| 1972 Northern 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $35,675 | Race Date: | Jul 16, 1972 | Trenton Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.400 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 57Min 41Sec. | Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 114.030 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 33 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 21 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 53 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 133.126 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Northern 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 117 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 27 |
| 4 | 7 | 90 | Fred Lorenzen | Donlavey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 60 | Bob Greeley | Daytona Auto Painters | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | With God, You're Always a Winner! | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| 23 | 19 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cherry Hill Dodge | Accident | | 0 | 104 | 1 |
| 26 | 33 | 66 | Fred Drake | Blank & Kalashian | Engine |  | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 23 | Ed Hessert | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 31 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 33 | 32 | 81 | A.J. Cox | Cox Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
