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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 8th, 1972

Race #29 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Drivers Entered: 44
  • Makes
    • AMC (1)
    • Chevrolet (9)
    • Dodge (10)
    • Ford (8)
    • Mercury (12)
    • Plymouth (4)
  • Last Charlotte Motor Speedway race (World 600)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 GC Spencer Dodge George Altheide George Altheide
01 Earle Canavan Chevrolet Earle Canavan Earle Canavan
03 Tommy Gale Mercury Frank Vasko Frank Vasko
04 Harry Schilling Chevrolet Thomas Hynes Thomas Hynes
05 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet Charlie McGee Charlie McGee
06 Neil Castles Plymouth Neil Castles Neil Castles
10 Bill Champion Mercury Bill Champion Bill Champion
12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Coca-Cola Richard Howard
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Donnie Allison Ford Bud Moore Bud Moore
16 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI AMC Roger Penske Roger Penske
17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet H.J. Brooking H.J. Brooking
18 Joe Frasson Dodge Joe Frasson Joe Frasson
19 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray
2 Roger McCluskey Dodge Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Gordon Johncock Plymouth Crawford Racing Crawford Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Mercury Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
27 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet Minolta Cameras Banjo Matthews
28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Hoss Ellington Hoss Ellington
30 Walter Ballard Mercury Alexander Automotive Vic Ballard
31 Jim Vandiver Dodge O.L. Nixon O.L. Nixon
4 John Sears Plymouth J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air J. Marvin Mills
41 AJ Foyt Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
43 Richard Petty Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
45 Dick Brooks Mercury Bill Seifert Bill Seifert
47 Raymond Williams Ford Raymond Williams Raymond Williams
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Mercury Pop Kola James Hylton
64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington
7 Dean Dalton Mercury Dean Dalton Dean Dalton
71 Buddy Baker Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Mercury L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
76 Ben Arnold Ford Ben Arnold Ben Arnold
79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Dodge Ed Negre Ed Negre
83 David Ray Boggs Mercury Norris Reed Norris Reed
88 Ron Keselowski Dodge Roger Lubinski Roger Lubinski
9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth Housby Racing Jack Housby
90 Butch Hartman Ford Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey
92 Larry Smith Ford Harley Smith Harley Smith
95 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Mercury Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip
98 Richard D Brown Ford Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey
99 Bobby Unser Chevrolet Nichels Engineering Ray Nichels