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1972 American 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 31
Sunday, October 22, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:13:49
Average Speed: 118.275 mph
Pole Speed: 137.528 mph

Cautions: 4 for 35 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 42,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	492	19,400	running	217
2	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	490	12,050	running	53
3	2	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	489	8,425	running	83
4	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	488	5,400	running	126
5	4	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing (Jack Housby)	'72 Plymouth	486	3,850	running	0
6	6	28	Cale Yarborough	Lemon Tree Inn (Hoss Ellington)	'72 Chevrolet	485	2,650	running	9
7	10	16	Dave Marcis	American Motors (Roger Penske)	'72 Matador	475	2,250	running	0
8	18	92	Larry Smith	Black Label (Harley Smith)	'71 Ford	469	1,850	running	0
9	37	05	David Sisco	McGee Engineering (Charlie McGee)	'72 Chevrolet	466	1,650	running	0
10	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Kentucky Fried Chicken (Buddy Arrington)	'70 Dodge	461	1,550	running	0
11	19	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	461	1,775	running	0
12	25	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah / Charlie's Auto (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	459	1,150	running	0
13	39	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	456	1,525	running	0
14	28	76	Ben Arnold	Arnold Automotive (Ben Arnold)	'71 Ford	452	1,500	running	0
15	23	30	Walter Ballard	Alexander Auto / Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	451	1,475	running	0
16	22	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'71 Mercury	446	1,450	running	0
17	35	8	Ed Negre	Negre Wrecker (Ed Negre)	'70 Dodge	439	1,425	running	0
18	32	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King (Charlie Roberts)	'71 Ford	430	1,400	running	0
19	21	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	428	1,375	rear end	0
20	15	24	Cecil Gordon	Collins & Aikman (Cecil Gordon)	'71 Mercury	428	1,350	running	0
21	13	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'72 Dodge	427	825	running	0
22	33	45	Raymond Williams	Seifert Rental (Bill Seifert)	'71 Ford	422	1,300	running	0
23	34	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolens Restaurant (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	418	1,275	engine	0
24	16	70	J.D. McDuffie	Carver Parts (J.D. McDuffie)	'71 Chevrolet	392	1,325	running	0
25	38	79	Frank Warren	Stage II Ignition (Frank Warren)	'70 Dodge	360	1,225	alternator	0
26	36	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Enterprises (Marty Robbins)	'72 Dodge	332	700	battery	0
27	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	331	675	transmission	0
28	40	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Mercury	297	1,125	oil leak	0
29	29	23	Roy Mayne	Nolens Restaurant (Don Robertson)	'70 Plymouth	267	650	engine	0
30	24	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Enterprises (O.L. Nixon)	'72 Dodge	257	600	engine	0
31	30	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'72 Plymouth	219	595	engine	0
32	8	17	Bill Dennis	Emrick Motors (H.J. Brooking)	'72 Chevrolet	204	590	alternator	2
33	26	88	Ron Keselowski	Pizza Hut (Roger Lubinski)	'70 Dodge	139	585	suspension	0
34	7	15	Dick Brooks	Moore Engineering (Bud Moore)	'72 Ford	119	580	engine	1
35	11	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Enterprises (L.G. DeWitt)	'71 Mercury	90	1,075	crash	0
36	9	27	Bobby Isaac	Russell Bennett (Banjo Matthews)	'71 Chevrolet	67	570	engine	1
37	27	29	Henley Gray	Burlington Motors (Bill Hollar)	'71 Mercury	57	565	engine	0
38	17	55	Tiny Lund	Baughman Hi-Speed (Hank Richardson)	'71 Chevrolet	45	585	engine	0
39	31	03	Tommy Gale	Gale Trucking (Frank Vasko)	'71 Mercury	37	555	engine	0
40	20	90	Ron Hutcherson	Truck Equipment (Junie Donlavey)	'71 Ford	29	550	crash	0

Failed to qualify: David Ray Boggs (#57), Jimmy Crawford (#22), Elmo Langley (#64)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	32	32
Bill Dennis	33	33	1
Bobby Isaac	34	34	1
Bobby Allison	35	41	7
Cale Yarborough	42	50	9
Buddy Baker	51	66	16
Dick Brooks	67	67	1
Bill Dennis	68	68	1
David Pearson	69	91	23
Bobby Allison	92	96	5
David Pearson	97	99	3
Buddy Baker	100	166	67
David Pearson	167	186	20
Bobby Allison	187	212	26
Richard Petty	213	250	38
Bobby Allison	251	251	1
Richard Petty	252	258	7
Bobby Allison	259	260	2
Richard Petty	261	268	8
David Pearson	269	316	48
Bobby Allison	317	492	176

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