Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Delaware 500

Dover International Speedway

September 17th, 1972

Race #26 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 120.506 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 22
  • Lead Changes: 14
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 500 350 Running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 497 1 Running
3 9 90 Ramo Stott Ford 0 0 0 486 0 Running
4 13 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 478 0 Running
5 21 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 477 0 Running
6 7 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 476 0 Running
7 16 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 467 0 Running
8 18 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 467 0 Running
9 37 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 457 0 Running
10 27 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 448 0 Running
11 3 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 447 115 Rear end
12 33 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 446 0 Running
13 12 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 0 441 0 Running
14 35 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 0 424 0 Running
15 24 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 0 402 0 Engine
16 32 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 386 0 Running
17 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 358 0 Ignition
18 26 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 344 0 Engine
19 28 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 344 0 Running
20 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 331 34 Engine
21 30 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 0 330 0 Oil leak
22 20 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 299 0 Engine
23 14 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 294 0 Clutch
24 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 288 0 Engine
25 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 272 0 Engine
26 15 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 267 0 Engine
27 8 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 261 0 Engine
28 36 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 182 0 Engine
29 38 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 163 0 Engine
30 23 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Engine
31 10 84 Harry Schilling Chevrolet 0 0 0 144 0 Alternator
32 22 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 126 0 Transmission
33 31 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 111 0 Suspension
34 6 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 92 0 Rear end
35 17 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
36 5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 73 0 Hub
37 11 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 70 0 Engine
38 19 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 49 0 Engine
39 40 45 Bill Seifert Mercury 0 0 0 47 0 Steering
40 39 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 36 0 Transmission