Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Monday, September 4th, 1972 Race 24 of 31 1972 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 128.124
  • Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 367 229 0 running
2 13 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 367 123 0 running
3 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 360 4 0 running
4 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
5 18 66 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 351 6 0 running
6 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 348 0 0 running
7 5 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 348 0 0 running
8 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 343 0 0 running
9 21 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 339 0 0 running
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 337 2 0 running
11 9 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 335 0 0 running
12 28 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 328 0 0 running
13 38 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 327 0 0 running
14 34 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 324 0 0 running
15 36 0 JD McDuffie Dodge 0 0 318 0 0 running
16 30 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
17 39 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 286 0 0 running
18 26 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 280 0 0 oil leak
19 17 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 258 0 0 crash
20 27 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 249 0 0 crash
21 31 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 245 0 0 crash
22 32 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 228 0 0 crash
23 35 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 205 0 0 engine
24 29 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 167 0 0 engine
25 25 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 165 0 0 crash
26 24 65 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 157 0 0 engine
27 33 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 147 0 0 engine
28 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 145 0 0 crash
29 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 139 1 0 crash
30 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 138 0 0 overheating
31 37 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 135 0 0 engine
32 6 45 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 133 2 0 crash
33 20 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 104 0 0 engine
34 40 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 58 0 0 engine
35 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 43 0 0 engine
36 22 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 37 0 0 engine
37 14 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 34 0 0 crash
38 11 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 12 0 0 crash
39 10 90 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 12 0 0 crash
40 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 12 0 0 crash

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