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1972 Motor State 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 31
Sunday, June 11, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:43:40
Average speed: 146.639 mph
Pole speed: 160.764 mph

Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
Margin of victory: 16 sec
Attendance: 33000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	200	12935	running	155
2	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	200	8980	running	10
3	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	200	6925	running	18
4	9	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	195	3350	running	2
5	30	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Truck (Roger Lubinski)	'70 Dodge	194	2150	running	0
6	11	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	191	1550	running	0
7	16	76	Ben Arnold	Jack Dykstra Ford (Ben Arnold)	'71 Ford	189	1875	running	0
8	29	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	189	1775	running	0
9	10	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing (Buddy Arrington)	'70 Dodge	189	1175	running	0
10	15	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Mercury	188	1575	running	0
11	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman (Cecil Gordon)	'71 Mercury	187	1550	running	0
12	28	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	186	1550	running	0
13	17	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	185	1500	running	0
14	19	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax (Raymond Williams)	'71 Ford	184	1475	running	0
15	21	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	184	1450	running	0
16	24	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	181	915	running	0
17	14	32	Johnny Halford	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	180	905	running	0
18	37	53	Dick May	Twin Palm / Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'72 Ford	180	895	running	0
19	33	96	Richard Childress	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	179	880	running	0
20	35	5	Doc Faustina	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	178	865	running	0
21	18	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	166	1360	running	0
22	26	9	Pete Hamilton	Air Kaddy / Housby Racing (Jim Ruggles)	'72 Plymouth	155	910	engine	0
23	40	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen (Jack Mercer)	'70 Chevrolet	154	820	rear end	0
24	23	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	147	1305	suspension	0
25	31	72	Benny Parsons	Pop-Kola (L.G. DeWitt)	'71 Mercury	140	1290	engine	0
26	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	138	3000	suspension	14
27	8	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	129	765	engine	0
28	7	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford (Bill Seifert)	'72 Mercury	96	1255	engine	0
29	22	64	Elmo Langley	Henry Woodfield Ford (Elmo Langley)	'71 Ford	92	1245	engine	0
30	36	87	Dave Marcis	Kosins Auto Parts (Hammer Mason)	'71 Mercury	90	735	clutch	0
31	32	74	Bill Shirey	Wings & Wheels (Bill Shirey)	'70 Plymouth	62	720	engine	0
32	25	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	54	1215	transmission	0
33	6	15	Donnie Allison	Moore Engineering (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	44	710	transmission	1
34	27	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	42	1255	ignition	0
35	5	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'72 Dodge	15	700	engine	0
36	13	79	Frank Warren	Stage II Ignitions (Frank Warren)	'70 Dodge	11	1195	engine	0
37	38	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'71 Ford	11	690	suspension	0
38	39	00	Bobby Mausgrover	American Jetway (Bobby Mausgrover)	'70 Dodge	9	685	engine	0
39	20	2	Bill Seifert	A&A Fiberglass (Dave Marcis)	'72 Dodge	3	1180	engine	0
40	34	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'70 Dodge	1	675	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ken Meisenhelder	03		Frank Vasko	Mercury
	Steve Pfeifer	08	Uecker Racing Engineering	Steve Pfeifer	Chevrolet
	Bill Dennis	23	Nolen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth
	Wendell Scott	34		Wendell Scott	Ford
	Tommy Gale	44	Custom Trim	Richard Giachetti	Ford
	David Ray Boggs	57		David Ray Boggs	Dodge
	Jimmy Vaughn	75	Poinsett Auto Supply	Jimmy Vaughn	Chevrolet
	Bob Davis	84	Berlin Raceway	Buster Davis	Dodge

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	2	2
David Pearson	3	16	14
Donnie Allison	17	17	1
James Hylton	18	19	2
Bobby Allison	20	22	3
Richard Petty	23	24	2
Bobby Allison	25	26	2
Bobby Isaac	27	27	1
Richard Petty	28	39	12
Bobby Isaac	40	42	3
David Pearson	43	47	5
Bobby Isaac	48	54	7
David Pearson	55	106	52
Bobby Isaac	107	107	1
David Pearson	108	111	4
Bobby Allison	112	113	2
David Pearson	114	115	2
Richard Petty	116	119	4
David Pearson	120	154	35
Bobby Allison	155	157	3
David Pearson	158	200	43