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1972 - Texas 500 Race Results


Race Name - Texas 500
Date - 11/12/1972
Race Track - Texas World Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 170.273 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 29
Average Race Speed - 147.05 mph
Lead Changes - 23
Total Race Purse - $88,270
Race Number - 31
 More Races from 1972
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Buddy Baker 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 250 71 Dodge 133 $14,920
2 1 AJ Foyt 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 250 71 Mercury 20 $7,545
3 3 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 250 72 Dodge 97 $8,220
4 4 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 249 72 Chevrol 0 $7,345
5 5 Hershel McGriff 4 Beryl Jackson 248 72 Plymout 0 $3,725
6 8 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 246 71 Mercury 0 $3,320
7 6 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 246 72 Chevrol 0 $2,325
8 12 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 246 71 Mercury 0 $2,300
9 11 Cale Yarborough 28 Hoss Ellington 245 72 Chevrol 0 $1,450
10 10 Joe Frasson 18 Joe Frasson 243 72 Dodge 0 $1,300
11 14 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 242 71 Mercury 0 $1,675
12 15 Dave Marcis 2 Dave Marcis 240 72 Dodge 0 $1,600
13 16 Ramo Stott 45 Bill Seifert 238 71 Ford 0 $1,525
14 13 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 237 71 Chevrol 0 $1,400
15 17 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 236 71 Ford 0 $1,355
16 27 John Sears 4 J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) 235 70 Plymout 0 $1,340
17 21 Dick Brooks 1 Bill Champion 232 71 Ford 0 $930
18 25 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 232 71 Mercury 0 $1,320
19 35 Jim Whitt 42 Dean Barnicle 232 71 Ford 0 $815
20 38 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 231 71 Mercury 0 $1,310
21 24 Raymond Williams 47 Jet Way Wax (Raymond Williams) 231 71 Ford 0 $1,330
22 40 Rick Newsom 98 Rick Newsom 231 71 Ford 0 $800
23 34 Harry Schilling 84 Thomas Hynes 229 72 Chevrol 0 $795
24 42 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 229 71 Ford 0 $1,290
25 22 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 225 70 Dodge 0 $1,360
26 9 Johnny Rutherford 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 224 72 Ford 0 $1,280
27 23 David Sisco 5 Charlie McGee 221 72 Chevrol 0 $825
28 32 Charlie Roberts 77 Sunny King (Charlie Roberts) 213 71 Ford 0 $1,200
29 33 Bill Shirey 57 David Ray Boggs 212 70 Dodge 0 $765
30 39 Mel Larson 5 Doc Faustina 209 70 Plymout 0 $760
31 19 Larry Smith 92 Harley Smith 199 71 Ford 0 $755
32 31 Paul Feldner 3 198 70 Plymout 0 $750
33 26 Clarence Lovell 61 Lone Star Special BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale) 196 71 Ford 0 $770
34 18 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 184 70 Dodge 0 $740
35 7 Gordon Johncock 22 Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers) 182 72 Plymout 0 $735
36 30 HB Bailey 66 Blank Kalashian (Vernon Blank) 106 71 Pontiac 0 $725
37 43 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 93 70 Plymout 0 $1,220
38 41 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 92 70 Dodge 0 $1,215
39 44 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 68 71 Ford 0 $1,210
40 28 Bill Hollar 29 Bill Hollar 64 71 Mercury 0 $705
41 20 Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski 38 70 Dodge 0 $705
42 29 Earle Canavan 1 Buanno Transportation (Earle Canavan) 30 71 Plymout 0 $705
43 37 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 16 71 Ford 0 $1,205
44 36 Bill Seifert 44 Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) 1 71 Mercury 0 $705