Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
National 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 8th, 1972
Race #29 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |