1972 Talladega 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 21 of 31
Date: August 6, 1972
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Talladega 500 Race Information

Winner	James Hylton	Car	No. 48 Mercury
Team / Owner	James Hylton	Sponsor	Pop Kola
Winner Start	22nd	Winner Laps Led	106
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	James Hylton (106)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	50
Total Purse	$121,700	Winner Earnings	$24,865
Different Leaders	9	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	21 of 31

Talladega 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	22	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Mercury	188	106	running	—	$24,865
2	14	90	Ramo Stott	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	188	3	running	—	$9,440
3	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	183	22	running	—	$9,465
4	27	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis	Willie Humphries	Ford	180	0	running	—	$4,540
5	29	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	179	0	running	—	$3,615
6	10	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	178	0	running	—	$3,015
7	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	177	4	running	—	$5,115
8	30	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	175	0	running	—	$2,515
9	19	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	173	0	running	—	$2,265
10	47	56	Jim Hurtubise	—	Richard Hammond	Ford	171	0	running	—	$1,815
11	32	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	170	0	running	—	$1,990
12	31	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	167	0	running	—	$1,965
13	25	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	165	0	running	—	$1,465
14	37	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	164	0	running	—	$1,915
15	20	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	163	0	running	—	$1,890
16	9	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	156	0	running	—	$1,365
17	18	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	156	0	running	—	$1,340
18	28	0	George Altheide	—	George Altheide	Dodge	151	0	running	—	$1,315
19	7	9	Pete Hamilton	Teleprompter	Jack Housby	Plymouth	147	7	engine	—	$1,590
20	8	28	Fred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	147	0	suspension	—	$1,265
21	40	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	146	0	engine	—	$1,730
22	4	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	131	8	engine	—	$1,715
23	13	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	127	0	engine	—	$1,690
24	42	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	124	0	engine	—	$1,240
25	26	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	121	0	engine	—	$1,640
26	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	105	12	ignition	—	$2,115
27	23	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transportation	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	99	7	engine	—	$1,465
28	35	3	Tommy Gale	—	Frank Vasko	Mercury	99	0	wheel bearing	—	$1,065
29	39	83	Paul Tyler	—	Norris Reed	Mercury	83	0	overheating	—	$1,040
30	38	23	Mel Larson	Astro-Cycles	Don Robertson	Plymouth	69	0	engine	—	$690
31	41	22	Donnie Allison	Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	61	19	engine	—	$2,090
32	50	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Henley Gray	Ford	49	0	transmission	—	$1,465
33	15	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	—	Bill Seifert	Ford	47	0	engine	—	$1,440
34	12	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	46	0	engine	—	$1,415
35	33	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	43	0	suspension	—	$1,390
36	44	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	42	0	engine	—	$1,365
37	17	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	41	0	engine	—	$840
38	48	53	Bobby Mausgrover	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	36	0	engine	—	$815
39	46	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	35	0	engine	—	$1,290
40	11	73	Dick Brooks	—	Marvin Welty	Ford	28	0	clutch	—	$765
41	6	18	Joe Frasson	—	Joe Frasson	Dodge	22	0	crash	—	$760
42	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	22	0	crash	—	$3,765
43	16	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	21	0	crash	—	$1,250
44	21	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	21	0	crash	—	$945
45	34	5	Doc Faustina	—	Doc Faustina	Plymouth	9	0	clutch	—	$740
46	43	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	9	0	engine	—	$1,285
47	49	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	5	0	ignition	—	$730
48	24	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Plymouth	1	0	engine	—	$775
49	36	65	Roy Mayne	—	Joe Phipps	Chevrolet	1	0	engine	—	$720
50	45	63	Robert Wales	—	Charlie Roberts	Dodge	1	0	engine	—	$715

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