1972 - Winston Cup Series - Golden State 400 Race Results

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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 - 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

More Races from 1972

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