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Northern 300
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Trenton International Speedway, Trenton, NJ
July 16, 1972
200 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 300 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 200
| 7,900
| running
| 53 |
| 2
| 1
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 200
| 4,825
| running
| 117 |
| 3
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Plymouth
| 199
| 3,800
| running
| 27 |
| 4
| 7
| Fred Lorenzen
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Ford
| 197
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 8
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 194
| 1,325
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 11
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 194
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Ford
| 192
| 765
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 192
| 985
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 22
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 187
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 186
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 185
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 26
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 184
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 28
| Bob Greeley
| 60
| Bob Greeley
| 1970 Plymouth
| 182
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 21
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 182
| 725
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 181
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 180
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 12
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 179
| 645
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Richard Childress
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 177
| 385
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 30
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 176
| 380
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1971 Ford
| 171
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Dodge
| 169
| 620
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 16
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1970 Dodge
| 127
| 365
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1971 Ford
| 115
| 360
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 9
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 107
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1972 Dodge
| 104
| 650
| accident
| 1 |
| 26
| 33
| Fred Drake
| 66
| Vernon Blank
| 1972 Pontiac
| 93
| 345
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 13
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1971 Dodge
| 85
| 340
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 28
| 29
| Ed Hessert
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 50
| 335
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 33
| 580
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 14
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1970 Plymouth
| 42
| 325
| disqualified
| 0 |
| 31
| 10
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 15
| 575
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 20
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| 1971 Plymouth
| 8
| 325
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| A.J. Cox
| 81
| A.J. Cox
| 1971 Dodge
| 2
| 325
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:57:41
Average Speed: 114.03 MPH
Pole Speed: 40.563 seconds
5 cautions for 21 laps
Attendance: 20,000