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1972 Delaware 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 31
September 17, 1972 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:08:57
Average Speed: 120.506 mph
Pole Speed: 133.323 mph

Cautions: 2 for 22 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 25,000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	500	13,250	running	350
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	497	10,600	running	1
3	9	90	Ramo Stott	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	486	4,950	running	0
4	13	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	478	3,550	running	0
5	21	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	477	2,885	running	0
6	7	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	476	2,185	running	0
7	16	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	467	2,035	running	0
8	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	467	1,935	running	0
9	37	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	457	1,810	running	0
10	27	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	448	1,750	running	0
11	3	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	447	3,275	rear end	115
12	33	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	446	1,650	running	0
13	12	83	Paul Tyler	Norris Reed	'71 Mercury	441	1,100	running	0
14	35	40	D.K. Ulrich	D.K. Ulrich	'71 Ford	424	1,075	running	0
15	24	01	Earle Canavan	Earle Canavan	'71 Plymouth	402	1,050	engine	0
16	32	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'71 Ford	386	1,025	running	0
17	29	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	358	1,500	ignition	0
18	26	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	344	975	engine	0
19	28	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	344	1,450	running	0
20	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	331	3,100	engine	34
21	30	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	330	900	oil leak	0
22	20	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	299	1,375	engine	0
23	14	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	294	850	clutch	0
24	34	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	288	1,325	engine	0
25	25	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	272	1,300	engine	0
26	15	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	267	775	engine	0
27	8	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	261	750	engine	0
28	36	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	182	1,225	engine	0
29	38	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'71 Ford	163	700	engine	0
30	23	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	147	700	engine	0
31	10	84	Harry Schilling	Thomas Hynes	'70 Chevrolet	144	650	alternator	0
32	22	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'72 Plymouth	126	675	transmission	0
33	31	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	111	600	suspension	0
34	6	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	92	1,090	rear end	0
35	17	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	79	1,085	engine	0
36	5	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	73	605	hub	0
37	11	16	Dave Marcis	Roger Penske	'72 Matador	70	575	engine	0
38	19	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	49	570	engine	0
39	40	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Mercury	47	1,065	steering	0
40	39	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	36	560	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	2	2
Bobby Allison	3	14	12
Buddy Baker	15	72	58
David Pearson	73	73	1
Richard Petty	74	74	1
David Pearson	75	75	1
Buddy Baker	76	122	47
Bobby Allison	123	123	1
Buddy Baker	124	128	5
Bobby Allison	129	144	16
Buddy Baker	145	149	5
David Pearson	150	327	178
Bobby Allison	328	332	5
David Pearson	333	500	168

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