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1972 American 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 31 Sunday, October 22, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:13:49 Average speed: 118.275 mph Pole speed: 137.528 mph Cautions: 4 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 42000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 492 19400 running 217 2 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Plymouth 490 12050 running 53 3 2 71   Buddy Baker K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 489 8425 running 83 4 1 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 488 5400 running 126 5 4 9   Pete Hamilton Housby Racing   (Jack Housby) '72 Plymouth 486 3850 running 0 6 6 28   Cale Yarborough Lemon Tree Inn   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Chevrolet 485 2650 running 9 7 10 16   Dave Marcis American Motors   (Roger Penske) '72 Matador 475 2250 running 0 8 18 92   Larry Smith Black Label   (Harley Smith) '71 Ford 469 1850 running 0 9 37 05   David Sisco McGee Engineering   (Charlie McGee) '72 Chevrolet 466 1650 running 0 10 12 67   Buddy Arrington Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Buddy Arrington) '70 Dodge 461 1550 running 0 11 19 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 461 1775 running 0 12 25 61   Clarence Lovell Bierschwale-Haverlah / Charlie's Auto   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 459 1150 running 0 13 39 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 456 1525 running 0 14 28 76   Ben Arnold Arnold Automotive   (Ben Arnold) '71 Ford 452 1500 running 0 15 23 30   Walter Ballard Alexander Auto / Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 451 1475 running 0 16 22 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 446 1450 running 0 17 35 8   Ed Negre Negre Wrecker   (Ed Negre) '70 Dodge 439 1425 running 0 18 32 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 430 1400 running 0 19 21 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 428 1375 rear end 0 20 15 24   Cecil Gordon Collins & Aikman   (Cecil Gordon) '71 Mercury 428 1350 running 0 21 13 18   Joe Frasson Frasson Cement   (Joe Frasson) '72 Dodge 427 825 running 0 22 33 45   Raymond Williams Seifert Rental   (Bill Seifert) '71 Ford 422 1300 running 0 23 34 25   Jabe Thomas Nolen's Restaurant   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 418 1275 engine 0 24 16 70   J.D. McDuffie Carver Parts   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 392 1325 running 0 25 38 79   Frank Warren Stage II Ignition   (Frank Warren) '70 Dodge 360 1225 alternator 0 26 36 42   Marty Robbins Robbins Enterprises   (Marty Robbins) '72 Dodge 332 700 battery 0 27 14 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 331 675 transmission 0 28 40 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Mercury 297 1125 oil leak 0 29 29 23   Roy Mayne Nolens Restaurant   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 267 650 engine 0 30 24 31   Jim Vandiver Bradford Enterprises   (O.L. Nixon) '72 Dodge 257 600 engine 0 31 30 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '72 Plymouth 219 595 engine 0 32 8 17   Bill Dennis Emrick Motors   (H.J. Brooking) '72 Chevrolet 204 590 alternator 2 33 26 88   Ron Keselowski Pizza Hut   (Roger Lubinski) '70 Dodge 139 585 suspension 0 34 7 15   Dick Brooks Moore Engineering   (Bud Moore) '72 Ford 119 580 engine 1 35 11 72   Benny Parsons DeWitt Enterprises   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 90 1075 crash 0 36 9 27   Bobby Isaac Russell Bennett   (Banjo Matthews) '71 Chevrolet 67 570 engine 1 37 27 29   Henley Gray Burlington Motors   (Bill Hollar) '71 Mercury 57 565 engine 0 38 17 55   Tiny Lund Baughman Hi-Speed   (Hank Richardson) '71 Chevrolet 45 585 engine 0 39 31 03   Tommy Gale Gale Trucking   (Frank Vasko) '71 Mercury 37 555 engine 0 40 20 90   Ron Hutcherson Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Ford 29 550 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Jimmy Crawford 22 Eastern Airlines Crawford Brothers Plymouth WD David Ray Boggs 57 Fire Equipment David Ray Boggs Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 31 31     32 42 11   #90 accident turn 4   43 65 23     66 75 10   #29 engine   76 90 15     91 101 11   #72 accident turn 1   102 249 148     250 256 7   debris   257 492 236       Percent of race run under caution: 7.9%             Average green flag run: 90.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 32 32   Bill Dennis 33 33 1   Bobby Isaac 34 34 1   Bobby Allison 35 41 7   Cale Yarborough 42 50 9   Buddy Baker 51 66 16   Dick Brooks 67 67 1   Bill Dennis 68 68 1   David Pearson 69 91 23   Bobby Allison 92 96 5   David Pearson 97 99 3   Buddy Baker 100 166 67   David Pearson 167 186 20   Bobby Allison 187 212 26   Richard Petty 213 250 38   Bobby Allison 251 251 1   Richard Petty 252 258 7   Bobby Allison 259 260 2   Richard Petty 261 268 8   David Pearson 269 316 48   Bobby Allison 317 492 176