | 4-Wheel Performance | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | DNQ | ||||||
58 | Robert Brown | Chevy | DNQ | ||||||
73 | Homer Newland | Petre Engineering | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
74 | Bill Shirey | Wings & Wheels | Plymouth | DNQ | |||||
75 | Jimmy Vaughn | Dodge | DNQ | ||||||
89 | Les Covey | Kalico Kitchen | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
96 | Richard Childress | Childress Enterprises | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
0 | George Altheide | Dodge | DNQ |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available | |||||||||
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |