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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 26, 1972
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 328
| 31,605
| running
| 142 |
| 2
| 4
| A.J. Foyt
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 328
| 10,600
| running
| 9 |
| 3
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 328
| 10,380
| running
| 132 |
| 4
| 5
| David Pearson
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 327
| 4,800
| running
| 3 |
| 5
| 6
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Monty Myers
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 327
| 3,530
| running
| 11 |
| 6
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Plymouth
| 325
| 5,480
| running
| 31 |
| 7
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 324
| 3,225
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 11
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Dodge
| 323
| 2,575
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 323
| 2,555
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 7
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 320
| 2,425
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1971 Dodge
| 318
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 317
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 316
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1970 Plymouth
| 316
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 11
| Mark Donohue
| 16
| Roger Penske
| 1972 AMC Matador
| 314
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| Bill Dennis
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 314
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 312
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 37
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 308
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 307
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 32
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 306
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 33
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1971 Plymouth
| 301
| 1,580
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 31
| George Altheide
| 0
| George Altheide
| 1970 Dodge
| 299
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 16
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1972 Dodge
| 286
| 1,605
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 39
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 286
| 1,480
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 13
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1971 Dodge
| 260
| 1,480
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 253
| 1,470
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 34
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Frank Vasko
| 1971 Mercury
| 224
| 935
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 29
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 214
| 920
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 29
| 35
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 208
| 910
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 24
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1972 Dodge
| 157
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 19
| Red Farmer
| 97
| Willie Humphries
| 1972 Ford
| 126
| 920
| transmission
| 0 |
| 32
| 8
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1970 Dodge
| 112
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 103
| 885
| transmission
| 0 |
| 34
| 36
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 81
| 1,380
| clutch
| 0 |
| 35
| 38
| Dick May
| 53
| J.C. Crews
| 1971 Ford
| 66
| 875
| axle
| 0 |
| 36
| 26
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 59
| 870
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 40
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 59
| 865
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 15
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Ford
| 58
| 885
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 21
| Lem Blankenship
| 83
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Dodge
| 50
| 855
| ignition
| 0 |
| 40
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 11
| 1,400
| accident
| 0 |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
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| 0
| color commentary
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Time of race: 03:53:37
Average Speed: 128.214 MPH
Pole Speed: 35.068 seconds
6 cautions for 47 laps
Attendance: 50,000