1972 Mason-Dixon 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Mason-Dixon 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 13 of 31
Date: June 4, 1972
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway

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Mason-Dixon 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	252
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (252)
Race Distance	500 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	1 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$78,275	Winner Earnings	$14,625
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	13 of 31

Mason-Dixon 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	500	252	running	—	$14,625
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	499	240	running	—	$10,375
3	7	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Mercury	486	0	running	—	$4,850
4	21	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	486	0	running	—	$3,550
5	9	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	484	0	running	—	$2,750
6	5	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	480	6	running	—	$2,175
7	6	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	478	0	running	—	$2,000
8	10	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	477	0	running	—	$1,900
9	17	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	473	0	running	—	$1,300
10	16	83	Paul Tyler	—	Norris Reed	Mercury	466	0	engine	—	$1,250
11	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	460	0	running	—	$1,700
12	26	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	459	0	running	—	$1,650
13	23	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	459	0	running	—	$1,625
14	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	459	2	running	—	$3,250
15	18	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	457	0	running	—	$1,550
16	14	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	456	0	running	—	$1,525
17	13	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	455	0	running	—	$1,500
18	31	85	Ronnie Daniel	—	Ronnie Daniel	Chevrolet	449	0	running	—	$975
19	27	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	445	0	running	—	$1,450
20	35	34	Wendell Scott	—	Wendell Scott	Ford	344	0	engine	—	$925
21	8	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	339	0	suspension	—	$1,400
22	22	81	Jim Vandiver	—	A.J. Cox	Dodge	299	0	engine	—	$875
23	34	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	287	0	vibration	—	$850
24	3	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	280	0	engine	—	$900
25	29	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	268	0	engine	—	$1,300
26	12	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	188	0	suspension	—	$1,275
27	38	53	Dick May	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	173	0	rear end	—	$750
28	39	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen	Jack Mercer	Chevrolet	169	0	rear end	—	$725
29	40	6	Neil Castles	Richard Rice Travel Trailers	Neil Castles	Dodge	150	0	ignition	—	$700
30	33	26	Earl Brooks	—	Earl Brooks	Ford	118	0	vibration	—	$675
31	15	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	104	0	engine	—	$1,150
32	37	23	James Cox	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	97	0	engine	—	$625
33	30	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	61	0	engine	—	$600
34	11	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	47	0	oil pan	—	$590
35	25	1	Earle Canavan	—	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	47	0	clutch	—	$585
36	19	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	30	0	oil pump	—	$1,080
37	36	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	18	0	engine	—	$575
38	28	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	14	0	oil leak	—	$1,070
39	24	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	3	0	crash	—	$1,065
40	20	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	2	0	crash	—	$560

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