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1972 - Golden State 400 Race Results


Race Name - Golden State 400
Date - 6/18/1972
Race Track - Riverside International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.62 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 401 miles
Pole Speed - 108.688 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 11
Average Race Speed - 98.761 mph
Lead Changes - 12
Total Race Purse - $69,000
Race Number - 15
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 7 Ray Elder 96 Fred Elder 153 71 Dodge 47 $12,375
2 8 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 152 71 Mercury 0 $6,850
3 6 Donnie Allison 16 Roger Penske 150 72 Matador 0 $4,025
4 12 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 149 70 Ford 0 $3,300
5 22 Carl Joiner 26 Dean Thorne 148 72 Chevrol 0 $2,150
6 3 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 147 72 Chevrol 2 $3,550
7 18 Carl Adams 9 Paul Burchard 146 71 Ford 0 $1,325
8 13 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 145 71 Mercury 0 $1,725
9 19 Frank James 0 Jim Calder 144 72 Chevrol 0 $1,125
10 16 Dick May 64 Elmo Langley 141 71 Ford 0 $1,525
11 29 Charlie Roberts 77 Charlie Roberts 141 71 Ford 0 $1,500
12 4 Hershel McGriff 4 Beryl Jackson 141 70 Plymout 3 $975
13 5 Dick Bown 2 Mike Ober 141 72 Plymout 0 $950
14 9 Chuck Bown 27 Dick Bown 138 70 Plymout 0 $925
15 35 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 136 71 Ford 0 $1,400
16 20 Dick Kranzler 4 Dick Kranzler 135 72 Chevrol 0 $875
17 15 Kevin Terris 32 Dean Barnicle 133 70 Plymout 0 $855
18 33 Paul Dorrity 15 Glen Dorrity 130 72 Chevrol 0 $845
19 10 Jimmy Insolo 38 Roger Paquette 130 72 Chevrol 0 $835
20 23 Bill Butts 6 Gary Sigman 128 72 Dodge 0 $840
21 2 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 109 72 Dodge 16 $2,875
22 28 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 102 71 Mercury 0 $1,285
23 1 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 96 72 Plymout 85 $3,295
24 24 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 87 71 Ford 0 $1,255
25 38 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 69 71 Mercury 0 $1,240
26 25 Ray Johnstone 6 Coz Concilla 62 72 Oldsmob 0 $725
27 17 Johnny Anderson 91 Don Nuzum 47 72 Chevrol 0 $715
28 31 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 46 71 Chevrol 0 $1,205
29 39 John Hren 46 45 70 Chevrol 0 $720
30 14 Clem Proctor 78 Clem Proctor 37 72 Oldsmob 0 $685
31 36 Sonny Easley 86 Charles Heckert 35 72 Chevrol 0 $670
32 21 Dick Guldstrand 9 Dick Gulstrand 28 72 Chevrol 0 $740
33 11 Dick Brooks 73 Marvin Welty 21 72 Ford 0 $660
34 26 Sam Stanley 47 Speedy Enterprises (Charles Wagoner) 17 71 Ford 0 $655
35 32 John Soares Jr 3 John Soares Jr 15 70 Dodge 0 $650
36 30 Tru Cheek 62 12 70 Ford 0 $645
37 37 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 6 70 Dodge 0 $1,140
38 27 Jack McCoy 7 Ernie Conn 5 72 Dodge 0 $635
39 40 Bob Kauf 95 Paul Stockwell 4 72 Chevrol 0 $630
40 34 Mike James 31 Tony Oddo 1 72 Chevrol 0 $625