1972 - Winston Cup Series - Winston Western 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 - Winston Western 500 Race Results

Race Name - Winston Western 500
Date - 1/23/1972
Race Track - Riverside International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.62 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 390 miles
Pole Speed - 110.033 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 7
Average Race Speed - 104.01 mph
Lead Changes - 9
Total Race Purse - $94,725
Race Number - 1

More Races from 1972

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP (Petty Enterprises)	149	72 Plymout	39	$18,170
2	16	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (Richard Howard)	149	72 Chevrol	102	$10,720
3	9	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	146	71 Dodge	0	$7,845
4	4	Ray Elder	96	Fred Elder	146	72 Dodge	0	$4,945
5	6	Hershel McGriff	4	Beryl Jackson	145	70 Plymout	0	$3,120
6	12	Kevin Terris	32	Dean Barnicle	141	72 Plymout	0	$2,020
7	10	James Hylton	48	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	141	69 Ford	0	$2,270
8	11	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	139	71 Ford	0	$2,120
9	7	Friday Hassler	39	Friday Hassler	137	70 Chevrol	0	$2,020
10	13	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	137	71 Mercury	0	$1,920
11	25	John Soares Jr	3	John Soares Jr	136	71 Dodge	0	$1,320
12	40	Carl Joiner	26	Dean Thorne	135	72 Chevrol	0	$1,270
13	5	Dick Bown	2	Mike Ober	134	72 Plymout	0	$1,345
14	20	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	132	71 Ford	0	$1,720
15	33	Raymond Williams	47	Raymond Williams	132	71 Ford	0	$1,195
16	21	Don Noel	88	Don Noel	132	71 Dodge	0	$1,170
17	38	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	131	71 Ford	0	$1,145
18	34	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	128	71 Chevrol	0	$1,640
19	26	Johnny Anderson	91	Don Nuzum	126	72 Chevrol	0	$1,130
20	36	Ivan Baldwin	7	Ivan Baldwin	123	69 Chevrol	0	$1,120
21	28	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	122	69 Ford	0	$1,610
22	27	Jerry Oliver	6	Coz Concilla	122	72 Oldsmob	0	$1,100
23	29	Dick Kranzler	4	Dick Kranzler	119	72 Chevrol	0	$1,090
24	15	Larry Esau	42		118	72 Chevrol	0	$1,080
25	14	Frank James	0	Jim Calder	115	72 Chevrol	0	$1,070
26	31	David Pearson	15	Bud Moore	112	72 Ford	0	$3,060
27	23	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	107	69 Ford	0	$1,550
28	1	AJ Foyt	21	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	107	71 Mercury	8	$2,010
29	18	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	102	71 Dodge	0	$1,530
30	35	Jim Danielson	61	Jim Danielson	98	71 Mercury	0	$1,020
31	32	David Ray Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	94	70 Dodge	0	$1,015
32	22	Chuck Bown	27	Dick Bown	88	70 Plymout	0	$1,015
33	24	Paul Dorrity	75	Glen Dorrity	78	72 Chevrol	0	$1,015
34	30	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	60	71 Dodge	0	$1,015
35	37	Ron Gautsche	82	Ron Gautsche	55	71 Ford	0	$1,015
36	19	Jack McCoy	7	Ernie Conn	37	72 Dodge	0	$1,015
37	39	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	35	71 Dodge	0	$1,515
38	17	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	30	70 Dodge	0	$1,015
39	3	Mark Donohue	16	Roger Penske	13	72 Matador	0	$1,265
40	8	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	13	71 Ford	0	$1,515