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Miller High Life 500 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$175,345	Race Date:	Mar 5, 1972	Ontario Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	4.200 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 56Min 4Sec.	Ontario, California
Lead Changes:	36	Average Speed:	127.082 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	51	No. of Cautions:	4 For 31 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	A.J. Foyt A. Foyt	Driver:	A.J. Foyt A. Foyt	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	132 of 200	Pole Speed:	153.217 MPH

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Official 1972 Miller High Life 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	21	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Purolator		0	200	127	Running
2	2	12	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Coca-Cola		0	200	20	Running
3	4	11	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	STP		0	200	6	Running
4	3	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP		0	199	17	Running
5	8	96	Ray Elder R. ElderRay Elder	Fred Elder (Car Owner)		0	194	3	Running
6	11	4	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Beryl Jackson (Car Owner)		0	193	0	Running
7	25	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Pop Kola		0	191	0	Running
8	22	42	Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty Robbins	Marty Robbins Racing		0	190	0	Running
9	24	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing		0	188	0	Running
10	10	9	Ramo Stott R. StottRamo Stott	Housby Racing		0	188	0	Running
11	26	61	Jimmy Finger J. FingerJimmy Finger	Bierschwale-Haverlah		0	188	0	Running
12	15	17	Jack McCoy J. McCoyJack McCoy	Ernie Conn (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
13	19	3	John Soares, Jr. J. Soares, Jr.John Soares, Jr.	John Soares, Jr. (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
14	9	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		0	185	13	Running
15	40	06W	Bill Butts B. ButtsBill Butts	Gary Sigman (Car Owner)		0	185	0	Running
16	48	1	Cliff Garner C. GarnerCliff Garner	Bill Champion (Car Owner)		0	185	0	Running
17	33	91W	Johnny Anderson J. AndersonJohnny Anderson	Don Nuzum (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
18	13	2	Dick Bown D. BownDick Bown	Ober Logging		0	184	0	Running
19	35	84	Jim Danielson J. DanielsonJim Danielson	Jim Danielson (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
20	17	10	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Champion Racing		0	182	0	Running
21	31	76	Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen Arnold	Arnold Racing		0	182	0	Running
22	28	32	Kevin Terris K. TerrisKevin Terris	Dean Barnicle (Car Owner)		0	180	0	Running
23	43	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		0	180	0	Running
24	39	34	Markey James M. JamesMarkey James	Tony Oddo (Car Owner)		0	179	0	Running
25	42	7	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Dean Dalton (Car Owner)		0	179	0	Running
26	30	47	Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond Williams	Williams Racing		0	179	0	Parked
27	37	44	Jim Whitt J. WhittJim Whitt	Dean Barnicle (Car Owner)		0	178	0	Running
28	12	20	George Altheide G. AltheideGeorge Altheide	George Altheide (Car Owner)		0	178	0	Running
29	38	95	Bob Kauf B. KaufBob Kauf	Paul Stockwell (Car Owner)		0	174	0	Engine
30	47	39	Carl Adams C. AdamsCarl Adams	Marck Motors		0	174	0	Running
31	32	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing		0	173	0	Running
32	34	77	Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts (Car Owner)		0	173	0	Running
33	49	27	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	Dick Bown (Car Owner)		0	165	0	Engine
34	46	40	Les Loeser L. LoeserLes Loeser	Jerry Lankford (Car Owner)		0	164	0	Driver Fatigue
35	51	82	Ron Gautsche R. GautscheRon Gautsche	Gautsche Racing		0	160	0	Running
36	14	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		0	138	0	Accident
37	45	14	Dick Kranzler D. KranzlerDick Kranzler	Dick Kranzler (Car Owner)		0	137	0	Running
38	21	99	Don White D. WhiteDon White	Nichels-Goldsmith		0	114	0	Fuel Pump
39	36	52	Gene Romero G. RomeroGene Romero	Gene Romero		0	105	0	Engine
40	20	23	G.T. Tallas G. TallasG.T. Tallas	G.T. Tallas (Car Owner)		0	88	0	Clutch
41	6	97	Red Farmer R. FarmerRed Farmer	Long-Lewis		0	69	0	Engine
42	27	41	Earle Canavan E. CanavanEarle Canavan	Canavan Racing		0	65	0	Running
43	29	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing		0	55	0	Clutch
44	7	16	Mark Donohue M. DonohueMark Donohue	American Motors	AMC Matador	0	45	0	Accident
45	5	71	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	K & K Insurance		0	45	9	Accident
46	50	29	Bill Osborne B. OsborneBill Osborne	Paul Burchard (Car Owner)		0	36	0	A Frame
47	44	30	Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter Ballard	Ballard Racing		0	33	0	Accident
48	16	89	Don Noel D. NoelDon Noel	Don Noel (Car Owner)		0	27	0	Engine
49	41	18	George Follmer G. FollmerGeorge Follmer	Frasson Racing		0	4	0	Engine
50	18	57	David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs (Car Owner)		0	2	0	Clutch
51	23	31	Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon Racing		0	1	0	Engine
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