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1972 - American 500 Race Results


Race Name - American 500
Date - 10/22/1972
Race Track - North Carolina Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.017 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 137.528 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 35
Average Race Speed - 118.27 mph
Lead Changes - 20
Total Race Purse - $89,450
Race Number - 30
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 492 72 Chevrol 217 $19,400
2 3 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 490 72 Plymout 53 $12,050
3 2 Buddy Baker 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 489 72 Dodge 83 $8,425
4 1 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 488 71 Mercury 126 $5,400
5 4 Pete Hamilton 9 Housby Racing (Jack Housby) 486 72 Plymout 0 $3,850
6 6 Cale Yarborough 28 Hoss Ellington 485 72 Chevrol 9 $2,650
7 10 Dave Marcis 16 Roger Penske 475 72 Matador 0 $2,250
8 18 Larry Smith 92 Harley Smith 469 71 Ford 0 $1,850
9 39 David Sisco 5 Charlie McGee 466 72 Chevrol 0 $1,650
10 12 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 461 70 Dodge 0 $1,550
11 19 John Sears 4 J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) 461 70 Plymout 0 $1,775
12 24 Clarence Lovell 61 BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale) 459 71 Ford 0 $1,150
13 38 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 456 71 Ford 0 $1,525
14 29 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 452 71 Ford 0 $1,500
15 23 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 451 71 Mercury 0 $1,475
16 22 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 446 71 Mercury 0 $1,450
17 37 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 439 70 Dodge 0 $1,425
18 30 Charlie Roberts 77 Charlie Roberts 430 71 Ford 0 $1,400
19 21 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 428 71 Ford 0 $1,375
20 15 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 428 71 Mercury 0 $1,350
21 13 Joe Frasson 18 Joe Frasson 427 72 Dodge 0 $825
22 35 Raymond Williams 45 Bill Seifert 422 71 Ford 0 $1,300
23 32 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 418 70 Plymout 0 $1,275
24 16 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 392 71 Chevrol 0 $1,325
25 36 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 360 70 Dodge 0 $1,225
26 34 Marty Robbins 42 Marty Robbins 332 72 Dodge 0 $700
27 14 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 331 72 Chevrol 0 $675
28 40 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 297 71 Mercury 0 $1,125
29 31 Roy Mayne 23 Don Robertson 267 70 Plymout 0 $650
30 25 Jim Vandiver 31 OL Nixon 257 72 Dodge 0 $600
31 28 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 219 72 Plymout 0 $595
32 8 Bill Dennis 17 HJ Brooking 204 72 Chevrol 2 $590
33 27 Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski 139 70 Dodge 0 $585
34 7 Dick Brooks 15 Bud Moore 119 72 Ford 1 $580
35 11 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 90 71 Mercury 0 $1,075
36 9 Bobby Isaac 27 Banjo Matthews 67 71 Chevrol 1 $570
37 26 Henley Gray 29 Bill Hollar 57 71 Mercury 0 $565
38 17 Tiny Lund 55 Hank Richardson 45 71 Chevrol 0 $585
39 33 Tommy Gale 3 Frank Vasko 37 71 Mercury 0 $555
40 20 Ron Hutcherson 90 Junie Donlavey 29 71 Ford 0 $550