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

Race Name - American 500
Date - 10/22/1972
Race Track - North Carolina Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.017 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 137.528 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 35
Average Race Speed - 118.27 mph
Lead Changes - 20
Total Race Purse - $89,450
Race Number - 30

More Races from 1972

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	5	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (Richard Howard)	492	72 Chevrol	217	$19,400
2	3	Richard Petty	43	STP (Petty Enterprises)	490	72 Plymout	53	$12,050
3	2	Buddy Baker	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	489	72 Dodge	83	$8,425
4	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	488	71 Mercury	126	$5,400
5	4	Pete Hamilton	9	Housby Racing (Jack Housby)	486	72 Plymout	0	$3,850
6	6	Cale Yarborough	28	Hoss Ellington	485	72 Chevrol	9	$2,650
7	10	Dave Marcis	16	Roger Penske	475	72 Matador	0	$2,250
8	18	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	469	71 Ford	0	$1,850
9	39	David Sisco	5	Charlie McGee	466	72 Chevrol	0	$1,650
10	12	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	461	70 Dodge	0	$1,550
11	19	John Sears	4	J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills)	461	70 Plymout	0	$1,775
12	24	Clarence Lovell	61	BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale)	459	71 Ford	0	$1,150
13	38	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	456	71 Ford	0	$1,525
14	29	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	452	71 Ford	0	$1,500
15	23	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	451	71 Mercury	0	$1,475
16	22	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	446	71 Mercury	0	$1,450
17	37	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	439	70 Dodge	0	$1,425
18	30	Charlie Roberts	77	Charlie Roberts	430	71 Ford	0	$1,400
19	21	James Hylton	48	Pop Kola (James Hylton)	428	71 Ford	0	$1,375
20	15	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	428	71 Mercury	0	$1,350
21	13	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	427	72 Dodge	0	$825
22	35	Raymond Williams	45	Bill Seifert	422	71 Ford	0	$1,300
23	32	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	418	70 Plymout	0	$1,275
24	16	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	392	71 Chevrol	0	$1,325
25	36	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	360	70 Dodge	0	$1,225
26	34	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins	332	72 Dodge	0	$700
27	14	Coo Coo Marlin	14	CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham)	331	72 Chevrol	0	$675
28	40	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	297	71 Mercury	0	$1,125
29	31	Roy Mayne	23	Don Robertson	267	70 Plymout	0	$650
30	25	Jim Vandiver	31	OL Nixon	257	72 Dodge	0	$600
31	28	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	219	72 Plymout	0	$595
32	8	Bill Dennis	17	HJ Brooking	204	72 Chevrol	2	$590
33	27	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	139	70 Dodge	0	$585
34	7	Dick Brooks	15	Bud Moore	119	72 Ford	1	$580
35	11	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	90	71 Mercury	0	$1,075
36	9	Bobby Isaac	27	Banjo Matthews	67	71 Chevrol	1	$570
37	26	Henley Gray	29	Bill Hollar	57	71 Mercury	0	$565
38	17	Tiny Lund	55	Hank Richardson	45	71 Chevrol	0	$585
39	33	Tommy Gale	3	Frank Vasko	37	71 Mercury	0	$555
40	20	Ron Hutcherson	90	Junie Donlavey	29	71 Ford	0	$550