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1972 Southeastern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 31
Sunday, April 9, 1972 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:50:18
Average speed: 92.826 mph
Pole speed: 106.875 mph

Cautions: 2 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: 4 laps +
Attendance: 34700
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	500	8325	running	458
2	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	496	5350	running	11
3	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	491	4225	running	15
4	5	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Garrett Ford (Bill Seifert)	'71 Ford	483	1720	running	0
5	7	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	474	1325	running	0
6	6	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	473	825	running	16
7	12	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	470	1065	running	0
8	14	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	470	950	running	0
9	11	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'70 Plymouth	466	685	running	0
10	23	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	462	850	running	0
11	16	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	451	810	running	0
12	22	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	442	800	running	0
13	17	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	437	540	running	0
14	27	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'70 Ford	429	530	running	0
15	30	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Plymouth	423	770	running	0
16	21	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	417	760	running	0
17	9	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'70 Dodge	407	500	running	0
18	28	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	403	490	running	0
19	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	With God, You're Always a Winner! (J.D. McDuffie)	'71 Chevrolet	387	730	ignition	0
20	10	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	357	470	rear end	0
21	4	72	Benny Parsons	Madden Food Systems (L.G. DeWitt)	'71 Mercury	320	720	engine	0
22	19	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	315	700	engine	0
23	15	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	272	465	engine	0
24	25	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	221	430	transmission	0
25	29	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	147	670	rear end	0
26	13	2	Dave Marcis	IHRA (Dave Marcis)	'70 Dodge	126	690	water pump	0
27	20	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	82	405	vibration	0
28	8	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	54	395	engine	0
29	24	85	Ronnie Daniel	Ronnie Daniel	'70 Chevrolet	41	385	oil leak	0
30	18	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	32	375	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
31	Robert Brown	58		Chevrolet
32	John Utsman	37		Dodge
33	Johnny Halford	32	Dick Brooks	Plymouth
34	Ron Keselowski	88		Dodge
35	Buddy Arrington	67		Dodge

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	26	26
Bobby Isaac	27	32	6
Coo Coo Marlin	33	48	16
Bobby Allison	49	166	118
Bobby Isaac	167	171	5
Richard Petty	172	186	15
Bobby Allison	187	500	314