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1972 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 31
Sunday, August 6, 1972 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:09
Average Speed: 148.728 mph
Pole Speed: 190.677 mph

Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 68,000
Lead changes: 30

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	22	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	188	24,865	running	106
2	14	90	Ramo Stott	Junie Donlavey	'72 Ford	188	9,440	running	3
3	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	183	9,465	running	22
4	27	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis (Willie Humphries)	'72 Ford	180	4,540	running	0
5	29	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	179	3,615	running	0
6	10	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	178	3,015	running	0
7	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	177	5,115	running	4
8	30	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	175	2,515	running	0
9	19	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	173	2,265	running	0
10	47	56	Jim Hurtubise	Richard Hammond	'72 Ford	171	1,815	running	0
11	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	170	1,990	running	0
12	31	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	167	1,965	running	0
13	25	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	165	1,465	running	0
14	37	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	164	1,915	running	0
15	20	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	163	1,890	running	0
16	9	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	156	1,365	running	0
17	18	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	156	1,340	running	0
18	28	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	151	1,315	running	0
19	7	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing (Jack Housby)	'72 Plymouth	147	1,590	engine	7
20	8	28	Fred Lorenzen	Hoss Ellington	'72 Chevrolet	147	1,265	suspension	0
21	40	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Mercury	146	1,730	engine	0
22	4	11	Buddy Baker	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	131	1,715	engine	8
23	13	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	127	1,690	engine	0
24	42	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	124	1,240	engine	0
25	26	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	121	1,640	engine	0
26	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	105	2,115	ignition	12
27	23	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transportation (Darrell Waltrip)	'71 Mercury	99	1,465	engine	7
28	35	03	Tommy Gale	Frank Vasko	'71 Mercury	99	1,065	wheel bearing	0
29	39	83	Paul Tyler	Norris Reed	'71 Mercury	83	1,040	overheating	0
30	38	23	Mel Larson	Astro-Cycles (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	69	690	engine	0
31	41	22	Donnie Allison	Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers)	'72 Plymouth	61	2,090	engine	19
32	50	77	Charlie Roberts	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	49	1,465	transmission	0
33	15	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	47	1,440	engine	0
34	12	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	46	1,415	engine	0
35	33	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	43	1,390	suspension	0
36	44	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	42	1,365	engine	0
37	17	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	41	840	engine	0
38	48	53	Bobby Mausgrover	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'72 Ford	36	815	engine	0
39	46	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	35	1,290	engine	0
40	11	73	Dick Brooks	Marvin Welty	'72 Ford	28	765	clutch	0
41	6	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'72 Dodge	22	760	crash	0
42	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	22	3,765	crash	0
43	16	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	21	1,250	crash	0
44	21	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	21	945	crash	0
45	34	5	Doc Faustina	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	9	740	clutch	0
46	43	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	9	1,285	engine	0
47	49	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	5	730	ignition	0
48	24	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'72 Plymouth	1	775	engine	0
49	36	65	Roy Mayne	Joe Phipps	'72 Chevrolet	1	720	engine	0
50	45	63	Robert Wales	Charlie Roberts	'70 Dodge	1	715	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	2	2
Buddy Baker	3	3	1
Richard Petty	4	6	3
Buddy Baker	7	7	1
Bobby Allison	8	12	5
Richard Petty	13	13	1
Bobby Allison	14	17	4
Buddy Baker	18	23	6
James Hylton	24	26	3
David Pearson	27	35	9
Donnie Allison	36	46	11
James Hylton	47	47	1
Donnie Allison	48	54	7
Pete Hamilton	55	55	1
Donnie Allison	56	56	1
Pete Hamilton	57	58	2
Darrell Waltrip	59	65	7
James Hylton	66	96	31
David Pearson	97	99	3
Bobby Allison	100	106	7
James Hylton	107	110	4
Bobby Allison	111	113	3
Pete Hamilton	114	117	4
Bobby Allison	118	118	1
Ramo Stott	119	119	1
James Hylton	120	145	26
Ramo Stott	146	146	1
James Hylton	147	150	4
Ramo Stott	151	151	1
James Hylton	152	188	37

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