Nashville 420
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$31,955Race Date:Aug 27, 1972Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Margin of Victory:420 Car LengthsRace Duration:2Hr 42Min 14Sec.Nashville, Tennessee
Lead Changes:7Average Speed:92.578 MPH.5 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:28No. of Cautions:3 For 53 Lapshttp

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonChevrolet:9
Car No.:#12 ChevroletCar No.:#12 ChevroletPlymouth:0
Team:Howard & Egerton RacingTeam:Howard & Egerton RacingMercury:0
Crew Chief:Herb NabCrew Chief:Herb NabFord:0
Laps Led:283 of 420Pole Speed:116.932 MPH
Official 1972 Nashville 420 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0420127Running
2243 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP0420127Running
31295 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripWaltrip Motorsports04040Running
4672 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing04000Running
5864 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing03870Running
6424 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing03831Running
71819 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03810Running
8948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola03690Running
92530 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing03630Running
101770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing03570Running
111940 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichUlrich Racing03200Running
12284 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air02770Engine
131526 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)01580Rear Gear
142179 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing01530Driveshaft
152457 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)01180Engine
162396 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressRichard Childress Racing01060Steering
17705 David Sisco D. Sisco (R)David SiscoMcGee Racing01050Engine
182747 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing0560Accident
192077 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)0460Brakes
201076 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing0400Accident
211658 Robert Brown R. BrownRobert BrownAllan Brown (Car Owner)0370Engine
222625 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing0370Accident
23117 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)0340Accident
24220 George Altheide G. AltheideGeorge AltheideGeorge Altheide (Car Owner)0290Steering
251410 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing030Engine
26314 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet000Accident
27571 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance000Accident
281345 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughSiefert Racing000Quit

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