1972 National 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: National 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 29 of 31
Date: October 8, 1972
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway

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National 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	192
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (192)
Race Distance	501 miles (334 laps)	Track Length	1.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	44
Total Purse	$101,312	Winner Earnings	$21,450
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	29 of 31

National 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	334	192	running	—	$21,450
2	2	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	334	115	running	—	$12,400
3	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	332	7	running	—	$6,815
4	3	41	A.J. Foyt	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	332	8	running	—	$4,090
5	26	90	Butch Hartman	Truck Equipment	Junie Donlavey	Ford	326	0	running	—	$3,570
6	21	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	322	0	running	—	$1,900
7	15	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Mercury	322	0	running	—	$2,165
8	20	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	320	0	running	—	$1,550
9	7	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	319	0	running	—	$1,515
10	8	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	318	1	crash	—	$3,965
11	39	92	Larry Smith	Black Label	Harley Smith	Ford	317	0	running	—	$1,400
12	29	88	Ron Keselowski	Pizza Hut	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	310	0	running	—	$1,325
13	40	47	Raymond Williams	American Jetway	Raymond Williams	Ford	310	0	running	—	$1,845
14	23	76	Ben Arnold	Fact-O-Bake	Ben Arnold	Ford	310	0	running	—	$1,825
15	22	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Plymouth	309	0	running	—	$1,300
16	17	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	306	0	running	—	$1,806
17	10	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	305	0	running	—	$1,795
18	42	10	Bill Champion	Champion Trucking	Bill Champion	Mercury	305	0	running	—	$1,720
19	16	30	Walter Ballard	Alexander Automotive	Vic Ballard	Mercury	304	0	running	—	$1,729
20	32	83	David Ray Boggs	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Mercury	304	0	running	—	$1,194
21	41	79	Frank Warren	SSP Ignition	Frank Warren	Dodge	301	0	running	—	$1,651
22	44	19	Henley Gray	Gray's Garage	Henley Gray	Ford	298	0	running	—	$1,633
23	30	3	Tommy Gale	Gale Trucking	Frank Vasko	Mercury	297	0	running	—	$1,152
24	35	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	271	0	running	—	$1,601
25	12	15	Donnie Allison	Moore Engineering	Bud Moore	Ford	266	0	battery	—	$1,106
26	14	16	Dave Marcis	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	246	0	engine	—	$1,096
27	19	2	Roger McCluskey	Marcis Auto Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	241	0	engine	—	$1,586
28	5	27	Bobby Isaac	Minolta Cameras	Banjo Matthews	Chevrolet	224	11	engine	—	$1,269
29	25	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Motors	H.J. Brooking	Chevrolet	219	0	engine	—	$1,024
30	31	4	Harry Schilling	Spindrift Marina	Thomas Hynes	Chevrolet	214	0	handling	—	$954
31	34	1	Earle Canavan	Buanno Transport	Earle Canavan	Chevrolet	213	0	transmission	—	$943
32	11	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing	Jack Housby	Plymouth	205	0	crash	—	$950
33	37	31	Jim Vandiver	Nixon Construction	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	193	0	engine	—	$953
34	13	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	119	0	engine	—	$894
35	33	64	Elmo Langley	Billy The Kid	Elmo Langley	Ford	103	0	engine	—	$1,293
36	27	0	G.C. Spencer	Altheide Racing	George Altheide	Dodge	95	0	steering	—	$785
37	36	5	Jabe Thomas	McGee Automotive	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	94	0	steering	—	$814
38	9	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	88	0	engine	—	$1,273
39	6	28	Cale Yarborough	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	82	0	steering	—	$757
40	38	45	Dick Brooks	Porter Motors	Bill Seifert	Mercury	81	0	ignition	—	$1,246
41	18	98	Richard D. Brown	Truck Equipment Co.	Junie Donlavey	Ford	48	0	steering	—	$663
42	24	22	Gordon Johncock	Eastern Airlines / Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	44	0	brakes	—	$649
43	28	99	Bobby Unser	Nichels Engineering	Ray Nichels	Chevrolet	8	0	engine	—	$603
44	43	8	Ed Negre	Negre Wrecking	Ed Negre	Dodge	8	0	engine	—	$1,058

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