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1972 Talladega 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 31 Sunday, August 6, 1972 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:22:09 Average speed: 148.728 mph Pole speed: 190.677 mph Cautions: 5 for 37 laps Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 68000 Lead changes: 30 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 22 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '71 Mercury 188 24865 running 106 2 14 90   Ramo Stott Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '72 Ford 188 9440 running 3 3 5 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 183 9465 running 22 4 27 97   Red Farmer Long-Lewis   (Willie Humphries) '72 Ford 180 4540 running 0 5 29 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '70 Dodge 179 3615 running 0 6 10 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 178 3015 running 0 7 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 177 5115 running 4 8 30 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '71 Ford 175 2515 running 0 9 19 47   Raymond Williams Raymond Williams '71 Ford 173 2265 running 0 10 47 56   Jim Hurtubise Richard Hammond '72 Ford 171 1815 running 0 11 32 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 170 1990 running 0 12 31 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '71 Mercury 167 1965 running 0 13 25 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '70 Dodge 165 1465 running 0 14 37 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 164 1915 running 0 15 20 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 163 1890 running 0 16 9 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 156 1365 running 0 17 18 05   David Sisco Charlie McGee '72 Chevrolet 156 1340 running 0 18 28 0   George Altheide George Altheide '70 Dodge 151 1315 running 0 19 7 9   Pete Hamilton Teleprompter   (Jack Housby) '72 Plymouth 147 1590 engine 7 20 8 28   Fred Lorenzen Lemon Tree Inn   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Chevrolet 147 1265 suspension 0 21 40 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Mercury 146 1730 engine 0 22 4 11   Buddy Baker STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 131 1715 engine 8 23 13 91   Richard D. Brown Ralph McNabb '72 Chevrolet 127 1690 engine 0 24 42 61   Clarence Lovell Bierschwale-Haverlah   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 124 1240 engine 0 25 26 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '71 Mercury 121 1640 engine 0 26 2 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 105 2115 ignition 12 27 23 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transportation   (Darrell Waltrip) '71 Mercury 99 1465 engine 7 28 35 03   Tommy Gale Frank Vasko '71 Mercury 99 1065 wheel bearing 0 29 39 83   Paul Tyler Norris Reed '71 Mercury 83 1040 overheating 0 30 38 23   Mel Larson Astro-Cycles   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 69 690 engine 0 31 41 22   Donnie Allison Crawford Racing   (Crawford Brothers) '72 Plymouth 61 2090 engine 19 32 50 77   Charlie Roberts Henley Gray '71 Ford 49 1465 transmission 0 33 15 45   LeeRoy Yarbrough Bill Seifert '71 Ford 47 1440 engine 0 34 12 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '70 Dodge 46 1415 engine 0 35 33 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 43 1390 suspension 0 36 44 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 42 1365 engine 0 37 17 92   Larry Smith Harley Smith '71 Ford 41 840 engine 0 38 48 53   Bobby Mausgrover Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '72 Ford 36 815 engine 0 39 46 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '70 Dodge 35 1290 engine 0 40 11 73   Dick Brooks Marvin Welty '72 Ford 28 765 clutch 0 41 6 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '72 Dodge 22 760 crash 0 42 1 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 22 3765 crash 0 43 16 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 21 1250 crash 0 44 21 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 21 945 crash 0 45 34 5   Doc Faustina Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 9 740 clutch 0 46 43 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '72 Dodge 9 1285 engine 0 47 49 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '70 Plymouth 5 730 ignition 0 48 24 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '72 Plymouth 1 775 engine 0 49 36 65   Roy Mayne Joe Phipps '72 Chevrolet 1 720 engine 0 50 45 63   Robert Wales Charlie Roberts '70 Dodge 1 715 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Allison 1 2 2   Buddy Baker 3 3 1   Richard Petty 4 6 3   Buddy Baker 7 7 1   Bobby Allison 8 12 5   Richard Petty 13 13 1   Bobby Allison 14 17 4   Buddy Baker 18 23 6   James Hylton 24 26 3   David Pearson 27 35 9   Donnie Allison 36 46 11   James Hylton 47 47 1   Donnie Allison 48 54 7   Pete Hamilton 55 55 1   Donnie Allison 56 56 1   Pete Hamilton 57 58 2   Darrell Waltrip 59 65 7   James Hylton 66 96 31   David Pearson 97 99 3   Bobby Allison 100 106 7   James Hylton 107 110 4   Bobby Allison 111 113 3   Pete Hamilton 114 117 4   Bobby Allison 118 118 1   Ramo Stott 119 119 1   James Hylton 120 145 26   Ramo Stott 146 146 1   James Hylton 147 150 4   Ramo Stott 151 151 1   James Hylton 152 188 37