1972 Yankee 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Yankee 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 22 of 31
Date: August 20, 1972
Track: Michigan International Speedway

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Yankee 400 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	124
Started First	Richard Petty	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (124)
Race Distance	400 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$77,255	Winner Earnings	$13,385
Different Leaders	7	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	22 of 31

Yankee 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	200	124	running	—	$13,385
2	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	200	26	running	—	$9,230
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	199	34	running	—	$6,525
4	1	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	199	6	running	—	$5,475
5	20	98	Cale Yarborough	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Mercury	196	0	running	—	$2,150
6	10	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	195	2	running	—	$2,050
7	22	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	195	0	running	—	$1,875
8	23	45	Bill Seifert	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Mercury	194	0	running	—	$1,825
9	27	2	Dave Marcis	AMC Matador	Roger Penske	Matador	194	0	running	—	$1,725
10	11	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	193	0	running	—	$1,125
11	14	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	192	0	running	—	$1,550
12	15	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	191	0	running	—	$1,525
13	32	5	David Sisco	LOF Glass	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	191	0	running	—	$1,000
14	13	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	190	0	running	—	$975
15	12	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	189	0	running	—	$1,450
16	34	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	188	0	running	—	$1,415
17	33	23	Mel Larson	Mel Larson's Astro Cycles	Don Robertson	Plymouth	187	0	running	—	$905
18	19	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	187	0	running	—	$1,375
19	30	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	185	0	running	—	$1,380
20	24	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	185	0	running	—	$1,365
21	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Star City Body Shop	Don Robertson	Plymouth	185	0	running	—	$1,350
22	18	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	184	0	running	—	$1,335
23	16	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	184	0	running	—	$1,320
24	37	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	184	0	running	—	$1,305
25	17	84	Dick May	—	Buster Davis	Dodge	178	0	running	—	$790
26	38	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Henley Gray	Ford	177	0	running	—	$1,275
27	36	5	Doc Faustina	—	Doc Faustina	Plymouth	171	0	running	—	$765
28	28	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	155	0	running	—	$1,280
29	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	154	0	running	—	$1,245
30	7	18	Joe Frasson	—	Joe Frasson	Dodge	151	7	crash	—	$735
31	25	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	145	0	engine	—	$720
32	6	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	110	0	water pump	—	$715
33	8	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	104	0	engine	—	$710
34	5	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	91	1	rear end	—	$705
35	29	0	George Altheide	—	George Altheide	Dodge	87	0	transmission	—	$700
36	26	31	Jim Vandiver	—	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	34	0	engine	—	$770
37	40	55	Ron Grana	—	Ron Grana	Chevrolet	31	0	transmission	—	$690
38	39	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	19	0	engine	—	$685
39	31	1	Earle Canavan	Buanno Transportation	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	12	0	engine	—	$680
40	9	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore / Hendrick Construction	Junie Donlavey	Ford	9	0	engine	—	$1,175

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