Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Carolina 500
North Carolina Speedway
March 12th, 1972
Race #5 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (7)
- Dodge (13)
- Ford (12)
- Mercury (2)
- Plymouth (6)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (American 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Altheide | Dodge | George Altheide | George Altheide | ||
| 00 | Bobby Mausgrover | Dodge | Bobby Mausgrover | Bobby Mausgrover | ||
| 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Richard Howard | ||
| 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Joe Frasson | Joe Frasson | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Dodge | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | O.L. Nixon | O.L. Nixon | ||
| 32 | Johnny Halford | Plymouth | Dick Brooks | Dick Brooks | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Plymouth | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | J. Marvin Mills | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Mercury | Pop Kola | James Hylton | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 51 | Dub Simpson | Chevrolet | Bill Strong | Bill Strong | ||
| 53 | HB Bailey | Ford | Hopper-Crews | J.C. Crews | ||
| 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 65 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | ||
| 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 88 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Roger Lubinski | Roger Lubinski | ||
| 89 | Les Covey | Chevrolet | Jack Mercer | Jack Mercer | ||
| 90 | Jackie Oliver | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | Richard D Brown | Chevrolet | Ralph McNabb | Ralph McNabb | ||
| 92 | Larry Smith | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | ||
| 93 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Harold Furr | Harold Furr | ||
| 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Richard Childress |