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National 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 8, 1972
334 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 501 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 334
| 21,450
| running
| 192 |
2
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 334
| 12,400
| running
| 115 |
3
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 332
| 6,815
| running
| 7 |
4
| 3
| A.J. Foyt
| 41
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 332
| 4,090
| running
| 8 |
5
| 26
| Butch Hartman
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 326
| 3,570
| running
| 0 |
6
| 21
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 322
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
7
| 15
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Mercury
| 322
| 2,165
| running
| 0 |
8
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1970 Dodge
| 320
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
9
| 7
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1972 Dodge
| 319
| 1,515
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Dodge
| 318
| 3,965
| accident
| 1 |
11
| 39
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Ford
| 317
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
12
| 29
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 310
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
13
| 40
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1972 Ford
| 310
| 1,845
| running
| 0 |
14
| 23
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 310
| 1,825
| running
| 0 |
15
| 22
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1972 Plymouth
| 309
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
16
| 17
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 306
| 1,806
| running
| 0 |
17
| 10
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 305
| 1,795
| running
| 0 |
18
| 42
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 305
| 1,720
| running
| 0 |
19
| 16
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 304
| 1,729
| running
| 0 |
20
| 32
| David Boggs
| 83
| Norris Reed
| 1971 Mercury
| 304
| 1,194
| running
| 0 |
21
| 41
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Dodge
| 301
| 1,651
| running
| 0 |
22
| 44
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 298
| 1,633
| running
| 0 |
23
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Frank Vasko
| 1971 Mercury
| 297
| 1,152
| running
| 0 |
24
| 35
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 271
| 1,601
| running
| 0 |
25
| 12
| Donnie Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 266
| 1,106
| battery
| 0 |
26
| 14
| Dave Marcis
| 16
| Roger Penske
| 1972 AMC Matador
| 246
| 1,096
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 19
| Roger McCluskey
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1972 Dodge
| 241
| 1,586
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 5
| Bobby Isaac
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 224
| 1,269
| engine
| 11 |
29
| 25
| Bill Dennis
| 17
| H.J. Brooking
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 219
| 1,024
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 31
| Harry Schilling
| 04
| Thomas Hynes
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 214
| 954
| handling
| 0 |
31
| 34
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 213
| 943
| transmission
| 0 |
32
| 11
| Pete Hamilton
| 9
| Jack Housby
| 1972 Plymouth
| 205
| 950
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 37
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1971 Dodge
| 193
| 953
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 13
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 119
| 894
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 33
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 103
| 1,293
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 27
| G.C. Spencer
| 0
| George Altheide
| 1970 Dodge
| 95
| 785
| steering
| 0 |
37
| 36
| Jabe Thomas
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 94
| 814
| steering
| 0 |
38
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 88
| 1,273
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 82
| 757
| steering
| 0 |
40
| 38
| Dick Brooks
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Mercury
| 81
| 1,246
| ignition
| 0 |
41
| 18
| Richard D. Brown
| 98
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Ford
| 48
| 663
| steering
| 0 |
42
| 24
| Gordon Johncock
| 22
| Crawford Brothers
| 1972 Plymouth
| 44
| 649
| brakes
| 0 |
43
| 28
| Bobby Unser
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 8
| 603
| engine
| 0 |
44
| 43
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 8
| 1,058
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:45:37
Average Speed: 133.234 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.061 seconds
6 cautions for 40 laps
Attendance: 73,000