1972 American 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 30 of 31
Date: October 22, 1972
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway

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American 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	5th	Winner Laps Led	217
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (217)
Race Distance	500.364 miles (492 laps)	Track Length	1.017 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$89,450	Winner Earnings	$19,400
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	30 of 31

American 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	492	217	running	—	$19,400
2	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	490	53	running	—	$12,050
3	2	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	489	83	running	—	$8,425
4	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	488	126	running	—	$5,400
5	4	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing	Jack Housby	Plymouth	486	0	running	—	$3,850
6	6	28	Cale Yarborough	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	485	9	running	—	$2,650
7	10	16	Dave Marcis	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	475	0	running	—	$2,250
8	18	92	Larry Smith	Black Label	Harley Smith	Ford	469	0	running	—	$1,850
9	37	5	David Sisco	McGee Engineering	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	466	0	running	—	$1,650
10	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	461	0	running	—	$1,550
11	19	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	461	0	running	—	$1,775
12	25	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah / Charlie's Auto	Don Bierschwale	Ford	459	0	running	—	$1,150
13	39	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	456	0	running	—	$1,525
14	28	76	Ben Arnold	Arnold Automotive	Ben Arnold	Ford	452	0	running	—	$1,500
15	23	30	Walter Ballard	Alexander Auto / Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	451	0	running	—	$1,475
16	22	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	446	0	running	—	$1,450
17	35	8	Ed Negre	Negre Wrecker	Ed Negre	Dodge	439	0	running	—	$1,425
18	32	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	430	0	running	—	$1,400
19	21	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	428	0	rear end	—	$1,375
20	15	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	428	0	running	—	$1,350
21	13	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	427	0	running	—	$825
22	33	45	Raymond Williams	Seifert Rental	Bill Seifert	Ford	422	0	running	—	$1,300
23	34	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	418	0	engine	—	$1,275
24	16	70	J.D. McDuffie	Carver Parts	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	392	0	running	—	$1,325
25	38	79	Frank Warren	Stage II Ignition	Frank Warren	Dodge	360	0	alternator	—	$1,225
26	36	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Enterprises	Marty Robbins	Dodge	332	0	battery	—	$700
27	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	331	0	transmission	—	$675
28	40	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	297	0	oil leak	—	$1,125
29	29	23	Roy Mayne	Nolens Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	267	0	engine	—	$650
30	24	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Enterprises	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	257	0	engine	—	$600
31	30	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Plymouth	219	0	engine	—	$595
32	8	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Motors	H.J. Brooking	Chevrolet	204	2	alternator	—	$590
33	26	88	Ron Keselowski	Pizza Hut	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	139	0	suspension	—	$585
34	7	15	Dick Brooks	Moore Engineering	Bud Moore	Ford	119	1	engine	—	$580
35	11	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Enterprises	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	90	0	crash	—	$1,075
36	9	27	Bobby Isaac	Russell Bennett	Banjo Matthews	Chevrolet	67	1	engine	—	$570
37	27	29	Henley Gray	Burlington Motors	Bill Hollar	Mercury	57	0	engine	—	$565
38	17	55	Tiny Lund	Baughman Hi-Speed	Hank Richardson	Chevrolet	45	0	engine	—	$585
39	31	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Trucking	Frank Vasko	Mercury	37	0	engine	—	$555
40	20	90	Ron Hutcherson	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	29	0	crash	—	$550

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