1972 Atlanta 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 31
Date: March 26, 1972
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Atlanta 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	142
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (142)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$113,885	Winner Earnings	$31,605
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	6 of 31

Atlanta 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	328	142	running	—	$31,605
2	4	21	A.J. Foyt	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	328	9	running	—	$10,600
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	328	132	running	—	$10,380
4	5	15	David Pearson	—	Bud Moore	Ford	327	3	running	—	$4,800
5	6	27	Donnie Allison	TIE Factory Outlet	Monty Myers	Chevrolet	327	11	running	—	$3,530
6	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	325	31	running	—	$5,480
7	9	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	324	0	running	—	$3,225
8	10	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	323	0	running	—	$2,575
9	12	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Ford	323	0	running	—	$2,555
10	7	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	320	0	running	—	$2,425
11	25	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	318	0	running	—	$1,150
12	23	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	317	0	running	—	$1,700
13	30	91	Richard D. Brown	The Sample House	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	316	0	running	—	$1,600
14	14	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	316	0	running	—	$1,475
15	11	16	Mark Donohue	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	314	0	running	—	$1,325
16	28	23	Bill Dennis	Molen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	314	0	running	—	$1,200
17	20	24	Cecil Gordon	Jetway Enterprises	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	312	0	running	—	$1,675
18	37	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	308	0	running	—	$1,625
19	27	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	307	0	running	—	$1,600
20	32	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Ford	Charlie Roberts	Ford	306	0	running	—	$1,125
21	33	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	301	0	running	—	$1,580
22	31	0	George Altheide	Dodge	George Altheide	Dodge	299	0	running	—	$1,105
23	16	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	286	0	running	—	$1,605
24	39	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	286	0	running	—	$1,480
25	13	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	260	0	running	—	$1,480
26	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Ford	253	0	running	—	$1,470
27	34	3	Tommy Gale	—	Frank Vasko	Mercury	224	0	engine	—	$935
28	29	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	214	0	oil pan	—	$920
29	35	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	208	0	engine	—	$910
30	24	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	157	0	engine	—	$900
31	19	97	Red Farmer	—	Willie Humphries	Ford	126	0	transmission	—	$920
32	8	31	Jim Vandiver	—	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	112	0	engine	—	$915
33	22	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	103	0	transmission	—	$885
34	36	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	81	0	clutch	—	$1,380
35	38	53	Dick May	Hopper-Crews / Twin Palm, Inc.	J.C. Crews	Ford	66	0	axle	—	$875
36	26	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	59	0	crash	—	$870
37	40	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	59	0	engine	—	$865
38	15	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	58	0	crash	—	$885
39	21	83	Lem Blankenship	Howard's Photo Lab / Bank Americard	Richard Howard	Dodge	50	0	ignition	—	$855
40	17	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	11	0	crash	—	$1,400

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