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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 31
Sunday, October 8, 1972 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:37
Average speed: 133.234 mph
Pole speed: 158.539 mph
Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 73000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   David Pearson21Mercury34.061   158.539  
2   Buddy Baker71Dodge34.080   158.450  
3   A.J. Foyt41Mercury34.227   157.770  
4   Bobby Allison12Chevrolet34.279   157.530  
5   Bobby Isaac27Chevrolet34.485   156.589  
6   Fred Lorenzen28Chevrolet34.555   156.272  
7   Joe Frasson18Dodge34.556   156.268  
8   Richard Petty43Dodge34.675   155.731  
9   Benny Parsons72Mercury34.803   155.159  
10   Cecil Gordon24Mercury35.122   153.749  
11   Pete Hamilton9Plymouth35.124   153.741  
12   Donnie Allison15Ford35.166   153.557  
13   Coo Coo Marlin14Chevrolet34.742   155.431  
14   Dave Marcis16Matador34.960   154.462  
15   James Hylton48Mercury35.136   153.688  
16   Walter Ballard30Mercury35.289   153.022  
17   John Sears4Plymouth35.305   152.952  
18   Cale Yarborough98Ford35.320   152.887  
19   Roger McCluskey2Dodge35.329   152.848  
20   Buddy Arrington67Dodge35.337   152.814  
21   Darrell Waltrip95Mercury35.365   152.695  
22   Neil Castles06Plymouth35.534   151.968  
23   Ben Arnold76Ford35.607   151.655  
24   Gordon Johncock22Plymouth35.642   151.508  
25   Bill Dennis17Chevrolet34.949   154.510  
26   Butch Hartman90Ford35.265   153.126  
27   G.C. Spencer0Dodge35.440   152.370  
28   Bobby Unser99Chevrolet35.544   151.924  
29   Ron Keselowski88Dodge35.640   151.515  
30   Tommy Gale03Mercury35.715   151.196  
31   Harry Schilling04Chevrolet35.864   150.568  
32   Paul Tyler83Mercury35.939   150.254  
33   Earl Brooks64Ford35.979   150.087  
34   Earle Canavan01Plymouth36.009   149.962  
35   Dean Dalton7Mercury36.025   149.895  
36   David Sisco05Chevrolet36.035   149.852  
37   Jim Vandiver31Dodge35.103   153.833  
38   Dick Brooks45Mercury35.431   152.408  
39   Larry Smith92Ford35.540   151.941  
40   Raymond Williams47Ford35.580   151.770  
41   Frank Warren79Plymouth35.963   150.154  
42   Bill Champion10Mercury36.185   149.233  
43   Ed Negre8Dodge36.548   147.750  
44   Henley Gray19Ford36.558   147.710  

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   ? (#00), ? (#5), ? (#23), D.K. Ulrich (#40), Bobby Mausgrover (#53), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Les Covey (#89)