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1972 Dixie 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 31 Sunday, July 23, 1972 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:47:08 Average speed: 131.295 mph Pole speed: 158.353 mph Cautions: 5 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 11.4 sec Attendance: 35000 Lead changes: 24 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 7 9 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '72 Dodge 319 3330 running 3 11 23 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 310 2255 running 0 33 19 5   Doc Faustina Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 123 565 engine 0 22 32 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '71 Dodge 283 660 running 0 37 15 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '71 Mercury 88 1045 engine 0 25 40 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '70 Dodge 219 1080 engine 0 17 34 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Mercury 305 1405 running 0 1 3 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 328 17955 running 104 21 29 13   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '70 Plymouth 287 625 running 0 29 4 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 157 585 engine 4 32 7 15   Donnie Allison Bud Moore '72 Ford 132 570 ignition 4 28 31 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement   (Joe Frasson) '72 Dodge 172 640 engine 0 30 28 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '71 Ford 155 1055 engine 0 3 1 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 325 6380 running 181 9 11 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 312 2780 running 0 34 36 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 118 1035 engine 0 6 6 28   Fred Lorenzen Lemon Tree Inn / Black Label   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Chevrolet 321 3030 running 0 10 14 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 311 2530 running 0 15 24 32   Johnny Halford Dick Brooks '70 Plymouth 305 1105 running 0 2 5 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 328 11005 running 10 18 39 47   Raymond Williams Jet Way Car Products   (Raymond Williams) '71 Ford 300 1305 running 0 35 35 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '70 Ford 114 1030 engine 1 40 25 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '70 Plymouth 6 505 engine 0 39 27 51   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '70 Chevrolet 8 510 engine 0 19 33 53   Bobby Mausgrover Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '72 Ford 298 730 running 0 26 37 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '70 Dodge 201 575 engine 0 24 21 61   Clarence Lovell Bierschwale-Haverlah   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 257 590 engine 0 20 38 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 292 1155 running 0 13 10 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '70 Dodge 310 1330 running 0 31 2 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 148 2650 engine 19 4 16 72   Benny Parsons Pop Kola   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 323 5230 running 0 38 20 73   Dick Brooks Marvin Welty '72 Ford 12 540 steering 0 12 13 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 310 2030 running 0 14 30 77   Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts '71 Ford 309 1705 running 0 23 26 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '70 Dodge 266 1100 running 0 16 17 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 305 1055 running 0 5 18 90   LeeRoy Yarbrough Truxmore Solid Waste Bodies   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Ford 322 4230 running 2 27 22 91   Richard D. Brown Ralph McNabb '72 Chevrolet 182 1070 overheating 0 36 8 92   Larry Smith Harley Smith '71 Ford 102 550 engine 0 8 12 95   Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip '71 Mercury 317 2530 running 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car George Altheide 0 George Altheide Dodge David Sisco 05 Charlie McGee Chevrolet Mel Larson 23 Don Robertson Plymouth Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott Ford Paul Jett 56 Paul Jett Ford Dick Poling 65 Joe Phipps Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 2 2   Bobby Isaac 3 11 9   Bobby Allison 12 15 4   Coo Coo Marlin 16 19 4   Richard Petty 20 25 6   Donnie Allison 26 29 4   LeeRoy Yarbrough 30 31 2   Bobby Isaac 32 35 4   Bobby Allison 36 37 2   James Hylton 38 38 1   Dave Marcis 39 41 3   David Pearson 42 88 47   Richard Petty 89 90 2   Bobby Isaac 91 96 6   Bobby Allison 97 98 2   David Pearson 99 106 8   Bobby Allison 107 107 1   David Pearson 108 120 13   Bobby Allison 121 123 3   David Pearson 124 124 1   Bobby Allison 125 126 2   David Pearson 127 236 110   Bobby Allison 237 237 1   Richard Petty 238 239 2   Bobby Allison 240 328 89