1972 Carolina 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 5 of 31
Date: March 12, 1972
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway

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Carolina 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Isaac	Car	No. 71 Dodge
Team / Owner	Nord Krauskopf	Sponsor	K & K Insurance
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	210
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (260)
Race Distance	500.364 miles (492 laps)	Track Length	1.017 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$91,765	Winner Earnings	$17,250
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	5 of 31

Carolina 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	492	210	running	—	$17,250
2	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	491	12	running	—	$11,825
3	16	31	Jim Vandiver	Englewood Speedway	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	479	0	running	—	$5,550
4	9	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Garrett Ford	Bill Seifert	Ford	477	0	running	—	$6,250
5	5	2	Dave Marcis	Schwedes Const. Co.	Dave Marcis	Dodge	477	0	running	—	$3,300
6	19	48	James Hylton	Madden Food Systems	James Hylton	Mercury	474	0	running	—	$2,500
7	3	72	Benny Parsons	Carolina 500	L.G. DeWitt	Ford	473	0	running	—	$2,300
8	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Garage	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	469	0	running	—	$1,725
9	8	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Motors	Elmo Langley	Ford	466	0	running	—	$2,125
10	32	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	463	0	running	—	$1,925
11	12	92	Larry Smith	DeHart Motor Lines	Harley Smith	Ford	462	0	running	—	$1,350
12	7	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	462	0	running	—	$1,325
13	14	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	460	0	running	—	$1,800
14	27	8	Ed Negre	Negre Garage	Ed Negre	Dodge	459	0	running	—	$1,775
15	29	76	Ben Arnold	American Jetway	Ben Arnold	Ford	455	0	running	—	$1,275
16	13	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	453	0	running	—	$1,725
17	24	57	David Ray Boggs	Boggs Racing	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	444	0	running	—	$1,200
18	34	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	442	0	running	—	$1,175
19	33	79	Frank Warren	A-1 Auto Parts	Frank Warren	Dodge	441	0	running	—	$1,650
20	25	19	Henley Gray	Cayuga Speedway	Henley Gray	Ford	440	0	running	—	$1,625
21	21	53	H.B. Bailey	Hopper-Crews / Twin Palm, Inc.	J.C. Crews	Ford	439	0	running	—	$1,100
22	28	0	George Altheide	River Oaks Motors	George Altheide	Dodge	438	0	running	—	$1,075
23	18	91	Richard D. Brown	The Sample House	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	436	0	running	—	$1,050
24	23	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Motors	Charlie Roberts	Ford	430	0	running	—	$1,025
25	11	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	418	0	running	—	$1,000
26	31	24	Cecil Gordon	American Jetway	Cecil Gordon	Ford	409	0	engine	—	$1,475
27	39	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	345	260	engine	—	$2,925
28	36	32	Johnny Halford	Brooks Racing	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	337	0	engine	—	$925
29	20	10	Bill Champion	Champion Trucks	Bill Champion	Ford	307	0	crash	—	$1,400
30	15	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Antiques	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	259	0	engine	—	$900
31	40	74	Bill Shirey	Wings & Wheels	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	177	0	clutch	—	$870
32	38	65	Walter Ballard	S&L Enterprises	Joe Phipps	Chevrolet	167	0	rear end	—	$865
33	37	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen	Jack Mercer	Chevrolet	127	0	clutch	—	$860
34	4	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	90	10	engine	—	$1,430
35	22	47	Raymond Williams	Wheaton VL	Raymond Williams	Ford	85	0	water pump	—	$850
36	6	93	Buck Baker	Furr Engineering	Harold Furr	Chevrolet	59	0	engine	—	$535
37	30	96	Richard Childress	Childress Enterprises	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	56	0	engine	—	$840
38	26	51	Dub Simpson	Reliable Plumbing	Bill Strong	Chevrolet	11	0	engine	—	$835
39	35	0	Bobby Mausgrover	American Jetway	Bobby Mausgrover	Dodge	10	0	ignition	—	$830
40	10	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore Truck Body	Junie Donlavey	Ford	1	0	engine	—	$1,325

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