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1972 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 31
Sunday, February 20, 1972 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:42
Average speed: 161.55 mph
Pole speed: 186.632 mph

Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 98600
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	21	A.J. Foyt	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	200	45400	running	167
2	6	6	Charlie Glotzbach	American Brakeblok / Signal Stat (Cotton Owens)	'71 Dodge	199	16250	running	0
3	8	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'70 Dodge	194	10475	running	0
4	33	72	Benny Parsons	Carolina 500 (L.G. DeWitt)	'70 Mercury	194	7150	running	0
5	35	48	James Hylton	Madden Food Systems (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	191	5925	running	0
6	16	3	Cale Yarborough	Woolco (Ray Fox)	'71 Plymouth	188	4660	running	0
7	23	05	David Sisco	DeLong (Charlie McGee)	'72 Chevrolet	186	4215	running	0
8	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	184	4365	running	0
9	15	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	183	4145	running	0
10	13	23	Vic Elford	Nolen's Restaurant (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	182	3445	running	0
11	26	03	Tommy Gale	Alray Tires (Frank Vasko)	'71 Mercury	182	2405	running	0
12	38	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	181	2700	running	0
13	5	91	Richard D. Brown	Dogwood Valley Golf Course (Ralph McNabb)	'72 Chevrolet	179	3525	running	0
14	37	19	Henley Gray	Cayuga Speedway (Henley Gray)	'71 Ford	179	2395	running	0
15	34	0	George Altheide	Rossmeyer Dodge (George Altheide)	'70 Dodge	177	1750	running	0
16	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	177	4900	running	2
17	20	76	Ben Arnold	Jetway Enterprises (Ben Arnold)	'71 Ford	176	1760	running	0
18	7	79	Frank Warren	Talladega 500 / SSP (Frank Warren)	'70 Dodge	170	2300	engine	0
19	25	57	David Ray Boggs	Sponsor Wanted (David Ray Boggs)	'70 Dodge	165	1630	running	0
20	27	86	Ed Hessert	Jetway Corp. (Neil Castles)	'70 Dodge	107	1170	distributor	0
21	30	44	Larry Dickson	Custom Trim Products (Richard Giachetti)	'71 Ford	103	1535	engine	0
22	9	56	Jim Hurtubise	Miller High Life (Richard Hammond)	'70 Chevrolet	100	1700	engine	0
23	14	90	Bill Dennis	Tecorp 10 Refuse Bodies (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	85	2120	valve	0
24	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	84	2010	oil pressure	0
25	3	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	81	1975	valve	0
26	32	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	80	5060	valve	31
27	12	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'72 Dodge	57	2025	engine	0
28	28	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking (Roger Lubinski)	'70 Dodge	44	1370	piston	0
29	36	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	44	1830	steering	0
30	18	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis Ford (Willie Humphries)	'72 Ford	32	1375	engine	0
31	17	61	Jimmy Finger	Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	26	1350	head gasket	0
32	22	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken / Bacon Enterprises (Buddy Arrington)	'70 Plymouth	21	1300	crash	0
33	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	19	10230	engine	0
34	31	11	Buddy Baker	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	18	2300	crash	0
35	10	16	Mark Donohue	American Motors (Roger Penske)	'72 Matador	18	1375	push rod	0
36	29	30	Walter Ballard	Hekimian's Foreign Car Sales (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	16	1660	crash	0
37	24	9	Ramo Stott	Housby Racing (Jack Housby)	'72 Dodge	13	1165	oil pressure	0
38	39	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	13	1585	crank	0
39	11	24	Cecil Gordon	Casa Linda Motel (Cecil Gordon)	'71 Mercury	11	1725	valve	0
40	40	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Products (Raymond Williams)	'71 Ford	4	800	steering	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bobby Mausgrover	00	American Jetway	Bobby Mausgrover	Dodge
	Earle Canavan	01	River Oaks Chrysler-Plymouth	Earle Canavan	Plymouth
	Mark Saunders	04			Mercury
	Doc Faustina	5		Doc Faustina	Plymouth
	Neil Castles	06		Neil Castles	Dodge
	Dean Dalton	7		Dean Dalton	Mercury
	Ed Negre	8		Ed Negre	Ford
	David Pearson	15	Palm Coast Ford	Bud Moore	Ford
	Ramo Stott	17		Bill Moyer	Dodge
	Joe Frasson	18		Joe Frasson	Dodge
	Earl Brooks	26		Earl Brooks	Ford
	Johnny Halford	32		Dick Brooks	Plymouth
	Wayne Smith	33		Wayne Smith	Chevrolet
	Wendell Scott	34		William Scott	Ford
	Bub Strickler	35		Bub Strickler	Chevrolet
	Don Tarr	37	Pepsi of Johnson City	Don Tarr	Dodge
	Friday Hassler	39	See Rock City in Chattanooga	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet
	Dick Kranzler	40	Millwee Construction	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet
	Ken Meisenhelder	41		Ken Meisenhelder	Chevrolet
	Roy Mayne	46	Hunter's Garage	Tom Hunter	Chevrolet
	G.C. Spencer	49		G.C. Spencer	Plymouth
	Dave Chase	50	Race Car Eng.		Chevrolet
	Dub Simpson	51		W.S. Strong	Chevrolet
	Rod Eulenfeld	53		Hopper-Crews	Ford
	Jimmy Crawford	54	Crawford Enterprises	Jimmy Crawford	Dodge
	Ron Grana	55		Ron Grana	Dodge
	Don Tarr	59		Tom Pistone	Ford
	Dick Poling	65		Joe Phipps	Chevrolet
	Donnie Allison	67	Kosin's Auto Parts	James Mason	Mercury
	Dick Beinlich	68		Donna Beinlich	Ford
	Bill Shirey	74	Wings and Wheels	Bill Shirey	Plymouth
	Jimmy Vaughn	75		Wayne Vaughn	Chevrolet
	Charlie Roberts	77		Charlie Roberts	Ford
	Jackie Oliver	78		Joe Frasson	Dodge
	Phil Finney	80		Wallace Finney	Chevrolet
	A.J. Cox	81	Cox Auto Sales	A.J. Cox	Dodge
	Darwin Sandstrom	82		Darwin Sandstrom	Ford
	Lem Blankenship	83	Howard Racing	Richard Howard	Dodge
	Dick May	84		Buster Davis	Dodge
	Bobby Johns	87			Chevrolet
	Les Covey	89		Jack Mercer	Chevrolet
	Larry Smith	92		Harley Smith	Ford
	Buck Baker	93	Harold Furr Engineering	Harold Furr	Chevrolet
	Verlin Eaker	94	Dodge	Billy Moyer	Dodge
	Leonard Blanchard	95		Leonard Blanchard	Ford
	Ray Elder	96	Olympia Beer	Fred Elder	Dodge
	LeeRoy Yarbrough	99	L&M	Ray Nichels	Plymouth

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	26	7	#11,30,67 accident turn 4
	27	95	69
	96	99	4	#70 stalled pit entry
	100	114	15
	115	120	6	#56 engine
	121	200	80
Percent of race run under caution: 8.5% Average green flag run: 45.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
A.J. Foyt	1	3	3
Bobby Allison	4	5	2
A.J. Foyt	6	20	15
Richard Petty	21	21	1
A.J. Foyt	22	26	5
Richard Petty	27	27	1
A.J. Foyt	28	33	6
Richard Petty	34	39	6
A.J. Foyt	40	41	2
Richard Petty	42	58	17
A.J. Foyt	59	74	16
Richard Petty	75	80	6
A.J. Foyt	81	200	120