1972 - Winston Cup Series - Dixie 500 Race Results

Winston Cup Series Series by Race

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1972 - Dixie 500 Race Results

Race Name - Dixie 500
Date - 7/23/1972
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.522 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 499 miles
Pole Speed - 158.353 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 40
Average Race Speed - 131.29 mph
Lead Changes - 24
Total Race Purse - $94,600
Race Number - 20

More Races from 1972

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	3	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (Richard Howard)	328	72 Chevrol	104	$17,955
2	5	Richard Petty	43	STP (Petty Enterprises)	328	72 Dodge	10	$11,005
3	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	325	71 Mercury	181	$6,380
4	16	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	323	71 Mercury	0	$5,230
5	18	LeeRoy Yarbrough	90	Junie Donlavey	322	71 Ford	2	$4,230
6	6	Fred Lorenzen	28	Hoss Ellington	321	72 Chevrol	0	$3,030
7	9	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	319	72 Dodge	3	$3,330
8	12	Darrell Waltrip	95	Darrell Waltrip	317	71 Mercury	0	$2,530
9	11	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	312	71 Mercury	0	$2,780
10	14	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	311	71 Mercury	0	$2,530
11	23	John Sears	4	J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills)	310	70 Plymout	0	$2,255
12	13	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	310	71 Ford	0	$2,030
13	10	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	310	70 Dodge	0	$1,330
14	30	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	309	71 Ford	0	$1,705
15	24	Johnny Halford	32	Dick Brooks	305	70 Plymout	0	$1,105
16	17	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	305	70 Dodge	0	$1,055
17	34	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	305	71 Mercury	0	$1,405
18	39	Raymond Williams	47	Raymond Williams	300	71 Ford	0	$1,305
19	33	Bobby Mausgrover	53	HopperCrews (JC Crews)	298	72 Ford	0	$730
20	38	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	292	71 Ford	0	$1,155
21	29	Eddie Yarboro	13	Eddie Yarboro	287	70 Plymout	0	$625
22	32	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	283	71 Dodge	0	$660
23	26	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	266	70 Dodge	0	$1,100
24	21	Clarence Lovell	61	BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale)	257	71 Ford	0	$590
25	40	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	219	70 Dodge	0	$1,080
26	37	David Ray Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	201	70 Dodge	0	$575
27	22	Richard D Brown	91	Ralph McNabb	182	72 Chevrol	0	$1,070
28	31	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	172	72 Dodge	0	$640
29	4	Coo Coo Marlin	14	CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham)	157	72 Chevrol	4	$585
30	28	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	155	71 Ford	0	$1,055
31	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	148	72 Dodge	19	$2,650
32	7	Donnie Allison	15	Bud Moore	132	72 Ford	4	$570
33	19	Doc Faustina	5	Doc Faustina	123	70 Plymout	0	$565
34	36	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	118	70 Plymout	0	$1,035
35	35	James Hylton	48	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	114	70 Ford	1	$1,030
36	8	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	102	71 Ford	0	$550
37	15	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	88	71 Mercury	0	$1,045
38	20	Dick Brooks	73	Marvin Welty	12	72 Ford	0	$540
39	27	Dub Simpson	51	Bill Strong	8	70 Chevrol	0	$510
40	25	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	6	70 Plymout	0	$505