| 1972 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $121,700 | Race Date: | Aug 6, 1972 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3Hr 22Min 9Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 148.728 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 50 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 37 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | James Hylton J. Hylton | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Mercury | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hylton Engineering | Team: | K&K Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 106 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 190.677 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 106 |
| 2 | 14 | 90 | Ramo Stott | Donlavey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 22 |
| 4 | 27 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis Ford | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 5 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 0 | 177 | 4 |
| 8 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 10 | 47 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Richard Hammond (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running |  | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 05 | David Sisco (R) | McGee Racing | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 9 | Pete Hamilton | Housby Racing | Engine | | 0 | 147 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | Suspension | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | Engine | | 0 | 131 | 8 |
| 23 | 13 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Engine | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Ignition | | 0 | 105 | 12 |
| 27 | 23 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Waltrip Motorsports | Engine | | 0 | 99 | 7 |
| 28 | 35 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Frank Vasko (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 83 | Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 23 | Mel Larson | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 31 | 41 | 22 | Donnie Allison | Crawford Racing | Engine | | 0 | 61 | 19 |
| 32 | 50 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Henley Gray Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 36 | 44 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 48 | 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Hopper-Crews | Engine | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 46 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Accident | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 44 | 21 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Accident | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 45 | 34 | 5 | Doc Faustina (R) | Faustina Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 46 | 43 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | 49 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | 36 | 65 | Roy Mayne | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | 45 | 63 | Robert Wales | Roberts Racing | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
