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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Carolina 500

North Carolina Speedway

March 12th, 1972

Race #5 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 113.895 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 57
  • Lead Changes: 13
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Concord, North Carolina - April 22nd, 2021: The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang is previewed at NASCAR R&D Center on April 22, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 492 210 Running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 491 12 Running
3 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 491 0 Running
4 9 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 477 0 Running
5 5 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 477 0 Running
6 19 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 474 0 Running
7 3 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 473 0 Running
8 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 469 0 Running
9 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 466 0 Running
10 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 463 0 Running
11 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 462 0 Running
12 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 462 0 Running
13 14 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 460 0 Running
14 27 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 459 0 Running
15 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 455 0 Running
16 13 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 453 0 Running
17 24 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 444 0 Running
18 34 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 442 0 Running
19 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 441 0 Running
20 25 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 440 0 Running
21 21 53 HB Bailey Ford 0 0 0 439 0 Running
22 28 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 438 0 Running
23 18 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 436 0 Running
24 23 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 430 0 Running
25 11 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 418 0 Running
26 31 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 0 409 0 Engine
27 39 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 345 260 Engine
28 36 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 0 337 0 Engine
29 20 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 307 0 Crash
30 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 259 0 Engine
31 40 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 177 0 Clutch
32 38 65 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 0 167 0 Rear end
33 37 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 0 127 0 Clutch
34 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 90 10 Engine
35 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 85 0 Water pump
36 6 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 59 0 Engine
37 30 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 56 0 Engine
38 26 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 11 0 Engine
39 35 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 0 10 0 Ignition
40 10 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 0 1 0 Engine