Dixie 500
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$94,600Race Date:Jul 23, 1972EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:11.400 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 47Min 8Sec.Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:24Average Speed:131.295 MPH1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:5 For 40 Lapsechoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDriver: David Pearson D. PearsonChevrolet:9
Car No.:#12 ChevroletCar No.:#21 MercuryDodge:0
Team:Howard & Egerton RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingMercury:0
Crew Chief:Herb NabCrew Chief:Leonard WoodFord:0
Laps Led:104 of 328Pole Speed:158.353 MPH
Official 1972 Dixie 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1312 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0328104Running
2543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP032810Running
3121 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0325127Running
41672 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing03230Running
51890 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughDonlavey Racing03222Running
6628 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenLemon Tree Inn / Black Label03210Running
792 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing03193Running
81295 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripWaltrip Motorsports03170Running
91124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing03120Running
101430 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing03110Running
11234 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air03100Running
121376 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing03100Running
131067 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)03100Running
143077 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)03090Running
152432 Johnny Halford J. HalfordJohnny HalfordBrooks Racing03050Running
161788 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing03050Running
173410 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing03050Running
183947 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing03000Running
193353 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverHopper-Crews02980Running
203864 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing02920Running
212913 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing02870Running
223206 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing02830Running
232679 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02660Running
242161 Clarence Lovell C. LovellClarence LovellBierschwale-Haverlah02570Engine
25408 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing02190Engine
263757 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)02010Engine
272291 Richard D. Brown R. BrownRichard D. BrownRalph McNabb (Car Owner)01820Overheating
283118 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing01720Engine
29414 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet01574Engine
302819 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing01550Engine
31271 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance014819Engine
32715 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonBud Moore Engineering01324Ignition
33195 Doc Faustina D. Faustina (R)Doc FaustinaFaustina Racing01230Engine
343625 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing01180Engine
353548 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola01141Engine
36892 Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)01020Engine
37157 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)0880Engine
382073 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksMarvin Welty (Car Owner)0120Steering
392751 Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub SimpsonStrong Racing080Engine
402549 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing060Engine

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