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1972 Miller High Life 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 31 Sunday, March 5, 1972 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:56:04 Average speed: 127.082 mph Pole speed: 153.217 mph Cautions: 4 for 31 laps Margin of victory: 4.2 sec Attendance: 68498 Lead changes: 36 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 21   A.J. Foyt Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 200 31695 running 132 2 2 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 200 16945 running 20 3 4 11   Buddy Baker STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 200 11670 running 6 4 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Plymouth 199 9970 running 17 5 8 96W   Ray Elder Olympia Brewing Company   (Fred Elder) '72 Dodge 194 5845 running 3 6 11 04W   Hershel McGriff The Cousins   (Beryl Jackson) '70 Plymouth 193 4470 running 0 7 25 48   James Hylton Madden Food Systems   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 191 4435 running 0 8 22 42   Marty Robbins KLAC 570 Radio   (Marty Robbins) '72 Dodge 190 3445 running 0 9 24 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 188 3370 running 0 10 10 9   Ramo Stott Dodge   (Jack Housby) '72 Dodge 188 2575 running 0 11 26 61   Jimmy Finger Brookehill-Dellcrest Funeral Homes   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 188 2480 running 0 12 15 17W   Jack McCoy Rebel Shops / House of Lords   (Ernie Conn) '71 Dodge 186 2420 running 0 13 19 3W   John Soares, Jr. John Soares Racing Enterprises   (John Soares, Jr.) '70 Dodge 186 2345 running 0 14 9 72   Benny Parsons Carolina 500   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 185 2845 running 13 15 40 06W   Bill Butts Speedway Eng. / Floyd & Howerton Plumbing   (Gary Sigman) '72 Dodge 185 2220 running 0 16 48 1W   Cliff Garner Anderson Pea Soup   (Bill Champion) '71 Ford 185 1495 running 0 17 33 91W   Johnny Anderson Conner's Muffler / Adams Machine Shop   (Don Nuzum) '72 Chevrolet 184 2170 running 0 18 13 02W   Dick Bown Ober Logging   (Mike Ober) '72 Plymouth 184 2170 running 0 19 35 84W   J.C. Danielsen J&L Body Shop   (J.C. Danielsen) '71 Mercury 184 2120 running 0 20 17 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Ford 182 2620 running 0 21 31 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 182 2085 running 0 22 28 32W   Kevin Terris Sta-Power / Brunswick Industries   (Dean Barnicle) '72 Plymouth 180 2070 running 0 23 43 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Engineering   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 180 2545 running 0 24 39 34W   Markey James McLaren's Automotive   (Tony Oddo) '72 Chevrolet 179 1995 running 0 25 42 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 179 2025 running 0 26 30 47   Raymond Williams Wheaton Van Lines   (Raymond Williams) '71 Ford 179 1970 flagged 0 27 37 44W   Jim Whitt Barnacle Oil   (Dean Barnicle) '71 Ford 178 1920 running 0 28 12 20   George Altheide George Altheide '70 Dodge 178 1920 running 0 29 38 95W   Bob Kauf Wrought Iron Company   (Paul Stockwell) '72 Chevrolet 174 1870 engine 0 30 47 39W   Carl Adams Marck Motors   (Paul Burchard) '71 Ford 174 1845 running 0 31 32 19   Henley Gray Cayuga Speedway   (Henley Gray) '71 Ford 173 2330 running 0 32 34 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King Ford   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 173 1795 running 0 33 49 27W   Chuck Bown Rose Auto Wrecking   (Dick Bown) '70 Plymouth 165 1770 engine 0 34 46 40W   Les Loeser, Jr. San Fernando Valley Lumber Co.   (Jerry Lankford) '72 Chevrolet 164 1745 tires 0 35 51 82W   Ron Gautsche Tognotti's Speed Shops   (Ron Gautsche) '71 Ford 160 1720 running 0 36 14 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 138 2220 crash 0 37 45 14   Dick Kranzler John Millwee Racing Special   (Dick Kranzler) '72 Chevrolet 137 1670 running 0 38 21 99   Don White Housby Mack   (Ray Nichels) '72 Plymouth 114 1745 fuel pump 0 39 36 52W   Gene Romero Sta-Power   (Kevin Terris) '70 Plymouth 105 1620 engine 0 40 20 23W   G.T. Tallas Richard's Service Center   (G.T. Tallas) '71 Ford 88 1620 clutch 0 41 6 97   Red Farmer Long-Lewis Ford   (Willie Humphries) '72 Ford 69 1720 engine 0 42 27 41   Earle Canavan Budget Tapes / River Oaks Chrysler-Plymouth   (Earle Canavan) '72 Plymouth 65 1570 running 0 43 29 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '70 Dodge 55 2040 clutch 0 44 7 16   Mark Donohue American Motors   (Roger Penske) '72 Matador 45 1615 crash 0 45 5 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 45 3665 crash 9 46 50 29W   Bill Osborne Paul Burchard '72 Ford 36 1440 a frame 0 47 44 30   Walter Ballard Hekiman Foreign Car Service   (Vic Ballard) '70 Plymouth 33 1915 crash 0 48 16 89W   Don Noel Rainbow Western Sales Co.   (Don Noel) '71 Ford 27 1415 engine 0 49 41 18W   George Follmer Norris Industries / Roy Woods Racing   (Joe Frasson) '72 Dodge 4 1440 engine 0 50 18 57   David Ray Boggs Boggs Racing Enterprises   (David Ray Boggs) '70 Dodge 2 1365 clutch 0 51 23 31   Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon '70 Dodge 1 1375 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Frank James 00W Varner Bros. James Calder Chevrolet Bobby Mausgrover 00 American Jetway Corp. Bobby Mausgrover Dodge Johnny Steele 2 Johnny Steele Ford Tommy Gale 03 Frank Vasko Mercury John Sears 4 J. Marvin Mills Plymouth Emiliano Zapata 04 Beryl Jackson Plymouth Doc Faustina 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth Neil Castles 06 Howard Furniture Company Neil Castles Dodge Charlie Glotzbach 6 Cotton Owens Dodge Jerry Oliver 6W Concord Oldsmobile Coz Concilla Oldsmobile Ivan Baldwin 07 GB Glass Company Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet Bob England 8W Bob England Chevrolet Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre Dodge Steve Pfeifer 08 Grand Prix Racing Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet John Lyons 9 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Dave Tennant Chevrolet Phillip Pedlar 11W Maverick Restaurant J.A. Delvecchio Dodge Larry Esau 12W Barnicle Oil Company Dean Barnicle Ford Arnie Krueger 14W Krueger Racing Arnie Krueger Chevrolet Willie McNeal 14 F&W Restaurant Frances McNeal Ford Paul Dorrity 15 Glen Dorrity Trucking Glen Dorrity Chevrolet Nels Miller 21W Continental Accessories Roger Parr Dodge Jim Gilliam 24W Daniel Rosenfeld Chevrolet Chuck Hetrick 25W H&H Automotive Donald Hetrick Chevrolet Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson Plymouth Carl Joiner 26 Ron Ail Chevrolet Johnny Halford 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth Glenn Francis 33 L.J. Associates / Isky Cams William Andersen Chevrolet Gene Riniker 34W Thomas McKenna Chevrolet Wendell Scott 34 William Scott Ford Bub Strickler 35 Bub Strickler Chevrolet Frank Burnett 36 Paul Jenkins Plymouth Don Tarr 37 Pepsi / Biscayne Dodge Lee Tarr Dodge Jimmy Insolo 38 Stock Car Products Marvin Rowley Chevrolet George Wiltshire 39 Wiltshire Brothers Dodge D.K. Ulrich 40 Gus Davis Marinautomotive Mike Austin Ford Bill Seifert 45 Garrett Ford Bill Seifert Ford Sam Stanley 47W Speedy Enterprises Charles Wagoner Ford John Fairchild 50 Thousandaire Estates Homer Woods Dodge Jerry Barnett 55 Joe Barnett Chevrolet Ken Shoemaker 56 Chester Papienski Chevrolet Don Graham 57W Sierra Tire Company Don Guy Chevrolet Tru Cheek 62 Empire Automotive Walt Price Chevrolet Dale Lee 65 Mr. Quick Drive-Ins Dale Shirley Plymouth Perry Cottingham 73 Kenny-Bell Enterprises Perry Cottingham Buick Bill Shirey 74 Wings and Wheels Bill Shirey Plymouth Marion Collins 78W Oildale Tire Pete Collins Dodge Joe Frasson 78 Frasson Cement Mario Frasson Dodge Dick May 84 Bob Davis Dodge Harry Schilling 84W Thomas Hynes Chevrolet Dan Geiger 85 Universal Crane M.J. Baker Plymouth Allen Jennings 86 Manuel Figuereido- A. Jennings Oldsmobile Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski Dodge Mike Saint 88W Red Lawson Ford Les Covey 89 Kalico Kitchen Jack Mercer Chevrolet Clint Hutchins 89W B&B Racing Enterprises Robert Wainscott Chevrolet Bill Dennis 90 Truck Equipment Corp. Junie Donlavey Ford Richard D. Brown 91 Ralph McNabb Chevrolet Verlin Eaker 91 Des Moines Dodge Bill Moyer Dodge Larry Smith 92 Harley Smith Ford Harry Jefferson 94 Ram Race Cars George Jefferson Ford Richard Childress 96 Judy Childress Chevrolet Pat Fay 99 Phillips 66 Martin Fray Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 16 11   #18W engine   17 36 20     37 41 5   #30 accident turn 3   42 46 5     47 55 9   #16,71 accident turn 1   56 149 94     150 155 6   #24 accident turn 4   156 200 45       Percent of race run under caution: 15.5%             Average green flag run: 33.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   A.J. Foyt 1 4 4   Bobby Isaac 5 13 9   Ray Elder 14 16 3   A.J. Foyt 17 32 16   Bobby Allison 33 33 1   A.J. Foyt 34 35 2   Bobby Allison 36 39 4   Benny Parsons 40 51 12   Richard Petty 52 52 1   Bobby Allison 53 53 1   Benny Parsons 54 54 1   A.J. Foyt 55 58 4   Richard Petty 59 59 1   A.J. Foyt 60 60 1   Richard Petty 61 61 1   A.J. Foyt 62 66 5   Richard Petty 67 68 2   A.J. Foyt 69 85 17   Buddy Baker 86 87 2   Bobby Allison 88 89 2   Richard Petty 90 97 8   A.J. Foyt 98 119 22   Buddy Baker 120 122 3   Bobby Allison 123 127 5   Richard Petty 128 131 4   A.J. Foyt 132 149 18   Bobby Allison 150 150 1   A.J. Foyt 151 155 5   Bobby Allison 156 156 1   A.J. Foyt 157 157 1   Bobby Allison 158 158 1   A.J. Foyt 159 162 4   Bobby Allison 163 165 3   A.J. Foyt 166 183 18   Bobby Allison 184 184 1   Buddy Baker 185 185 1   A.J. Foyt 186 200 15