Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Texas 500
Texas World Speedway
November 12th, 1972
Race #31 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Drivers Entered: 44
- Makes
- Chevrolet (6)
- Dodge (9)
- Ford (13)
- Mercury (8)
- Plymouth (7)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Texas World Speedway
race (Lone Star 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Earle Canavan | Plymouth | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan | ||
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth | Beryl Jackson | Beryl Jackson | ||
| 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Charlie McGee | Charlie McGee | ||
| 1 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 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 | AJ Foyt | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Gordon Johncock | Plymouth | Crawford Racing | Crawford Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hoss Ellington | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 29 | Bill Hollar | Mercury | Bill Hollar | Bill Hollar | ||
| 3 | Paul Feldner | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Plymouth | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | J. Marvin Mills | ||
| 42 | Jim Whitt | Ford | Dean Barnicle | Dean Barnicle | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Bill Seifert | Mercury | Giachetti Brothers | Richard Giachetti | ||
| 45 | Ramo Stott | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Mercury | Pop Kola | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Mel Larson | Plymouth | Doc Faustina | Doc Faustina | ||
| 57 | Bill Shirey | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | ||
| 61 | Clarence Lovell | Ford | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Don Bierschwale | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Blank & Kalashian | Vernon Blank | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 84 | Harry Schilling | Chevrolet | Thomas Hynes | Thomas Hynes | ||
| 88 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Roger Lubinski | Roger Lubinski | ||
| 90 | Johnny Rutherford | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 92 | Larry Smith | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | ||
| 98 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Rick Newsom | Rick Newsom |