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1972 Lone Star 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 31 Sunday, June 25, 1972 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:28:04 Average speed: 144.185 mph Pole speed: 169.412 mph Cautions: 3 for 26 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 26000 Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 250 16245 running 186 2 2 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 249 8670 running 10 3 21 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 244 5045 running 0 4 5 72   Benny Parsons Pop Kola   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 244 4355 running 0 5 3 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 244 5400 running 52 6 22 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '70 Ford 242 3070 running 0 7 7 92   Larry Smith DeHart Motor Lines   (Harley Smith) '71 Ford 241 2060 running 0 8 11 76   Ben Arnold Jack Johnson Ford   (Ben Arnold) '71 Ford 232 2040 running 0 9 39 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '71 Mercury 232 1670 running 0 10 15 10   Bill Champion Champion Truck / Revell   (Bill Champion) '71 Ford 231 1440 running 0 11 13 66   H.B. Bailey Blank & Kalashian   (Vernon Blank) '71 Pontiac 230 890 running 0 12 38 55   Tiny Lund Vaughn High Speed   (Hank Richardson) '72 Chevrolet 229 1045 running 0 13 9 2   Dave Marcis AMA Fiberglass   (Dave Marcis) '72 Dodge 226 1300 running 0 14 16 47   Raymond Williams Jet Way Car Products   (Raymond Williams) '71 Ford 226 1355 running 0 15 8 24   Cecil Gordon Carlinson / Apeman   (Cecil Gordon) '71 Mercury 226 1230 running 0 16 31 25   Jabe Thomas Nolen's Restaurant   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 225 1290 running 0 17 30 77   Charlie Roberts Sunny King   (Charlie Roberts) '71 Ford 222 1330 running 0 18 33 56   Paul Jett Handy Andy Supermarkets   (Paul Jett) '72 Ford 220 680 running 0 19 12 61   Clarence Lovell Lone Star Special / Bierschwale-Haverlah   (Don Bierschwale) '71 Ford 218 695 engine 0 20 40 53   Dick May Sabre Inn   (J.C. Crews) '70 Plymouth 217 810 running 0 21 41 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 217 1330 running 0 22 37 89   Les Covey Mechanical Kitchen   (Jack Mercer) '70 Chevrolet 207 760 running 0 23 28 79   Frank Warren Sabre Inn   (Frank Warren) '70 Dodge 207 1275 running 0 24 4 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '72 Dodge 200 715 engine 2 25 44 35   Ronnie Chumley Vita Fresh Orange Juice   (Gordon Van Liew) '72 Chevrolet 200 645 running 0 26 29 32   Jim Whitt Monaco Oil   (Dean Barnicle) '71 Ford 197 750 running 0 27 34 70   J.D. McDuffie Ed Carter Auto Parts   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 193 1260 windshield 0 28 18 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '70 Dodge 192 1230 engine 0 29 32 64   Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield Ford   (Elmo Langley) '71 Ford 186 1225 running 0 30 27 57   David Ray Boggs Weary's Deluxe Auto Center   (David Ray Boggs) '70 Dodge 155 735 crash 0 31 19 96   Richard Childress Richard Childress '71 Chevrolet 144 715 crash 0 32 35 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '71 Ford 143 710 crash 0 33 26 30   Walter Ballard Hightman   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 138 1265 engine 0 34 20 5   Doc Faustina Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 126 700 engine 0 35 25 73   Dick Brooks J & W Trailers   (Marvin Welty) '72 Ford 114 730 engine 0 36 23 90   Jackie Oliver Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '72 Ford 83 1135 engine 0 37 14 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '70 Dodge 82 805 engine 0 38 36 40   D.K. Ulrich A-1 Auto Parts   (D.K. Ulrich) '71 Ford 81 680 engine 0 39 42 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '71 Ford 72 1200 engine 0 40 10 42   Marty Robbins Marty Robbins '71 Dodge 56 595 engine 0 41 6 45   LeeRoy Yarbrough Porter Ford   (Bill Seifert) '71 Ford 52 1115 engine 0 42 43 91   Johnny Anderson Don Nuzum '72 Chevrolet 28 585 engine 0 43 24 88   Ron Keselowski Messina Trucking   (Roger Lubinski) '70 Dodge 28 590 fuel pump 0 44 17 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '70 Dodge 14 550 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 4 4   Bobby Isaac 5 39 35   Richard Petty 40 42 3   Bobby Allison 43 43 1   Joe Frasson 44 44 1   Bobby Isaac 45 53 9   Richard Petty 54 61 8   Joe Frasson 62 62 1   Bobby Isaac 63 64 2   Bobby Allison 65 73 9   Richard Petty 74 108 35   Bobby Isaac 109 109 1   Richard Petty 110 140 31   Bobby Isaac 141 141 1   Richard Petty 142 157 16   Bobby Isaac 158 161 4   Richard Petty 162 250 89