Results

The 1972 Yankee 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.

Yankee 400

Sunday, August 20th, 1972

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 10 Ford
  • 7 Mercury
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 11 Dodge
  • 1 AMC
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.416
  • Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 200 124 0 running
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 200 26 0 running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 199 34 0 running
4 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 199 6 0 running
5 20 98 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 196 0 0 running
6 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 195 2 0 running
7 22 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 195 0 0 running
8 23 45 Bill Seifert Mercury 0 0 194 0 0 running
9 27 2 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 194 0 0 running
10 11 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 193 0 0 running
11 14 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 192 0 0 running
12 15 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 191 0 0 running
13 32 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 191 0 0 running
14 13 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 190 0 0 running
15 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 189 0 0 running
16 34 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 188 0 0 running
17 33 23 Mel Larson Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 running
18 19 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 187 0 0 running
19 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
20 24 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
21 21 45 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 185 0 0 running
22 18 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 184 0 0 running
23 16 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
24 37 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 184 0 0 running
25 17 84 Dick May Dodge 0 0 178 0 0 running
26 38 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 177 0 0 running
27 36 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 171 0 0 running
28 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 155 0 0 running
29 35 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 154 0 0 running
30 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 151 7 0 crash
31 25 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 145 0 0 engine
32 6 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 110 0 0 water pump
33 8 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 104 0 0 engine
34 5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 91 1 0 rear end
35 29 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 87 0 0 transmission
36 26 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 34 0 0 engine
37 40 55 Ron Grana Chevrolet 0 0 31 0 0 transmission
38 39 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 19 0 0 engine
39 31 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 engine
40 9 90 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 9 0 0 engine

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