1972 Winston Western 500 | ![]() ![]() |
Held on January 23, 1972 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA | |
149 L, 372.5 M, 599.427 KM - Shortened by Fog |
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 |
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1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 149 | 39 | running | |
2 | 16 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 149 | 102 | running | |
3 | 9 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | |
4 | 4 | 96 | Ray Elder | Olympia Brewing Company | '72 Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | |
5 | 6 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Beryl Jackson | '70 Plymouth | 145 | 0 | running | |
6 | 12 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Black & Decker | '72 Plymouth | 141 | 0 | running | |
7 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola, Madden Food Systems | '69 Ford | 141 | 0 | running | |
8 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 139 | 0 | running | ||
9 | 7 | 39 | Friday Hassler | See Rock City | '70 Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | running | |
10 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '71 Mercury | 137 | 0 | running | |
11 | 25 | 3 | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares Racing Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 136 | 0 | running | |
12 | 40 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Dean Thorne | '72 Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | |
13 | 5 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | '72 Plymouth | 134 | 0 | running | |
14 | 20 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 132 | 0 | running | |
15 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 132 | 0 | running | ||
16 | 21 | 88 | Don Noel | Noel Welding | '71 Dodge | 132 | 0 | running | |
17 | 38 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King Ford | '71 Ford | 131 | 0 | running | |
18 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | running | |
19 | 26 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Star Body Shop | '72 Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | running | |
20 | 36 | 07 | Ivan Baldwin | '69 Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | running | ||
21 | 28 | 19 | Henley Gray | Fairway Ford | '69 Ford | 122 | 0 | running | |
22 | 27 | 6 | Jerry Oliver | Concord Olds | '72 Oldsmobile | 122 | 0 | running | |
23 | 29 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | |
24 | 15 | 42 | Larry Esau | Barnicle Oil | '72 Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | |
25 | 14 | 00 | Frank James | Varner Brothers | '72 Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | fan blade | |
26 | 31 | 15 | David Pearson | Bud Moore | '72 Ford | 112 | 0 | radiator | |
27 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 107 | 0 | engine | ||
28 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 107 | 8 | transmission | |
29 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '71 Dodge | 102 | 0 | running | |
30 | 35 | 61 | Jim Danielson | J&L Body Shop | '71 Mercury | 98 | 0 | brakes | |
31 | 32 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 94 | 0 | rear end | ||
32 | 22 | 27 | Chuck Bown | Dick Bown | '70 Plymouth | 88 | 0 | crash | |
33 | 24 | 75 | Paul Dorrity | Glen Dorrity | '72 Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | ignition | |
34 | 30 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Messina Trucking | '71 Dodge | 60 | 0 | engine | |
35 | 37 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Tognotti's Speed Shops | '71 Ford | 55 | 0 | oil pressure | |
36 | 19 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn | '72 Dodge | 37 | 0 | ignition | |
37 | 39 | 06 | Neil Castles | '71 Dodge | 35 | 0 | suspension | ||
38 | 17 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement Company | '70 Dodge | 30 | 0 | engine | |
39 | 3 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors, Roger Penske | '72 Matador | 13 | 0 | rear end | |
40 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Ford | 13 | 0 | crash |
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Failed to Qualify: Markey James, Harry Jefferson, John Lyons, Roger Mears, Bill Butts, Bob England, Bill Osborne, Patrick McIntyre, Bob Kauf, Pete Halsmer, Roger Parr, Gene Riniker, D.K. Ulrich, John Hren, Sam Stanley, Ray Wulfenstein, Tru Cheek, Bill Simpson, Dan Geiger, Johnny Steele | |||||||||
Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |