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1972 - Miller High Life 500 Race Results


Race Name - Miller High Life 500
Date - 3/5/1972
Race Track - Ontario Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 153.217 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 31
Average Race Speed - 127.08 mph
Lead Changes - 36
Total Race Purse - $175,345
Race Number - 4
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 AJ Foyt 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 200 71 Mercury 132 $31,695
2 2 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 200 72 Chevrol 20 $16,945
3 4 Buddy Baker 11 STP (Petty Enterprises) 200 72 Dodge 6 $11,670
4 3 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 199 72 Plymout 17 $9,970
5 8 Ray Elder 96 Olympia Brewing Company (Fred Elder) 194 72 Dodge 3 $5,845
6 11 Hershel McGriff 4 The Cousins (Beryl Jackson) 193 70 Plymout 0 $4,470
7 25 James Hylton 48 Madden Food Systems Pop Kola (James Hylton) 191 71 Ford 0 $4,435
8 22 Marty Robbins 42 KLAC 570 Radio (Marty Robbins) 190 72 Dodge 0 $3,445
9 24 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 188 71 Ford 0 $3,370
10 10 Ramo Stott 9 Housby Racing (Jack Housby) 188 72 Plymout 0 $2,575
11 26 Jimmy Finger 61 BrookehillDellcrest Funeral Homes (Don Bierschwale) 188 71 Ford 0 $2,480
12 15 Jack McCoy 17 Ernie Conn 186 71 Dodge 0 $2,420
13 19 John Soares Jr 3 John Soares Racing Enterprises (John Soares Jr) 186 70 Dodge 0 $2,345
14 9 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 185 71 Mercury 13 $2,845
15 40 Bill Butts 6 Speedway Eng Floyd Howerton Plumbing (Gary Sigman) 185 72 Dodge 0 $2,220
16 48 Cliff Garner 1 Bill Champion 185 71 Ford 0 $1,495
17 33 Johnny Anderson 91 Conners Muffler Adams Machine Shop (Don Nuzum) 184 72 Chevrol 0 $2,170
18 13 Dick Bown 2 Ober Logging (Mike Ober) 184 72 Plymout 0 $2,170
19 35 Jim Danielson 84 JL Body Shop (Jim Danielson) 184 71 Mercury 0 $2,120
20 17 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 182 71 Ford 0 $2,620
21 31 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 182 71 Ford 0 $2,085
22 28 Kevin Terris 32 StaPower Brunswick Industries (Dean Barnicle) 180 72 Plymout 0 $2,070
23 43 JD McDuffie 70 McDuffie Engineering (JD McDuffie) 180 71 Chevrol 0 $2,545
24 39 Mike James 34 Tony Oddo 179 72 Chevrol 0 $1,995
25 42 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 179 71 Mercury 0 $2,025
26 30 Raymond Williams 47 Raymond Williams 179 71 Ford 0 $1,970
27 37 Jim Whitt 44 Dean Barnicle 178 71 Ford 0 $1,920
28 12 George Altheide 20 George Altheide 178 70 Dodge 0 $1,920
29 38 Bob Kauf 95 Wrought Iron Company (Paul Stockwell) 174 72 Chevrol 0 $1,870
30 47 Carl Adams 39 Paul Burchard 174 71 Ford 0 $1,845
31 32 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 173 71 Ford 0 $2,330
32 34 Charlie Roberts 77 Charlie Roberts 173 71 Ford 0 $1,795
33 49 Chuck Bown 27 Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown) 165 70 Plymout 0 $1,770
34 46 Les Loeser 40 San Fernando Valley Lumber Co (Jerry Lankford) 164 72 Chevrol 0 $1,745
35 51 Ron Gautsche 82 Tognottis Speed Shop (Ron Gautsche) 160 71 Ford 0 $1,720
36 14 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 138 71 Mercury 0 $2,220
37 45 Dick Kranzler 14 Goodyear Tire Center (Dick Kranzler) 137 72 Chevrol 0 $1,670
38 21 Don White 99 NichelsGoldsmith (Ray Nichels) 114 72 Plymout 0 $1,745
39 36 Gene Romero 52 StaPower (Kevin Terris) 105 70 Plymout 0 $1,620
40 20 GT Tallas 23 Richards Service Center (GT Tallas) 88 71 Ford 0 $1,620
41 6 Red Farmer 97 LongLewis Ford (Willie Humphries) 69 72 Ford 0 $1,720
42 27 Earle Canavan 41 Budget Tapes River Oaks ChryslerPlymouth (Earle Canavan) 65 72 Plymout 0 $1,570
43 29 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 55 70 Dodge 0 $2,040
44 7 Mark Donohue 16 American Motors (Roger Penske) 45 72 Matador 0 $1,615
45 5 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 45 72 Dodge 9 $3,665
46 50 Bill Osborne 29 Paul Burchard 36 72 Ford 0 $1,440
47 44 Walter Ballard 30 Hekiman Foreign Car Service (Vic Ballard) 33 70 Plymout 0 $1,915
48 16 Don Noel 89 Rainbow Western Sales Co (Don Noel) 27 71 Ford 0 $1,415
49 41 George Follmer 18 Norris Industries Roy Woods Racing (Joe Frasson) 4 72 Dodge 0 $1,440
50 18 David Ray Boggs 57 Boggs Racing Enterprises (David Ray Boggs) 2 70 Dodge 0 $1,365
51 23 Jim Vandiver 31 OL Nixon 1 70 Dodge 0 $1,375