1972 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 31
Date: January 23, 1972
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	39
Started First	A.J. Foyt	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (102)
Race Distance	390.38 miles (149 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	40
Total Purse	$94,725	Winner Earnings	$18,170
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	1 of 31

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	149	39	running	—	$18,170
2	16	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	149	102	running	—	$10,720
3	9	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	146	0	running	—	$7,845
4	4	96	Ray Elder	Olympia Brewing Company	Fred Elder	Dodge	146	0	running	—	$4,945
5	6	4	Hershel McGriff	—	Beryl Jackson	Plymouth	145	0	running	—	$3,120
6	12	32	Kevin Terris	Black & Decker	Dean Barnicle	Plymouth	141	0	running	—	$2,020
7	10	48	James Hylton	Madden Food Systems	James Hylton	Ford	141	0	running	—	$2,270
8	11	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	139	0	running	—	$2,120
9	7	39	Friday Hassler	See Rock City	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet	137	0	running	—	$2,020
10	13	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	137	0	running	—	$1,920
11	25	3	John Soares, Jr.	John Soares Racing Ent.	John Soares, Jr.	Dodge	136	0	running	—	$1,320
12	40	26	Carl Joiner	—	Dean Thorne	Chevrolet	135	0	running	—	$1,270
13	5	2	Dick Bown	Ober Logging	Mike Ober	Plymouth	134	0	running	—	$1,345
14	20	30	Walter Ballard	Hekiman's Foreign Car Sales	Vic Ballard	Ford	132	0	running	—	$1,720
15	33	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	132	0	running	—	$1,195
16	21	89	Don Noel	Noel's Welding	Don Noel	Ford	132	0	running	—	$1,170
17	38	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Ford	Charlie Roberts	Ford	131	0	running	—	$1,145
18	34	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	128	0	running	—	$1,640
19	26	91	Johnny Anderson	Star Body Shop	Don Nuzum	Chevrolet	126	0	running	—	$1,130
20	36	7	Ivan Baldwin	—	Ivan Baldwin	Chevrolet	123	0	running	—	$1,120
21	28	19	Henley Gray	Fairway Ford	Henley Gray	Ford	122	0	running	—	$1,610
22	27	6	Jerry Oliver	Concord Olds	Cos Cancilla	Oldsmobile	122	0	running	—	$1,100
23	29	4	Dick Kranzler	—	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet	119	0	running	—	$1,090
24	15	42	Larry Esau	Barnicle Oil	Dean Barnicle	Ford	118	0	running	—	$1,080
25	14	0	Frank James	Varner Brothers	Jim Calder	Chevrolet	115	0	fan blade	—	$1,070
26	31	15	David Pearson	—	Bud Moore	Ford	112	0	radiator	—	$3,060
27	23	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Ford	107	0	engine	—	$1,550
28	1	21	A.J. Foyt	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	107	8	transmission	—	$2,010
29	18	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	102	0	running	—	$1,530
30	35	61	J.C. Danielsen	J&L Body Shop	J.C. Danielsen	Mercury	98	0	brakes	—	$1,020
31	32	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	94	0	rear end	—	$1,015
32	22	27	Chuck Bown	—	Dick Bown	Plymouth	88	0	crash	—	$1,015
33	24	75	Paul Dorrity	—	Glen Dorrity	Chevrolet	78	0	ignition	—	$1,015
34	30	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	60	0	engine	—	$1,015
35	37	82	Ron Gautsche	Tognotti's Speed Shops	Ron Gautsche	Ford	55	0	oil pressure	—	$1,015
36	19	7	Jack McCoy	—	Ernie Conn	Dodge	37	0	ignition	—	$1,015
37	39	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Dodge	35	0	suspension	—	$1,515
38	17	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement Co.	Joe Frasson	Dodge	30	0	engine	—	$1,015
39	3	16	Mark Donohue	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	13	0	rear end	—	$1,265
40	8	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Ford	13	0	crash	—	$1,515

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