Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Talladega 500
Talladega Superspeedway
August 6th, 1972
Race #21 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Drivers Entered: 50
- Makes
- Chevrolet (7)
- Dodge (12)
- Ford (13)
- Mercury (10)
- Plymouth (8)
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race (Winston 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Altheide | Dodge | George Altheide | George Altheide | ||
| 03 | Tommy Gale | Mercury | Frank Vasko | Frank Vasko | ||
| 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Charlie McGee | Charlie McGee | ||
| 06 | Neil Castles | Plymouth | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Mercury | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Richard Howard | ||
| 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | ||
| 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 | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Donnie Allison | Plymouth | Crawford Racing | Crawford Brothers | ||
| 23 | Mel Larson | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Chevrolet | Hoss Ellington | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Plymouth | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | J. Marvin Mills | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 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 | |
| 5 | Doc Faustina | Plymouth | Doc Faustina | Doc Faustina | ||
| 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Ford | Hopper-Crews | J.C. Crews | ||
| 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Ford | Richard Hammond | Richard Hammond | ||
| 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | ||
| 61 | Clarence Lovell | Ford | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Don Bierschwale | ||
| 63 | Robert Wales | Dodge | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 65 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 73 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Marvin Welty | Marvin Welty | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | ||
| 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 83 | Paul Tyler | Mercury | Norris Reed | Norris Reed | ||
| 88 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Roger Lubinski | Roger Lubinski | ||
| 9 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | Housby Racing | Jack Housby | ||
| 90 | Ramo Stott | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | Richard D Brown | Chevrolet | Ralph McNabb | Ralph McNabb | ||
| 92 | Larry Smith | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | ||
| 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Mercury | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 97 | Red Farmer | Ford | Willie Humphries | Willie Humphries |