1972 Motor State 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Motor State 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 14 of 31
Date: June 11, 1972
Track: Michigan International Speedway

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Motor State 400 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	155
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (155)
Race Distance	400 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$75,985	Winner Earnings	$12,935
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	14 of 31

Motor State 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	200	155	running	—	$12,935
2	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	200	10	running	—	$8,980
3	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	200	18	running	—	$6,925
4	9	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	195	2	running	—	$3,350
5	30	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Truck	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	194	0	running	—	$2,150
6	11	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	191	0	running	—	$1,550
7	16	76	Ben Arnold	Jack Dykstra Ford	Ben Arnold	Ford	189	0	running	—	$1,875
8	29	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	189	0	running	—	$1,775
9	10	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	189	0	running	—	$1,175
10	15	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	188	0	running	—	$1,575
11	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	187	0	running	—	$1,550
12	28	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	186	0	running	—	$1,550
13	17	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	185	0	running	—	$1,500
14	19	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax	Raymond Williams	Ford	184	0	running	—	$1,475
15	21	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	184	0	running	—	$1,450
16	24	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	181	0	running	—	$915
17	14	32	Johnny Halford	—	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	180	0	running	—	$905
18	37	53	Dick May	Twin Palm / Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	180	0	running	—	$895
19	33	96	Richard Childress	—	Frank Warren	Plymouth	179	0	running	—	$880
20	35	5	Doc Faustina	—	Doc Faustina	Plymouth	178	0	running	—	$865
21	18	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	166	0	running	—	$1,360
22	26	9	Pete Hamilton	Air Kaddy / Housby Racing	Jim Ruggles	Plymouth	155	0	engine	—	$910
23	40	89	Les Covey	Kalico Kitchen	Jack Mercer	Chevrolet	154	0	rear end	—	$820
24	23	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	147	0	suspension	—	$1,305
25	31	72	Benny Parsons	Pop-Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	140	0	engine	—	$1,290
26	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	138	14	suspension	—	$3,000
27	8	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	129	0	engine	—	$765
28	7	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Mercury	96	0	engine	—	$1,255
29	22	64	Elmo Langley	Henry Woodfield Ford	Elmo Langley	Ford	92	0	engine	—	$1,245
30	36	87	Dave Marcis	Kosins Auto Parts	Hammer Mason	Mercury	90	0	clutch	—	$735
31	32	74	Bill Shirey	Wings & Wheels	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	62	0	engine	—	$720
32	25	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King	Charlie Roberts	Ford	54	0	transmission	—	$1,215
33	6	15	Donnie Allison	Moore Engineering	Bud Moore	Ford	44	1	transmission	—	$710
34	27	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	42	0	ignition	—	$1,255
35	5	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	15	0	engine	—	$700
36	13	79	Frank Warren	Stage II Ignitions	Frank Warren	Dodge	11	0	engine	—	$1,195
37	38	26	Earl Brooks	—	Earl Brooks	Ford	11	0	suspension	—	$690
38	39	0	Bobby Mausgrover	American Jetway	Bobby Mausgrover	Dodge	9	0	engine	—	$685
39	20	2	Bill Seifert	A&A Fiberglass	Dave Marcis	Dodge	3	0	engine	—	$1,180
40	34	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	1	0	engine	—	$675

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