Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 4th, 1972

Race #24 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 128.124 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 43
  • Lead Changes: 30
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 367 229 Running
2 13 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 367 123 Running
3 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 360 4 Running
4 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 0 354 0 Running
5 18 66 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 0 351 6 Running
6 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 348 0 Running
7 5 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 348 0 Running
8 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 343 0 Running
9 21 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 339 0 Running
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 337 2 Running
11 9 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 335 0 Running
12 28 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 328 0 Running
13 38 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 327 0 Running
14 34 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 324 0 Running
15 36 0 JD McDuffie Dodge 0 0 0 318 0 Running
16 30 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 305 0 Running
17 39 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 286 0 Running
18 26 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 280 0 Oil leak
19 17 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 258 0 Crash
20 27 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 249 0 Crash
21 31 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 245 0 Crash
22 32 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 228 0 Crash
23 35 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 205 0 Engine
24 29 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 167 0 Engine
25 25 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 165 0 Crash
26 24 65 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 157 0 Engine
27 33 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 147 0 Engine
28 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 145 0 Crash
29 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 139 1 Crash
30 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 138 0 Overheating
31 37 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 0 135 0 Engine
32 6 45 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 0 133 2 Crash
33 20 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 104 0 Engine
34 40 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 58 0 Engine
35 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 43 0 Engine
36 22 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 37 0 Engine
37 14 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 34 0 Crash
38 11 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 12 0 Crash
39 10 90 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 12 0 Crash
40 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 12 0 Crash