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1972 Texas 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 31 of 31
Sunday, November 12, 1972 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:24:00
Average Speed: 147.059 mph
Pole Speed: 170.273 mph

Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.5 cl
Attendance: 33,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	250	14,920	running	133
2	1	21	A.J. Foyt	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	250	7,545	running	20
3	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	250	8,220	running	97
4	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	249	7,345	running	0
5	5	04	Hershel McGriff	Beryl Jackson	'72 Plymouth	248	3,725	running	0
6	8	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	246	3,320	running	0
7	6	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	246	2,325	running	0
8	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	246	2,300	running	0
9	11	28	Cale Yarborough	Hoss Ellington	'72 Chevrolet	245	1,450	running	0
10	10	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'72 Dodge	243	1,300	running	0
11	14	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	242	1,675	running	0
12	15	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	240	1,600	running	0
13	16	45	Ramo Stott	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	238	1,525	running	0
14	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	237	1,400	running	0
15	17	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	236	1,355	running	0
16	27	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	235	1,340	running	0
17	21	1	Dick Brooks	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	232	930	running	0
18	25	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	232	1,320	running	0
19	35	42	Jim Whitt	Dean Barnicle	'71 Ford	232	815	running	0
20	38	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	231	1,310	running	0
21	24	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax (Raymond Williams)	'71 Ford	231	1,330	running	0
22	40	98	Rick Newsom	Rick Newsom	'71 Ford	231	800	running	0
23	34	84	Harry Schilling	Thomas Hynes	'72 Chevrolet	229	795	running	0
24	42	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	229	1,290	running	0
25	22	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	225	1,360	running	0
26	9	90	Johnny Rutherford	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	224	1,280	engine	0
27	23	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	221	825	running	0
28	32	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	213	1,200	running	0
29	33	57	Bill Shirey	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	212	765	running	0
30	39	5	Mel Larson	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	209	760	running	0
31	19	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	199	755	engine	0
32	31	3	Paul Feldner		'70 Plymouth	198	750	engine	0
33	26	61	Clarence Lovell	Lone Star Special / Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	196	770	engine	0
34	18	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	184	740	engine	0
35	7	22	Gordon Johncock	Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers)	'72 Plymouth	182	735	engine	0
36	30	66	H.B. Bailey	Blank & Kalashian (Vernon Blank)	'71 Pontiac	106	725	rear end	0
37	43	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	93	1,220	suspension	0
38	41	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	92	1,215	engine	0
39	44	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	68	1,210	engine	0
40	28	29	Bill Hollar	Bill Hollar	'71 Mercury	64	705	engine	0
41	20	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	38	705	engine	0
42	29	01	Earle Canavan	Buanno Transportation (Earle Canavan)	'71 Plymouth	30	705	windshield	0
43	37	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	16	1,205	engine	0
44	36	44	Bill Seifert	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'71 Mercury	1	705	clutch	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
A.J. Foyt	1	1	1
Richard Petty	2	2	1
Buddy Baker	3	17	15
A.J. Foyt	18	19	2
Buddy Baker	20	44	25
Richard Petty	45	85	41
Buddy Baker	86	91	6
Richard Petty	92	105	14
Buddy Baker	106	142	37
Richard Petty	143	143	1
Buddy Baker	144	146	3
Richard Petty	147	148	2
Buddy Baker	149	172	24
Richard Petty	173	183	11
Buddy Baker	184	184	1
A.J. Foyt	185	187	3
Richard Petty	188	188	1
A.J. Foyt	189	194	6
Richard Petty	195	200	6
A.J. Foyt	201	201	1
Richard Petty	202	212	11
A.J. Foyt	213	219	7
Richard Petty	220	228	9
Buddy Baker	229	250	22

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