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Winston 500 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$133,700	Race Date:	May 7, 1972	Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:	4.900 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 43Min 15Sec.	Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:	53	Average Speed:	134.400 MPH	2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	50	No. of Cautions:	9 For 62 Laps	talladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Driver:	Bobby Isaac B. Isaac	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#71 Dodge	Dodge:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	K&K Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	59 of 188	Pole Speed:	192.428 MPH

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Official 1972 Winston 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Purolator	0	188	59	Running
2	1	71	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	0	188	57	Running
3	5	11	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	STP	0	188	32	Running
4	28	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn	0	188	4	Running
5	3	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	0	187	14	Running
6	26	18	Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe Frasson	Frasson Racing	0	186	0	Running
7	40	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Siefert Racing	0	185	0	Running
8	44	98	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Donlavey Racing	0	185	0	Running
9	8	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing	0	185	0	Running
10	30	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	0	184	0	Running
11	33	2	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Marcis Racing	0	183	0	Running
12	36	57	David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs (Car Owner)	0	182	0	Running
13	42	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	0	182	0	Running
14	14	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	0	182	0	Running
15	15	8	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Negre Racing	0	182	0	Running
16	11	3	Jimmy Crawford J. CrawfordJimmy Crawford	Crawford Racing	0	181	0	Accident
17	16	76	Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen Arnold	Arnold Racing	0	180	0	Out of Fuel
18	37	88	Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	0	179	0	Running
19	10	30	Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter Ballard	Ballard Racing	0	179	0	Running
20	17	92	Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry Smith	Harley Smith (Car Owner)	0	178	0	Running
21	23	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	0	178	0	Running
22	19	7	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Dean Dalton (Car Owner)	0	173	0	Running
23	32	00	Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby Mausgrover	Bobby Mausgrover (Car Owner)	0	173	0	Running
24	39	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	172	0	Running
25	43	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	172	0	Running
26	22	47	Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond Williams	Williams Racing	0	167	0	Running
27	18	91	Richard D. Brown R. BrownRichard D. Brown	Ralph McNabb (Car Owner)	0	155	0	Throttle Linkage
28	6	27	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Monty Myers (Car Owner)	0	145	0	Engine
29	47	51	Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub Simpson	Strong Racing	0	136	0	Windshield
30	49	10	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Champion Racing	0	132	0	Running
31	24	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	122	0	Engine
32	21	61	Clarence Lovell C. LovellClarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	0	121	0	Running
33	29	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Pop Kola	0	112	0	Accident
34	46	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	88	0	Axle
35	27	14	Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet	0	87	8	Engine
36	12	31	Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon Racing	0	83	0	Engine
37	13	05	David Sisco D. Sisco (R)David Sisco	McGee Racing	0	72	0	Engine
38	25	95	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Waltrip Motorsports	0	69	0	Engine
39	7	97	Red Farmer R. FarmerRed Farmer	Long-Lewis	0	67	0	Overheating
40	20	93	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Harold Furr (Car Owner)	0	67	0	Engine
41	41	33	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Wayne Smith (Car Owner)	0	59	0	Rear Gear
42	38	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	56	0	Engine
43	45	77	Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts (Car Owner)	0	56	0	Engine
44	31	90	Jackie Oliver J. OliverJackie Oliver	Donlavey Racing	0	50	0	Engine
45	4	12	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Coca-Cola	0	34	14	Engine
46	35	23	Bill Dennis B. DennisBill Dennis	Robertson Racing	0	23	0	Engine
47	48	06	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Castles Racing	0	19	0	Clutch
48	34	63	Robert Wales R. WalesRobert Wales	Pleasant Grove Union	0	13	0	Oil Leak
49	50	53	Bill Ward B. WardBill Ward	Hopper-Crews	0	10	0	Oil Leak
50	9	42	Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty Robbins	Marty Robbins Racing	0	179	0	Disqualified
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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