Results

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

Winston 500

Sunday, May 7th, 1972

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 13 Ford
  • 8 Mercury
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 15 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: 134.400
  • Cautions: 9 for 62 laps
  • Lead Changes: 53
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 188 59 0 running
2 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 188 57 0 running
3 5 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 188 32 0 running
4 28 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 188 4 0 running
5 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 187 14 0 running
6 26 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
7 40 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 185 0 0 running
8 44 98 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
9 8 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 185 0 0 running
10 30 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
11 33 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 183 0 0 running
12 36 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 182 0 0 running
13 42 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 182 0 0 running
14 14 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 182 0 0 running
15 15 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 182 0 0 running
16 11 3 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 crash
17 16 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 180 0 0 out of gas
18 37 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
19 10 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
20 17 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
21 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 178 0 0 running
22 19 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 173 0 0 running
23 32 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 running
24 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 172 0 0 running
25 43 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 172 0 0 running
26 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 167 0 0 running
27 18 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 155 0 0 throttle
28 6 27 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 145 0 0 engine
29 47 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 136 0 0 windshield
30 49 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 132 0 0 running
31 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 122 0 0 engine
32 21 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 121 0 0 running
33 29 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 112 0 0 crash
34 46 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 88 0 0 axle
35 27 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 87 8 0 engine
36 12 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 83 0 0 engine
37 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 72 0 0 engine
38 25 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 69 0 0 engine
39 7 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 67 0 0 overheating
40 20 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 67 0 0 engine
41 41 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 59 0 0 rear end
42 38 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 56 0 0 engine
43 45 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 56 0 0 engine
44 31 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 50 0 0 engine
45 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 34 14 0 engine
46 35 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 23 0 0 engine
47 48 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 19 0 0 clutch
48 34 63 Robert Wales Dodge 0 0 13 0 0 oil leak
49 50 53 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 10 0 0 oil leak
50 9 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 dq

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