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The 1972 Miller High Life 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Ontario Motor Speedway race.

Miller High Life 500

Sunday, March 5th, 1972

Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA

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  • 5 Mercury
  • 17 Ford
  • 12 Dodge
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 9 Plymouth
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 51 (11 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.082
  • Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 200 132 0 running
2 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 200 20 0 running
3 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 200 6 0 running
4 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 199 17 0 running
5 8 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 194 3 0 running
6 11 4 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 193 0 0 running
7 25 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 191 0 0 running
8 22 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 190 0 0 running
9 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 188 0 0 running
10 10 9 Ramo Stott Plymouth 0 0 188 0 0 running
11 26 61 Jimmy Finger Ford 0 0 188 0 0 running
12 15 17 Jack McCoy Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
13 19 3 John Soares Jr Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
14 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 185 13 0 running
15 40 6 Bill Butts Dodge 0 0 185 0 0 running
16 48 1 Cliff Garner Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
17 33 91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet 0 0 184 0 0 running
18 13 2 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 184 0 0 running
19 35 84 Jim Danielson Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
20 17 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 182 0 0 running
21 31 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 182 0 0 running
22 28 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 180 0 0 running
23 43 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 running
24 39 34 Mike James Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 running
25 42 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
26 30 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 179 0 0 flagged
27 37 44 Jim Whitt Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
28 12 20 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 178 0 0 running
29 38 95 Bob Kauf Chevrolet 0 0 174 0 0 engine
30 47 39 Carl Adams Ford 0 0 174 0 0 running
31 32 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
32 34 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
33 49 27 Chuck Bown Plymouth 0 0 165 0 0 engine
34 46 40 Les Loeser Chevrolet 0 0 164 0 0 tires
35 51 82 Ron Gautsche Ford 0 0 160 0 0 running
36 14 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 138 0 0 crash
37 45 14 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 running
38 21 99 Don White Plymouth 0 0 114 0 0 fuel pump
39 36 52 Gene Romero Plymouth 0 0 105 0 0 engine
40 20 23 GT Tallas Ford 0 0 88 0 0 clutch
41 6 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 69 0 0 engine
42 27 41 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 65 0 0 running
43 29 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 55 0 0 clutch
44 7 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 45 0 0 crash
45 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 45 9 0 crash
46 50 29 Bill Osborne Ford 0 0 36 0 0 a frame
47 44 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 33 0 0 crash
48 16 89 Don Noel Ford 0 0 27 0 0 engine
49 41 18 George Follmer Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 engine
50 18 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 2 0 0 clutch
51 23 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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