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1972 Mason-Dixon 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 13 of 31
Sunday, June 4, 1972 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:12:49
Average Speed: 118.019 mph
Pole Speed: 130.809 mph

Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 27,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1972 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Richard Howard)	'72 Chevrolet	500	14,625	running	252
26	12	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'71 Ford	188	1,275	suspension	0
16	14	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Mercury	456	1,525	running	0
33	30	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'70 Dodge	61	600	engine	0
30	33	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'71 Ford	118	675	vibration	0
21	8	91	Richard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb	'72 Chevrolet	339	1,400	suspension	0
35	25	01	Earle Canavan	Earle Canavan	'71 Plymouth	47	585	clutch	0
29	40	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	150	700	ignition	0
17	13	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	455	1,500	running	0
37	36	96	Richard Childress	Richard Childress	'71 Chevrolet	18	575	engine	0
28	39	89	Les Covey	Jack Mercer	'70 Chevrolet	169	725	rear end	0
32	37	23	James Cox	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	97	625	engine	0
13	23	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'71 Mercury	459	1,625	running	0
18	31	85	Ronnie Daniel	Ronnie Daniel	'70 Chevrolet	449	975	running	0
8	10	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'71 Mercury	477	1,900	running	0
39	24	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'71 Ford	3	1,065	crash	0
7	6	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	478	2,000	running	0
14	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'72 Dodge	459	3,250	running	2
9	17	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	473	1,300	running	0
25	29	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	268	1,300	engine	0
40	20	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale)	'71 Ford	2	560	crash	0
36	19	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'70 Dodge	30	1,080	oil pump	0
24	3	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'72 Chevrolet	280	900	engine	0
27	38	53	Dick May	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'71 Ford	173	750	rear end	0
11	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	460	1,700	running	0
31	15	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'70 Dodge	104	1,150	engine	0
4	21	90	Jackie Oliver	Junie Donlavey	'71 Ford	486	3,550	running	0
6	5	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Mercury	480	2,175	running	6
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	'72 Dodge	499	10,375	running	240
12	26	77	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'71 Ford	459	1,650	running	0
20	35	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'71 Ford	344	925	engine	0
5	9	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills)	'70 Plymouth	484	2,750	running	0
23	34	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'70 Plymouth	287	850	vibration	0
34	11	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'71 Ford	47	590	oil pan	0
15	18	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	457	1,550	running	0
10	16	83	Paul Tyler	Norris Reed	'71 Mercury	466	1,250	engine	0
22	22	81	Jim Vandiver	A.J. Cox	'71 Dodge	299	875	engine	0
19	27	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'70 Dodge	445	1,450	running	0
38	28	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	14	1,070	oil leak	0
3	7	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bill Seifert	'72 Mercury	486	4,850	running	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	2	2
Bobby Allison	3	47	45
Richard Petty	48	90	43
Benny Parsons	91	96	6
Richard Petty	97	210	114
Bobby Allison	211	298	88
Richard Petty	299	304	6
Bobby Allison	305	314	10
Richard Petty	315	315	1
Bobby Allison	316	316	1
Richard Petty	317	319	3
Bobby Allison	320	342	23
Richard Petty	343	415	73
Bobby Allison	416	500	85

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