Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 500

Sunday, July 23rd, 1972

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.295
  • Cautions: 5 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 328 104 0 running
2 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 328 10 0 running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 325 181 0 running
4 16 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 323 0 0 running
5 18 90 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 322 2 0 running
6 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 321 0 0 running
7 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 319 3 0 running
8 12 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 317 0 0 running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 312 0 0 running
10 14 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 311 0 0 running
11 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 310 0 0 running
12 13 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
13 10 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 310 0 0 running
14 30 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 309 0 0 running
15 24 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 305 0 0 running
16 17 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 305 0 0 running
17 34 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
18 39 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 300 0 0 running
19 33 53 Bobby Mausgrover Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
20 38 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 292 0 0 running
21 29 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 287 0 0 running
22 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 283 0 0 running
23 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 266 0 0 running
24 21 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 257 0 0 engine
25 40 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 219 0 0 engine
26 37 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 201 0 0 engine
27 22 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 182 0 0 overheating
28 31 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 172 0 0 engine
29 4 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 157 4 0 engine
30 28 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 155 0 0 engine
31 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 148 19 0 engine
32 7 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 132 4 0 ignition
33 19 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 engine
34 36 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 118 0 0 engine
35 35 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 114 1 0 engine
36 8 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 102 0 0 engine
37 15 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 88 0 0 engine
38 20 73 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 12 0 0 steering
39 27 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 8 0 0 engine
40 25 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 6 0 0 engine

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