Results

The 1972 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 6th, 1972

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 13 Ford
  • 10 Mercury
  • 8 Plymouth
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 148.728
  • Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 22 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 188 106 0 running
2 14 90 Ramo Stott Ford 0 0 188 3 0 running
3 5 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 183 22 0 running
4 27 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 180 0 0 running
5 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
6 10 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
7 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 177 4 0 running
8 30 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 175 0 0 running
9 19 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
10 47 56 Jim Hurtubise Ford 0 0 171 0 0 running
11 32 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 170 0 0 running
12 31 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 167 0 0 running
13 25 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 165 0 0 running
14 37 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 164 0 0 running
15 20 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 163 0 0 running
16 9 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 156 0 0 running
17 18 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 156 0 0 running
18 28 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 151 0 0 running
19 7 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 147 7 0 engine
20 8 28 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 suspension
21 40 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 146 0 0 engine
22 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 131 8 0 engine
23 13 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 127 0 0 engine
24 42 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 124 0 0 engine
25 26 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 121 0 0 engine
26 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 105 12 0 ignition
27 23 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 99 7 0 engine
28 35 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 99 0 0 wheel bearing
29 39 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 83 0 0 overheating
30 38 23 Mel Larson Plymouth 0 0 69 0 0 engine
31 41 22 Donnie Allison Plymouth 0 0 61 19 0 engine
32 50 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 49 0 0 transmission
33 15 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 47 0 0 engine
34 12 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 46 0 0 engine
35 33 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 43 0 0 suspension
36 44 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 42 0 0 engine
37 17 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 41 0 0 engine
38 48 53 Bobby Mausgrover Ford 0 0 36 0 0 engine
39 46 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 35 0 0 engine
40 11 73 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 28 0 0 clutch
41 6 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 22 0 0 crash
42 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 22 0 0 crash
43 16 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 21 0 0 crash
44 21 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 21 0 0 crash
45 34 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 9 0 0 clutch
46 43 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 engine
47 49 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 5 0 0 ignition
48 24 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 engine
49 36 65 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine
50 45 63 Robert Wales Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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