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

Race Name - Delaware 500
Date - 9/17/1972
Race Track - Dover Downs International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 133.323 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 22
Average Race Speed - 120.5 mph
Lead Changes - 14
Total Race Purse - $78,525
Race Number - 26

More Races from 1972

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	500	71 Mercury	350	$13,250
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP (Petty Enterprises)	497	72 Plymout	1	$10,600
3	9	Ramo Stott	90	Junie Donlavey	486	71 Ford	0	$4,950
4	13	James Hylton	48	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	478	71 Ford	0	$3,550
5	21	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	477	71 Mercury	0	$2,885
6	7	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	476	71 Ford	0	$2,185
7	16	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	467	71 Ford	0	$2,035
8	18	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	467	71 Mercury	0	$1,935
9	37	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	457	71 Mercury	0	$1,810
10	27	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	448	71 Ford	0	$1,750
11	3	Buddy Baker	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	447	72 Dodge	115	$3,275
12	33	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	446	70 Plymout	0	$1,650
13	12	Paul Tyler	83	Norris Reed	441	71 Mercury	0	$1,100
14	35	DK Ulrich	40	DK Ulrich	424	71 Ford	0	$1,075
15	24	Earle Canavan	1	Earle Canavan	402	71 Plymout	0	$1,050
16	32	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	386	71 Ford	0	$1,025
17	29	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	358	70 Dodge	0	$1,500
18	26	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	344	70 Plymout	0	$975
19	28	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	344	71 Ford	0	$1,450
20	1	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (Richard Howard)	331	72 Chevrol	34	$3,100
21	30	Les Covey	89	Jack Mercer	330	70 Chevrol	0	$900
22	20	Raymond Williams	47	Raymond Williams	299	71 Ford	0	$1,375
23	14	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	294	70 Dodge	0	$850
24	34	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	288	71 Chevrol	0	$1,325
25	25	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	272	70 Dodge	0	$1,300
26	15	Clarence Lovell	61	BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale)	267	71 Ford	0	$775
27	8	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	261	70 Dodge	0	$750
28	36	John Sears	4	J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills)	182	70 Plymout	0	$1,225
29	38	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	163	71 Ford	0	$700
30	23	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	147	71 Ford	0	$700
31	10	Harry Schilling	84	Thomas Hynes	144	70 Chevrol	0	$650
32	22	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	126	72 Plymout	0	$675
33	31	Richard Childress	96	Richard Childress	111	71 Chevrol	0	$600
34	6	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	92	71 Mercury	0	$1,090
35	17	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	79	71 Ford	0	$1,085
36	5	Coo Coo Marlin	14	CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham)	73	72 Chevrol	0	$605
37	11	Dave Marcis	16	Roger Penske	70	72 Matador	0	$575
38	19	David Ray Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	49	70 Dodge	0	$570
39	40	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	47	71 Mercury	0	$1,065
40	39	George Altheide	0	George Altheide	36	70 Dodge	0	$560