Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 22nd, 1972

Race #30 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 118.275 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 35
  • Lead Changes: 20
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Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 492 217 Running
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 490 53 Running
3 2 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 489 83 Running
4 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 488 126 Running
5 4 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 486 0 Running
6 6 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 485 9 Running
7 10 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 475 0 Running
8 18 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 469 0 Running
9 39 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 466 0 Running
10 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 461 0 Running
11 19 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 461 0 Running
12 24 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
13 38 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 456 0 Running
14 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 452 0 Running
15 23 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 451 0 Running
16 22 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 446 0 Running
17 37 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 439 0 Running
18 30 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 430 0 Running
19 21 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 428 0 Rear end
20 15 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 428 0 Running
21 13 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 427 0 Running
22 35 45 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 422 0 Running
23 32 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 418 0 Engine
24 16 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 392 0 Running
25 36 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 360 0 Alternator
26 34 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 332 0 Battery
27 14 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 331 0 Transmission
28 40 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 297 0 Oil leak
29 31 23 Roy Mayne Plymouth 0 0 0 267 0 Engine
30 25 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 257 0 Engine
31 28 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 219 0 Engine
32 8 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 0 204 2 Alternator
33 27 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 139 0 Suspension
34 7 15 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 0 119 1 Engine
35 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 90 0 Crash
36 9 27 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 0 0 0 67 1 Engine
37 26 29 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 0 57 0 Engine
38 17 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 45 0 Engine
39 33 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 37 0 Engine
40 20 90 Ron Hutcherson Ford 0 0 0 29 0 Crash