Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 8th, 1972

Race #29 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 334
  • Miles: 501.0
  • Average Speed: 133.234 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 40
  • Lead Changes: 21
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 334 192 Running
2 2 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 334 115 Running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 332 7 Running
4 3 41 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 0 332 8 Running
5 26 90 Butch Hartman Ford 0 0 0 326 0 Running
6 21 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 322 0 Running
7 15 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 322 0 Running
8 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 320 0 Running
9 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 319 0 Running
10 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 318 1 Crash
11 39 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 317 0 Running
12 29 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 310 0 Running
13 40 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 310 0 Running
14 23 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 310 0 Running
15 22 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 309 0 Running
16 17 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 306 0 Running
17 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 305 0 Running
18 42 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 305 0 Running
19 16 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 304 0 Running
20 32 83 David Ray Boggs Mercury 0 0 0 304 0 Running
21 41 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 301 0 Running
22 44 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 298 0 Running
23 30 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 297 0 Running
24 35 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 271 0 Running
25 12 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 266 0 Battery
26 14 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 0 246 0 Engine
27 19 2 Roger McCluskey Dodge 0 0 0 241 0 Engine
28 5 27 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 0 0 0 224 11 Engine
29 25 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 0 219 0 Engine
30 31 04 Harry Schilling Chevrolet 0 0 0 214 0 Handling
31 34 01 Earle Canavan Chevrolet 0 0 0 213 0 Transmission
32 11 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 205 0 Crash
33 37 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 193 0 Engine
34 13 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 119 0 Engine
35 33 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 103 0 Engine
36 27 0 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 0 95 0 Steering
37 36 05 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 94 0 Steering
38 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 88 0 Engine
39 6 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 82 0 Steering
40 38 45 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 0 81 0 Ignition
41 18 98 Richard D Brown Ford 0 0 0 48 0 Steering
42 24 22 Gordon Johncock Plymouth 0 0 0 44 0 Brakes
43 28 99 Bobby Unser Chevrolet 0 0 0 8 0 Engine
44 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 8 0 Engine