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 |
---|
Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Mario Frasson Cement Co. | '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 Outlets | '70 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
10 | 30 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Madden Food Systems | '71 Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | |
11 | 33 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | ||
12 | 36 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | ||
13 | 42 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | |
14 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | ||
15 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | ||
16 | 11 | 3 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | '72 Plymouth | 181 | 0 | crash | |
17 | 16 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 180 | 0 | out of gas | ||
18 | 37 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '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 | '70 Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | ||
24 | 39 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 172 | 0 | running | ||
25 | 43 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 172 | 0 | running | ||
26 | 22 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 167 | 0 | running | ||
27 | 18 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '72 Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | throttle | |
28 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | North Georgia Oil Co. | '72 Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | |
29 | 47 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '70 Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | windshield | |
30 | 49 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Mercury | 132 | 0 | running | ||
31 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '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 | '71 Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | axle | ||
35 | 27 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 87 | 8 | engine | |
36 | 12 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | |
37 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '72 Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | engine | |
38 | 25 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '71 Mercury | 69 | 0 | engine | |
39 | 7 | 97 | Red Farmer | Willie Humphries | '72 Ford | 67 | 0 | overheating | |
40 | 20 | 93 | Buck Baker | Harold Furr | '72 Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | |
41 | 41 | 33 | Wayne Smith | '71 Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rear end | ||
42 | 38 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '72 Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | |
43 | 45 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '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 | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 23 | 0 | engine | |
47 | 48 | 06 | Neil Castles | '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 | '72 Dodge | 179 | 0 | disqualified |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |