1972 Delaware 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 26 of 31
Date: September 17, 1972
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway

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Delaware 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	350
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (350)
Race Distance	500 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	1 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$78,525	Winner Earnings	$13,250
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	26 of 31

Delaware 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	500	350	running	—	$13,250
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	497	1	running	—	$10,600
3	9	90	Ramo Stott	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	486	0	running	—	$4,950
4	13	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	478	0	running	—	$3,550
5	21	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	477	0	running	—	$2,885
6	7	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	476	0	running	—	$2,185
7	16	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	467	0	running	—	$2,035
8	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	467	0	running	—	$1,935
9	37	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	457	0	running	—	$1,810
10	27	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	448	0	running	—	$1,750
11	3	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	447	115	rear end	—	$3,275
12	33	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	446	0	running	—	$1,650
13	12	83	Paul Tyler	—	Norris Reed	Mercury	441	0	running	—	$1,100
14	35	40	D.K. Ulrich	—	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	424	0	running	—	$1,075
15	24	1	Earle Canavan	—	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	402	0	engine	—	$1,050
16	32	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Engineering	Wendell Scott	Ford	386	0	running	—	$1,025
17	29	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	358	0	ignition	—	$1,500
18	26	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	344	0	engine	—	$975
19	28	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	344	0	running	—	$1,450
20	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	331	34	engine	—	$3,100
21	30	89	Les Covey	—	Jack Mercer	Chevrolet	330	0	oil leak	—	$900
22	20	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	299	0	engine	—	$1,375
23	14	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	294	0	clutch	—	$850
24	34	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	288	0	engine	—	$1,325
25	25	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	272	0	engine	—	$1,300
26	15	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	267	0	engine	—	$775
27	8	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	261	0	engine	—	$750
28	36	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	182	0	engine	—	$1,225
29	38	26	Earl Brooks	—	Earl Brooks	Ford	163	0	engine	—	$700
30	23	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	147	0	engine	—	$700
31	10	84	Harry Schilling	—	Thomas Hynes	Chevrolet	144	0	alternator	—	$650
32	22	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Plymouth	126	0	transmission	—	$675
33	31	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	111	0	suspension	—	$600
34	6	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	92	0	rear end	—	$1,090
35	17	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	79	0	engine	—	$1,085
36	5	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	73	0	hub	—	$605
37	11	16	Dave Marcis	—	Roger Penske	Matador	70	0	engine	—	$575
38	19	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	49	0	engine	—	$570
39	40	45	Bill Seifert	—	Bill Seifert	Mercury	47	0	steering	—	$1,065
40	39	0	George Altheide	—	George Altheide	Dodge	36	0	transmission	—	$560

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