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| 1972 Yankee 400 | 
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| Held on August 20, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 200 L, 400 M, 643.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 200 | 124 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 200 | 26 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 199 | 34 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 199 | 6 | running | |
| 5 | 20 | 98 | Cale Yarborough | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Ford | 195 | 2 | running | |
| 7 | 22 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 195 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '71 Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 27 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Roger Penske | '72 Matador | 194 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 11 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 193 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 191 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 32 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '72 Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 13 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '71 Ford | 190 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 189 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 34 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 33 | 23 | Mel Larson | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 19 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 187 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 24 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 16 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 17 | 84 | Dick May | Buster Davis | '70 Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 38 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Henley Gray | '72 Ford | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 36 | 5 | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 171 | 0 | running | ||
| 28 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 155 | 0 | running | ||
| 29 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | ||
| 30 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '72 Dodge | 151 | 7 | crash | ||
| 31 | 25 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 145 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 6 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 110 | 0 | water pump | |
| 33 | 8 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 104 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 5 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 91 | 1 | rear end | |
| 35 | 29 | 0 | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 87 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 36 | 26 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '72 Dodge | 34 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 40 | 55 | Ron Grana | '70 Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 38 | 39 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '70 Plymouth | 19 | 0 | engine | ||
| 39 | 31 | 01 | Earle Canavan | '71 Plymouth | 12 | 0 | engine | ||
| 40 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Junie Donlavey | '72 Ford | 9 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Earl Brooks, Bill Shirey | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
