Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Dixie 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 23rd, 1972

Race #20 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 131.295 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 40
  • Lead Changes: 24
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 328 104 Running
2 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 328 10 Running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 325 181 Running
4 16 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 323 0 Running
5 18 90 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 322 2 Running
6 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 0 321 0 Running
7 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 319 3 Running
8 12 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 317 0 Running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 312 0 Running
10 14 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 311 0 Running
11 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 310 0 Running
12 13 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 310 0 Running
13 10 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 310 0 Running
14 30 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 309 0 Running
15 24 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 0 305 0 Running
16 17 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 305 0 Running
17 34 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 305 0 Running
18 39 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 300 0 Running
19 33 53 Bobby Mausgrover Ford 0 0 0 298 0 Running
20 38 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 292 0 Running
21 29 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 287 0 Running
22 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 283 0 Running
23 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 266 0 Running
24 21 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 257 0 Engine
25 40 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 219 0 Engine
26 37 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 201 0 Engine
27 22 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 182 0 Overheating
28 31 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 172 0 Engine
29 4 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 157 4 Engine
30 28 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 155 0 Engine
31 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 148 19 Engine
32 7 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 132 4 Ignition
33 19 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 0 123 0 Engine
34 36 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 118 0 Engine
35 35 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 114 1 Engine
36 8 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 102 0 Engine
37 15 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 88 0 Engine
38 20 73 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 0 12 0 Steering
39 27 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 8 0 Engine
40 25 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 6 0 Engine