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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 23rd, 1972

Race #1 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 191
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • AMC (1)
    • Chevrolet (10)
    • Dodge (10)
    • Ford (10)
    • Mercury (3)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Plymouth (5)
  • Last Riverside International Raceway race (Winston Golden State 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Frank James Chevrolet Jim Calder Jim Calder
02 Dick Bown Plymouth Mike Ober Mike Ober
04 Hershel McGriff Plymouth Beryl Jackson Beryl Jackson
06 Neil Castles Dodge Neil Castles Neil Castles
07 Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet Ivan Baldwin Ivan Baldwin
12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Coca-Cola Richard Howard
15 David Pearson Ford Bud Moore Bud Moore
16 Mark Donohue AMC Roger Penske Roger Penske
18 Joe Frasson Dodge Joe Frasson Joe Frasson
19 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray
21 AJ Foyt Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Mercury Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet Dean Thorne Dean Thorne
27 Chuck Bown Plymouth Dick Bown Dick Bown
3 John Soares Jr Dodge John Soares, Jr. John Soares, Jr.
30 Walter Ballard Ford Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
32 Kevin Terris Plymouth Dean Barnicle Dean Barnicle
39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Friday Hassler Friday Hassler
4 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet Dick Kranzler Dick Kranzler
42 Larry Esau Chevrolet -- --
43 Richard Petty Plymouth STP Petty Enterprises
47 Raymond Williams Ford Raymond Williams Raymond Williams
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Ford Pop Kola James Hylton
57 David Ray Boggs Dodge David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs
6 Jerry Oliver Oldsmobile Coz Concilla Coz Concilla
61 Jim Danielson Mercury Jim Danielson Jim Danielson
64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
7 Jack McCoy Dodge Ernie Conn Ernie Conn
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
71 Bobby Isaac Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
75 Paul Dorrity Chevrolet Glen Dorrity Glen Dorrity
77 Charlie Roberts Ford Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts
79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Ford Ed Negre Ed Negre
82 Ron Gautsche Ford Ron Gautsche Ron Gautsche
88 Don Noel Dodge Don Noel Don Noel
88 Ron Keselowski Dodge Roger Lubinski Roger Lubinski
91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet Don Nuzum Don Nuzum
96 Ray Elder Dodge Fred Elder Fred Elder