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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 23rd, 1972

Race #1 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 149
  • Miles: 392.0
  • Average Speed: 104.016 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 7
  • Lead Changes: 9
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
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 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 149 39 Running
2 16 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 149 102 Running
3 9 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 146 0 Running
4 4 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 0 146 0 Running
5 6 04 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 0 145 0 Running
6 12 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 0 141 0 Running
7 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 141 0 Running
8 11 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 139 0 Running
9 7 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 137 0 Running
10 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 137 0 Running
11 25 3 John Soares Jr Dodge 0 0 0 136 0 Running
12 40 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 0 0 0 135 0 Running
13 5 02 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 0 134 0 Running
14 20 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 132 0 Running
15 33 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 132 0 Running
16 21 88 Don Noel Dodge 0 0 0 132 0 Running
17 38 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 131 0 Running
18 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 128 0 Running
19 26 91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet 0 0 0 126 0 Running
20 36 07 Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 123 0 Running
21 28 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 122 0 Running
22 27 6 Jerry Oliver Oldsmobile 0 0 0 122 0 Running
23 29 4 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet 0 0 0 119 0 Running
24 15 42 Larry Esau Chevrolet 0 0 0 118 0 Running
25 14 00 Frank James Chevrolet 0 0 0 115 0 Fan blade
26 31 15 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 112 0 Radiator
27 23 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 107 0 Engine
28 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 0 107 8 Transmission
29 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 102 0 Running
30 35 61 Jim Danielson Mercury 0 0 0 98 0 Brakes
31 32 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 94 0 Rear end
32 22 27 Chuck Bown Plymouth 0 0 0 88 0 Crash
33 24 75 Paul Dorrity Chevrolet 0 0 0 78 0 Ignition
34 30 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 60 0 Engine
35 37 82 Ron Gautsche Ford 0 0 0 55 0 Oil pressure
36 19 7 Jack McCoy Dodge 0 0 0 37 0 Ignition
37 39 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 35 0 Suspension
38 17 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 30 0 Engine
39 3 16 Mark Donohue AMC 0 0 0 13 0 Rear end
40 8 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 13 0 Crash