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1972 Winston 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 31 Sunday, May 7, 1972 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:43:15 Average speed: 134.4 mph Pole speed: 192.428 mph Cautions: 9 for 62 laps Margin of victory: 4.9 sec Attendance: 71400 Lead changes: 53 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 188 23745 running 59 2 1 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 188 15895 running 57 3 5 11   Buddy Baker STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 188 9995 running 32 4 28 28   Fred Lorenzen Lemon Tree Inn   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Ford 188 6095 running 4 5 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 187 6970 running 14 6 26 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson) '72 Dodge 186 2695 running 0 7 40 45   LeeRoy Yarbrough Porter Ford   (Bill Seifert) '72 Mercury 185 2895 running 0 8 44 98   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Ford 185 2545 running 0 9 8 79   Frank Warren TIE Factory Outlets   (Frank Warren) '70 Dodge 185 2370 running 0 10 30 72   Benny Parsons Madden Food Systems   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 184 2245 running 0 11 33 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '70 Dodge 183 2220 running 0 12 36 57   David Ray Boggs Boggs Body Shop   (David Ray Boggs) '70 Dodge 182 1695 running 0 13 42 25   Jabe Thomas Nolen's Restaurant   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 182 2195 running 0 14 14 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 182 2170 running 0 15 15 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '70 Dodge 182 2120 running 0 16 11 3   Jimmy Crawford Crawford Racing   (Crawford Brothers) '72 Plymouth 181 1695 crash 0 17 16 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 180 1620 out of gas 0 18 37 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 179 1545 running 0 19 10 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 179 2020 running 0 20 17 92   Larry Smith Smith's Garage   (Harley Smith) '71 Ford 178 1495 running 0 21 23 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 178 1970 running 0 22 19 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 173 1445 running 0 23 32 00   Bobby Mausgrover American Jetway Corp.   (Bobby Mausgrover) '70 Dodge 173 1420 running 0 24 39 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 172 1895 running 0 25 43 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '71 Ford 172 1945 running 0 26 22 47   Raymond Williams Raymond Williams '71 Ford 167 1345 running 0 27 18 91   Richard D. Brown Ralph McNabb '72 Chevrolet 155 1320 throttle 0 28 6 27   Donnie Allison North Georgia Oil Co.   (Monty Myers) '72 Chevrolet 145 1295 engine 0 29 47 51   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '70 Chevrolet 136 1270 windshield 0 30 49 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Mercury 132 1255 running 0 31 24 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '70 Dodge 122 1220 engine 0 32 21 61   Clarence Lovell Bierschwale-Haverlah   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 121 1195 running 0 33 29 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 112 1670 crash 0 34 46 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 88 1645 axle 0 35 27 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 87 1570 engine 8 36 12 31   Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon '70 Dodge 83 1095 engine 0 37 13 05   David Sisco Charlie McGee '72 Chevrolet 72 1095 engine 0 38 25 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 69 680 engine 0 39 7 97   Red Farmer Willie Humphries '72 Ford 67 1020 overheating 0 40 20 93   Buck Baker Harold Furr '72 Chevrolet 67 650 engine 0 41 41 33   Wayne Smith Davie Truckers   (Wayne Smith) '71 Chevrolet 59 1020 rear end 0 42 38 46   Roy Mayne Hunter's Garage   (Tom Hunter) '72 Chevrolet 56 945 engine 0 43 45 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King Ford   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 56 920 engine 0 44 31 90   Jackie Oliver Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '72 Ford 50 1395 engine 0 45 4 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 34 3720 engine 14 46 35 23   Bill Dennis Nolan's Restaurant   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 23 845 engine 0 47 48 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '70 Dodge 19 1320 clutch 0 48 34 63   Robert Wales Pleasant Grove Union   (Charlie Roberts) '70 Dodge 13 795 oil leak 0 49 50 53   Bill Ward Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '72 Ford 10 770 oil leak 0 50 9 42   Marty Robbins Marty Robbins '72 Dodge 179 745 disqualified 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Earle Canavan 01 Budget Tapes Earle Canavan Plymouth Ramo Stott 9 4-Wheel Performance Bill Moyer Dodge Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott Ford Robert Brown 58 Allan Brown Chevrolet Homer Newland 73 Petre Engineering John Petre Chevrolet Bill Shirey 74 Wings & Wheels Bill Shirey Plymouth Jimmy Vaughn 75 Roger Lubinski Dodge Les Covey 89 Kalico Kitchens Jack Mercer Chevrolet Richard Childress 96 Childress Enterprises Richard Childress Chevrolet WD George Altheide 0 George Altheide Dodge Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 3 3   Richard Petty 4 4 1   Bobby Allison 5 7 3   Richard Petty 8 9 2   Bobby Allison 10 12 3   Richard Petty 13 13 1   Buddy Baker 14 16 3   Bobby Allison 17 18 2   Buddy Baker 19 19 1   Bobby Allison 20 21 2   Richard Petty 22 24 3   Buddy Baker 25 26 2   Bobby Allison 27 29 3   Richard Petty 30 30 1   Bobby Allison 31 31 1   Richard Petty 32 32 1   Buddy Baker 33 36 4   David Pearson 37 37 1   Buddy Baker 38 44 7   Coo Coo Marlin 45 49 5   David Pearson 50 53 4   Bobby Isaac 54 54 1   Buddy Baker 55 57 3   David Pearson 58 62 5   Richard Petty 63 63 1   Coo Coo Marlin 64 66 3   Buddy Baker 67 67 1   David Pearson 68 69 2   Bobby Isaac 70 76 7   Fred Lorenzen 77 77 1   Bobby Isaac 78 81 4   David Pearson 82 84 3   Bobby Isaac 85 89 5   David Pearson 90 100 11   Bobby Isaac 101 107 7   Richard Petty 108 108 1   Buddy Baker 109 112 4   Bobby Isaac 113 118 6   David Pearson 119 119 1   Buddy Baker 120 124 5   David Pearson 125 130 6   Buddy Baker 131 132 2   Richard Petty 133 134 2   David Pearson 135 137 3   Bobby Isaac 138 148 11   David Pearson 149 153 5   Bobby Isaac 154 162 9   David Pearson 163 169 7   Richard Petty 170 170 1   Fred Lorenzen 171 173 3   David Pearson 174 179 6   Bobby Isaac 180 186 7   David Pearson 187 188 2