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1972 Carolina 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 31
Sunday, March 12, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:23:50
Average Speed: 113.895 mph
Pole Speed: 137.539 mph

Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 42,500
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	492	17,250	running	210
2	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Plymouth	491	11,825	running	12
3	16	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'70 Dodge	491	5,550	running	0
4	9	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bill Seifert	'71 Ford	477	6,250	running	0
5	5	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'70 Dodge	477	3,300	running	0
6	19	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	474	2,500	running	0
7	3	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Ford	473	2,300	running	0
8	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	469	1,725	running	0
9	8	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	466	2,125	running	0
10	32	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	463	1,925	running	0
11	12	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	462	1,350	running	0
12	7	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'70 Dodge	462	1,325	running	0
13	14	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	460	1,800	running	0
14	27	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	459	1,775	running	0
15	29	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	455	1,275	running	0
16	13	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	453	1,725	running	0
17	24	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	444	1,200	running	0
18	34	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	442	1,175	running	0
19	33	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	441	1,650	running	0
20	25	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	440	1,625	running	0
21	21	53	H.B. Bailey	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'72 Ford	439	1,100	running	0
22	28	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	438	1,075	running	0
23	18	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	436	1,050	running	0
24	23	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	430	1,025	running	0
25	11	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	418	1,000	running	0
26	31	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Ford	409	1,475	engine	0
27	39	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	345	2,925	engine	260
28	36	32	Johnny Halford	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	337	925	engine	0
29	20	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	307	1,400	crash	0
30	15	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'70 Plymouth	259	900	engine	0
31	40	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	177	870	clutch	0
32	38	65	Walter Ballard	Joe Phipps	'70 Chevrolet	167	865	rear end	0
33	37	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	127	860	clutch	0
34	4	11	Buddy Baker	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	90	1,430	engine	10
35	22	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	85	850	water pump	0
36	6	93	Buck Baker	Harold Furr	'72 Chevrolet	59	535	engine	0
37	30	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'70 Chevrolet	56	840	engine	0
38	26	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'70 Chevrolet	11	835	engine	0
39	35	00	Bobby Mausgrover	Bobby Mausgrover	'70 Dodge	10	830	ignition	0
40	10	90	Jackie Oliver	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	1	1,325	engine	0

Failed to qualify: J.D. McDuffie (#70), Roy Mayne (#46)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	13	13
Richard Petty	14	22	9
Bobby Isaac	23	67	45
Bobby Allison	68	68	1
Buddy Baker	69	78	10
Bobby Allison	79	128	50
Bobby Isaac	129	129	1
Bobby Allison	130	178	49
Bobby Isaac	179	185	7
Bobby Allison	186	345	160
Bobby Isaac	346	378	33
Richard Petty	379	381	3
Bobby Isaac	382	492	111

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