1972 Dixie 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 20 of 31
Date: July 23, 1972
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Dixie 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	104
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (181)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$90,055	Winner Earnings	$17,955
Different Leaders	9	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	20 of 31

Dixie 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	328	104	running	—	$17,955
2	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	328	10	running	—	$11,005
3	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	325	181	running	—	$6,380
4	16	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	323	0	running	—	$5,230
5	18	90	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Truxmore Solid Waste Bodies	Junie Donlavey	Ford	322	2	running	—	$4,230
6	6	28	Fred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn / Black Label	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	321	0	running	—	$3,030
7	9	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	319	3	running	—	$3,330
8	12	95	Darrell Waltrip	—	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	317	0	running	—	$2,530
9	11	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	312	0	running	—	$2,780
10	14	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	311	0	running	—	$2,530
11	23	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	310	0	running	—	$2,255
12	13	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	310	0	running	—	$2,030
13	10	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	310	0	running	—	$1,330
14	30	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	309	0	running	—	$1,705
15	24	32	Johnny Halford	—	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	305	0	running	—	$1,105
16	17	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	305	0	running	—	$1,055
17	34	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	305	0	running	—	$1,405
18	39	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Car Products	Raymond Williams	Ford	300	0	running	—	$1,305
19	33	53	Bobby Mausgrover	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	298	0	running	—	$730
20	38	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	292	0	running	—	$1,155
21	29	13	Eddie Yarboro	—	Eddie Yarboro	Plymouth	287	0	running	—	$625
22	32	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Dodge	283	0	running	—	$660
23	26	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	266	0	running	—	$1,100
24	21	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	257	0	engine	—	$590
25	40	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	219	0	engine	—	$1,080
26	37	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	201	0	engine	—	$575
27	22	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	182	0	overheating	—	$1,070
28	31	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	172	0	engine	—	$640
29	4	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	157	4	engine	—	$585
30	28	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	155	0	engine	—	$1,055
31	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	148	19	engine	—	$2,650
32	7	15	Donnie Allison	—	Bud Moore	Ford	132	4	ignition	—	$570
33	19	5	Doc Faustina	—	Doc Faustina	Plymouth	123	0	engine	—	$565
34	36	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	118	0	engine	—	$1,035
35	35	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	114	1	engine	—	$1,030
36	8	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	102	0	engine	—	$550
37	15	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	88	0	engine	—	$1,045
38	20	73	Dick Brooks	—	Marvin Welty	Ford	12	0	steering	—	$540
39	27	51	Dub Simpson	—	Bill Strong	Chevrolet	8	0	engine	—	$510
40	25	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	6	0	engine	—	$505

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