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Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

Sunday, October 8th, 1972 Race 29 of 31 1972 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 133.234
  • Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 334 192 0 running
2 2 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 334 115 0 running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 332 7 0 running
4 3 41 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 332 8 0 running
5 26 90 Butch Hartman Ford 0 0 326 0 0 running
6 21 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 322 0 0 running
7 15 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 322 0 0 running
8 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 320 0 0 running
9 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 319 0 0 running
10 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 318 1 0 crash
11 39 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 317 0 0 running
12 29 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 310 0 0 running
13 40 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
14 23 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
15 22 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 309 0 0 running
16 17 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 306 0 0 running
17 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
18 42 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
19 16 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
20 32 83 David Ray Boggs Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
21 41 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 301 0 0 running
22 44 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
23 30 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 297 0 0 running
24 35 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 271 0 0 running
25 12 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 266 0 0 battery
26 14 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 246 0 0 engine
27 19 2 Roger McCluskey Dodge 0 0 241 0 0 engine
28 5 27 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 0 0 224 11 0 engine
29 25 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 219 0 0 engine
30 31 04 Harry Schilling Chevrolet 0 0 214 0 0 handling
31 34 01 Earle Canavan Chevrolet 0 0 213 0 0 transmission
32 11 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 205 0 0 crash
33 37 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 193 0 0 engine
34 13 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 119 0 0 engine
35 33 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 103 0 0 engine
36 27 0 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 95 0 0 steering
37 36 05 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 steering
38 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 88 0 0 engine
39 6 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 82 0 0 steering
40 38 45 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 81 0 0 ignition
41 18 98 Richard D Brown Ford 0 0 48 0 0 steering
42 24 22 Gordon Johncock Plymouth 0 0 44 0 0 brakes
43 28 99 Bobby Unser Chevrolet 0 0 8 0 0 engine
44 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 8 0 0 engine

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