1972 Northern 300 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Northern 300
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 19 of 31
Date: July 16, 1972
Track: Trenton

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Northern 300 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 12 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	53
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	Bobby Isaac (117)
Race Distance	300 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	1.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	33
Total Purse	$35,675	Winner Earnings	$7,900
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	19 of 31

Northern 300 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	200	53	running	—	$7,900
2	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	200	117	running	—	$4,825
3	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	199	27	running	—	$3,800
4	7	90	Fred Lorenzen	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	197	0	running	—	$1,475
5	8	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	194	2	running	—	$1,325
6	11	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	194	0	running	—	$1,050
7	6	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	192	0	running	—	$765
8	4	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	192	0	running	—	$985
9	22	47	Raymond Williams	Jet Way Wax	Raymond Williams	Ford	187	0	running	—	$900
10	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	186	0	running	—	$875
11	17	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	185	0	running	—	$850
12	26	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	184	0	running	—	$775
13	28	60	Bob Greeley	Daytona Auto Painters	Bob Greeley	Plymouth	182	0	running	—	$500
14	21	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	182	0	running	—	$725
15	15	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	181	0	running	—	$700
16	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	With God, You're Always a Winner!	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	180	0	running	—	$675
17	12	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	179	0	running	—	$645
18	25	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	177	0	running	—	$385
19	30	40	D.K. Ulrich	—	D.K. Ulrich	Ford	176	0	running	—	$380
20	31	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Engineering	Wendell Scott	Ford	171	0	running	—	$375
21	27	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	169	0	running	—	$620
22	16	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	127	0	oil leak	—	$365
23	19	26	Earl Brooks	—	Earl Brooks	Ford	115	0	running	—	$360
24	9	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	107	0	engine	—	$620
25	5	2	Dave Marcis	Cherry Hill Dodge	Dave Marcis	Dodge	104	1	crash	—	$650
26	33	66	Fred Drake	Blank & Kalashian	Vernon Blank	Pontiac	93	0	engine	—	$345
27	13	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Dodge	85	0	fuel pump	—	$340
28	29	23	Ed Hessert	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	50	0	crash	—	$335
29	24	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	33	0	engine	—	$580
30	14	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	42	0	disqualified	—	$325
31	10	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	15	0	engine	—	$575
32	20	1	Earle Canavan	—	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	8	0	oil leak	—	$325
33	32	81	A.J. Cox	—	A.J. Cox	Dodge	2	0	overheating	—	$325

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