Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston 500

Talladega Superspeedway

May 7th, 1972

Race #11 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 188
  • Miles: 500.1
  • Average Speed: 134.400 mph
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 62
  • Lead Changes: 53
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 188 59 Running
2 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 188 57 Running
3 5 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 188 32 Running
4 28 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 188 4 Running
5 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 187 14 Running
6 26 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 186 0 Running
7 40 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 0 185 0 Running
8 44 98 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 0 185 0 Running
9 8 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 185 0 Running
10 30 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 184 0 Running
11 33 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 183 0 Running
12 36 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 182 0 Running
13 42 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 182 0 Running
14 14 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 182 0 Running
15 15 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 182 0 Running
16 11 3 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 0 181 0 Crash
17 16 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 180 0 Out of gas
18 37 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 179 0 Running
19 10 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 179 0 Running
20 17 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 178 0 Running
21 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 178 0 Running
22 19 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 173 0 Running
23 32 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 0 173 0 Running
24 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 172 0 Running
25 43 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 172 0 Running
26 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 167 0 Running
27 18 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 155 0 Throttle
28 6 27 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 145 0 Engine
29 47 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 136 0 Windshield
30 49 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 132 0 Running
31 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 122 0 Engine
32 21 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 121 0 Running
33 29 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 112 0 Crash
34 46 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 88 0 Axle
35 27 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 87 8 Engine
36 12 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 83 0 Engine
37 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 72 0 Engine
38 25 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 69 0 Engine
39 7 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 0 67 0 Overheating
40 20 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 67 0 Engine
41 41 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 59 0 Rear end
42 38 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 56 0 Engine
43 45 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 56 0 Engine
44 31 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 0 50 0 Engine
45 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 34 14 Engine
46 35 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 0 23 0 Engine
47 48 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 19 0 Clutch
48 34 63 Robert Wales Dodge 0 0 0 13 0 Oil leak
49 50 53 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 0 10 0 Oil leak
50 9 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 179 0 Dq