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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31
Sunday, January 23, 1972 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
191 laps* on a 2.620 mile road course (500.420 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:11
Average speed: 104.016 mph
Pole speed: 110.033 mph
Cautions: 3 for 7 laps
Margin of victory: 61.5 sec
Attendance: 47200
Lead changes: 9

Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race:
NbrDriverOwnerCarCrew Chief
04Hershel McGriffBeryl JacksonPlymouthPat McElreath
9Bill OsbornePaul BurchardFordPaul Burchard
12Bobby AllisonRichard HowardChevroletHerb Nab
18Joe FrassonJoe FrassonDodgeJohn Green
24Cecil GordonCecil GordonMercuryLee Gordon
26Carl JoinerDean ThorneChevroletRon Ail
30Walter BallardVic BallardFordVic Ballard
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouthDale Inman
71Bobby IsaacNord KrauskopfDodgeHarry Hyde
77Charlie RobertsCharlie RobertsFordSteven Gray
88Ron KeselowskiRoger LubinskiDodgeDon Noel, Jr.
94Harry JeffersonGeorge JeffersonFordParky Nall
96Ray ElderFred ElderDodgeRichard Elder

A note about crew chief data:   Crew chief data has been compiled from various sources and is unverified in some cases.  If you find an error or can fill in missing data please contact us.   Thanks!