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1972 Yankee 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 31
Sunday, August 20, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:58:31
Average Speed: 134.416 mph
Pole Speed: 157.607 mph

Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 27,404
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'71 Mercury	200	13,385	running	124
2	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	200	9,230	running	26
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	199	6,525	running	34
4	1	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	199	5,475	running	6
5	20	98	Cale Yarborough	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Mercury	196	2,150	running	0
6	10	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	195	2,050	running	2
7	22	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	195	1,875	running	0
8	23	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Mercury	194	1,825	running	0
9	27	2	Dave Marcis	Roger Penske	'72 Matador	194	1,725	running	0
10	11	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	193	1,125	running	0
11	14	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	192	1,550	running	0
12	15	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	191	1,525	running	0
13	32	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	'72 Chevrolet	191	1,000	running	0
14	13	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	190	975	running	0
15	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	189	1,450	running	0
16	34	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	188	1,415	running	0
17	33	23	Mel Larson	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	187	905	running	0
18	19	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	187	1,375	running	0
19	30	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	185	1,380	running	0
20	24	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	185	1,365	running	0
21	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	185	1,350	running	0
22	18	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	184	1,335	running	0
23	16	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	184	1,320	running	0
24	37	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	184	1,305	running	0
25	17	84	Dick May	Buster Davis	'70 Dodge	178	790	running	0
26	38	77	Charlie Roberts	Henley Gray	'72 Ford	177	1,275	running	0
27	36	5	Doc Faustina	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	171	765	running	0
28	28	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	155	1,280	running	0
29	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	154	1,245	running	0
30	7	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'72 Dodge	151	735	crash	7
31	25	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	145	720	engine	0
32	6	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	110	715	water pump	0
33	8	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'70 Dodge	104	710	engine	0
34	5	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	91	705	rear end	1
35	29	0	George Altheide	George Altheide	'70 Dodge	87	700	transmission	0
36	26	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'72 Dodge	34	770	engine	0
37	40	55	Ron Grana	Ron Grana	'70 Chevrolet	31	690	transmission	0
38	39	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'70 Plymouth	19	685	engine	0
39	31	01	Earle Canavan	Earle Canavan	'71 Plymouth	12	680	engine	0
40	9	90	Dick Brooks	Junie Donlavey	'72 Ford	9	1,175	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Bill Shirey (#74), Earl Brooks (#26)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	19	19
Bobby Allison	20	20	1
Bobby Isaac	21	35	15
Coo Coo Marlin	36	36	1
James Hylton	37	38	2
Joe Frasson	39	45	7
Bobby Allison	46	51	6
Richard Petty	52	57	6
David Pearson	58	154	97
Bobby Allison	155	155	1
David Pearson	156	156	1
Bobby Allison	157	158	2
David Pearson	159	173	15
Bobby Allison	174	177	4
David Pearson	178	182	5
Bobby Allison	183	185	3
David Pearson	186	187	2
Bobby Allison	188	196	9
David Pearson	197	200	4

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