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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 26th, 1972

Race #6 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 128.214 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 47
  • Lead Changes: 18
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 328 142 Running
2 4 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 0 328 9 Running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 328 132 Running
4 5 15 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 327 3 Running
5 6 27 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 327 11 Running
6 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 325 31 Running
7 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 324 0 Running
8 10 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 323 0 Running
9 12 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 323 0 Running
10 7 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 320 0 Running
11 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 318 0 Running
12 23 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 317 0 Running
13 30 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 316 0 Running
14 14 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 316 0 Running
15 11 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 0 314 0 Running
16 28 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 0 314 0 Running
17 20 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 312 0 Running
18 37 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 308 0 Running
19 27 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 307 0 Running
20 32 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 306 0 Running
21 33 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 301 0 Running
22 31 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 299 0 Running
23 16 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 286 0 Running
24 39 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 286 0 Running
25 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 260 0 Running
26 18 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 253 0 Running
27 34 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 224 0 Engine
28 29 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 214 0 Oil pan
29 35 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 208 0 Engine
30 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 157 0 Engine
31 19 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 0 126 0 Transmission
32 8 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 112 0 Engine
33 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 103 0 Transmission
34 36 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 81 0 Clutch
35 38 53 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 66 0 Axle
36 26 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 59 0 Crash
37 40 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 59 0 Engine
38 15 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 58 0 Crash
39 21 83 Lem Blankenship Dodge 0 0 0 50 0 Ignition
40 17 90 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 0 11 0 Crash