Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 12th, 1972

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.895
  • Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 492 210 0 running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 491 12 0 running
3 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
4 9 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 477 0 0 running
5 5 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 477 0 0 running
6 19 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 474 0 0 running
7 3 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 473 0 0 running
8 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 469 0 0 running
9 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 466 0 0 running
10 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 463 0 0 running
11 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 462 0 0 running
12 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 462 0 0 running
13 14 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 460 0 0 running
14 27 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 459 0 0 running
15 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 455 0 0 running
16 13 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 453 0 0 running
17 24 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 444 0 0 running
18 34 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 442 0 0 running
19 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 441 0 0 running
20 25 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 440 0 0 running
21 21 53 HB Bailey Ford 0 0 439 0 0 running
22 28 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 438 0 0 running
23 18 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 436 0 0 running
24 23 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 430 0 0 running
25 11 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 418 0 0 running
26 31 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 409 0 0 engine
27 39 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 345 260 0 engine
28 36 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 337 0 0 engine
29 20 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 307 0 0 crash
30 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 259 0 0 engine
31 40 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 177 0 0 clutch
32 38 65 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 167 0 0 rear end
33 37 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 127 0 0 clutch
34 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 90 10 0 engine
35 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 85 0 0 water pump
36 6 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 59 0 0 engine
37 30 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 56 0 0 engine
38 26 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 11 0 0 engine
39 35 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 10 0 0 ignition
40 10 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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