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1972 Carolina 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 31
Sunday, March 12, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles)

Time of race: 4:23:50
Average speed: 113.895 mph
Pole speed: 137.539 mph
(Pole won by Bobby Allison )

Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 42500
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	492	17250	running	210
2	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	491	11825	running	12
3	16	31	Jim Vandiver	Englewood Speedway (O.L. Nixon)	'70 Dodge	479	5550	running	0
4	9	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Garrett Ford (Bill Seifert)	'71 Ford	477	6250	running	0
5	5	2	Dave Marcis	Schwedes Const. Co. (Dave Marcis)	'70 Dodge	477	3300	running	0
6	19	48	James Hylton	Madden Food Systems (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	474	2500	running	0
7	3	72	Benny Parsons	Carolina 500 (L.G. DeWitt)	'71 Ford	473	2300	running	0
8	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Garage (Buddy Arrington)	'70 Dodge	469	1725	running	0
9	8	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Motors (Elmo Langley)	'71 Ford	466	2125	running	0
10	32	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'70 Dodge	463	1925	running	0
11	12	92	Larry Smith	DeHart Motor Lines (Harley Smith)	'71 Ford	462	1350	running	0
12	7	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'70 Dodge	462	1325	running	0
13	14	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	460	1800	running	0
14	27	8	Ed Negre	Negre Garage (Ed Negre)	'70 Dodge	459	1775	running	0
15	29	76	Ben Arnold	American Jetway (Ben Arnold)	'71 Ford	455	1275	running	0
16	13	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	453	1725	running	0
17	24	57	David Ray Boggs	Boggs Racing (David Ray Boggs)	'70 Dodge	444	1200	running	0
18	34	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	442	1175	running	0
19	33	79	Frank Warren	A-1 Auto Parts (Frank Warren)	'70 Dodge	441	1650	running	0
20	25	19	Henley Gray	Cayuga Speedway (Henley Gray)	'71 Ford	440	1625	running	0
21	21	53	H.B. Bailey	Hopper-Crews / Twin Palm, Inc. (J.C. Crews)	'72 Ford	439	1100	running	0
22	28	0	George Altheide	River Oaks Motors (George Altheide)	'70 Dodge	438	1075	running	0
23	18	91	Richard D. Brown	The Sample House (Ralph McNabb)	'72 Chevrolet	436	1050	running	0
24	23	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Motors (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	430	1025	running	0
25	11	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking (Roger Lubinski)	'70 Dodge	418	1000	running	0
26	31	24	Cecil Gordon	American Jetway (Cecil Gordon)	'71 Ford	409	1475	engine	0
27	39	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	345	2925	engine	260
28	36	32	Johnny Halford	Brooks Racing (Dick Brooks)	'70 Plymouth	337	925	engine	0
29	20	10	Bill Champion	Champion Trucks (Bill Champion)	'71 Ford	307	1400	crash	0
30	15	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Antiques (G.C. Spencer)	'70 Plymouth	259	900	engine	0
31	40	74	Bill Shirey	Wings & Wheels (Bill Shirey)	'70 Plymouth	177	870	clutch	0
32	38	65	Walter Ballard	S&L Enterprises (Joe Phipps)	'70 Chevrolet	167	865	rear end	0
33	37	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen (Jack Mercer)	'70 Chevrolet	127	860	clutch	0
34	4	11	Buddy Baker	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	90	1430	engine	10
35	22	47	Raymond Williams	Wheaton VL (Raymond Williams)	'71 Ford	85	850	water pump	0
36	6	93	Buck Baker	Furr Engineering (Harold Furr)	'72 Chevrolet	59	535	engine	0
37	30	96	Richard Childress	Childress Enterprises (Richard Childress)	'70 Chevrolet	56	840	engine	0
38	26	51	Dub Simpson	Reliable Plumbing (Bill Strong)	'70 Chevrolet	11	835	engine	0
39	35	00	Bobby Mausgrover	American Jetway (Bobby Mausgrover)	'70 Dodge	10	830	ignition	0
40	10	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore Truck Body (Junie Donlavey)	'71 Ford	1	1325	engine	0

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Bobby Allison	12	driver protest
Walter Ballard	65	driver change
Bill Shirey	74	unknown

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Eddie Yarboro	13	Rumple Furniture	Eddie Yarboro	Plymouth
	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Ford
	Wendell Scott	34		Wendell Scott	Ford
	Ronnie Chumley	35		Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet
	Roy Mayne	46	Hunter's Garage	Tom Hunter	Chevrolet
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Ned Young Realty	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
DC	Dick Poling	65	S&L Enterprises	Joe Phipps	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	13	13
Richard Petty	14	22	9
Bobby Isaac	23	67	45
Bobby Allison	68	68	1
Buddy Baker	69	78	10
Bobby Allison	79	128	50
Bobby Isaac	129	129	1
Bobby Allison	130	178	49
Bobby Isaac	179	185	7
Bobby Allison	186	345	160
Bobby Isaac	346	378	33
Richard Petty	379	381	3
Bobby Isaac	382	492	111