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1972 Sacramento 100


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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 29 of 30
Sunday, October 1, 1972 at West Capitol Raceway, Sacramento, CA
100 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (50.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:40:00
Average speed: 56.25 mph
Pole speed: 73.876 mph
Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: 1 sec
Attendance: 4000
Lead changes: 7

Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1972 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 296   Ray Elder Olympia Brewing Co.   (Fred Elder)'71 Dodge751750running6268.75
2 304   Hershel McGriff Beryl Jackson'70 Plymouth751050running1367.75
31002   Dick Bown Mike Ober'72 Plymouth75675running066.75
4127   Jack McCoy Ernie Conn'72 Dodge75425running065.75
5 686   Sonny Easley Jerry Lankford'69 Ford75350running064.75
6 709   Carl Adams Paul Burchard'71 Ford75250running063.75
7 884   J.C. Danielsen Jim Danielson'71 Mercury75200running062.75
81326   Carl Joiner Dean Thorne'69 Chevrolet73175running061.25
91537   Chuck Wahl DuWayne Wahl'71 Ford73150running060.25
10174   Dick Kranzler Dick Kranzler'72 Chevrolet71150running058.75
11113   John Soares, Jr. John Soares, Jr.'70 Dodge71125running057.75
12 582   Ron Gautsche Tognotti's Speed Shop   (Ron Gautsche)'71 Ford65120running055.25
131675   Larry Pries '69 Chevrolet57100running052.25
141457   Don Graham Don Guy'72 Chevrolet56100running051
151931   Markey James Tony Oddo'72 Chevrolet44100a frame047
16202   Johnny Steele Johnny Steele'70 Ford39100shocks044.75
171863   Frank Burnett Paul Jenkins'69 Plymouth34100differential042.5
18 406   Bill Butts Gary Sigman'72 Dodge34100head gasket041.5
19 988   Don Noel Don Noel'70 Ford195crash032.25
20 127   Chuck Bown Dick Bown'70 Plymouth190crash031.25
212101   Pete Torres Pete Torres'69 Ford185engine030.25
* Race shortened to 75 laps due to track conditions.

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
111  
276   #02,27,82,88 accident turn 1 
82417  
25284   debris 
294618  
47504   debris 
51588  
59635   track condition 
647512  
  Percent of race run under caution: 25.3%             Average green flag run: 11.2 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Ray Elder199
  Hershel McGriff10156
  Ray Elder16161
  Hershel McGriff17193
  Ray Elder204122
  Hershel McGriff42454
  Ray Elder467530