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1972 Motor State 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 31
Sunday, June 11, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:43:40
Average Speed: 146.639 mph
Pole Speed: 160.764 mph

Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
Margin of Victory: 16 sec
Attendance: 33,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	200	12,935	running	155
2	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	200	8,980	running	10
3	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	200	6,925	running	18
4	9	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	195	3,350	running	2
5	30	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	194	2,150	running	0
6	11	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	191	1,550	running	0
7	16	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	189	1,875	running	0
8	29	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	189	1,775	running	0
9	10	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	189	1,175	running	0
10	15	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Mercury	188	1,575	running	0
11	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	187	1,550	running	0
12	28	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	186	1,550	running	0
13	17	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	185	1,500	running	0
14	19	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	184	1,475	running	0
15	21	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	184	1,450	running	0
16	24	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	181	915	running	0
17	14	32	Johnny Halford	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	180	905	running	0
18	37	53	Dick May	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'72 Ford	180	895	running	0
19	33	96	Richard Childress	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	179	880	running	0
20	35	5	Doc Faustina	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	178	865	running	0
21	18	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	166	1,360	running	0
22	26	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing (Jim Ruggles)	'72 Plymouth	155	910	engine	0
23	40	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	154	820	rear end	0
24	23	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	147	1,305	suspension	0
25	31	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	140	1,290	engine	0
26	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	138	3,000	suspension	14
27	8	90	Dick Brooks	Junie Donlavey	'72 Ford	129	765	engine	0
28	7	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bill Seifert	'72 Mercury	96	1,255	engine	0
29	22	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	92	1,245	engine	0
30	36	87	Dave Marcis	Hammer Mason (Hammer Mason)	'71 Mercury	90	735	clutch	0
31	32	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	62	720	engine	0
32	25	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	54	1,215	transmission	0
33	6	15	Donnie Allison	Bud Moore	'72 Ford	44	710	transmission	1
34	27	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	42	1,255	ignition	0
35	5	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'72 Dodge	15	700	engine	0
36	13	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	11	1,195	engine	0
37	38	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'71 Ford	11	690	suspension	0
38	39	00	Bobby Mausgrover	Bobby Mausgrover	'70 Dodge	9	685	engine	0
39	20	2	Bill Seifert	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	3	1,180	engine	0
40	34	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	1	675	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	2	2
David Pearson	3	16	14
Donnie Allison	17	17	1
James Hylton	18	19	2
Bobby Allison	20	22	3
Richard Petty	23	24	2
Bobby Allison	25	26	2
Bobby Isaac	27	27	1
Richard Petty	28	39	12
Bobby Isaac	40	42	3
David Pearson	43	47	5
Bobby Isaac	48	54	7
David Pearson	55	106	52
Bobby Isaac	107	107	1
David Pearson	108	111	4
Bobby Allison	112	113	2
David Pearson	114	115	2
Richard Petty	116	119	4
David Pearson	120	154	35
Bobby Allison	155	157	3
David Pearson	158	200	43

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