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Southern 500
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$109,900Race Date:Sep 4, 1972Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:36 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 54Min 46Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:30Average Speed:128.124 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:5 For 43 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

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 ChevroletMercury:0
Team:Howard & Egerton RacingTeam:Howard & Egerton RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Herb NabCrew Chief:Herb NabPontiac:0
Laps Led:229 of 367Pole Speed:152.228 MPH

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Official 1972 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0367127Running
21321 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0367123Running
3343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP03604Running
4228 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenLemon Tree Inn03540Running
51866 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyBlank & Kalashian03516Running
61567 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)03480Running
7516 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisRoger Penske (Car Owner)AMC Matador03480Running
81631 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverO.L. Nixon Racing03430Running
92142 Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty RobbinsMarty Robbins Racing03390Running
101914 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet03372Running
11948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola03350Running
122830 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing03280Running
133810 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing03270Running
14348 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing03240Running
15360 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieGeorge Altheide (Car Owner)03180Running
163003 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleFrank Vasko (Car Owner)03050Running
173979 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02860Running
182657 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)02800Oil Leak
191749 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02580Accident
202725 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing02490Accident
21317 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)02450Accident
223264 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing02280Accident
233506 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing02050Engine
242919 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing01670Engine
252592 Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)01650Accident
262465 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerJoe Phipps (Car Owner)01570Engine
273313 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing01470Engine
281224 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing01450Accident
29411 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerSTP01391Accident
30234 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air01380Overheating
313783 Paul Tyler P. TylerPaul TylerNorris Reed (Car Owner)01350Engine
32645 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksSeifert Racing01332Accident
332061 Clarence Lovell C. LovellClarence LovellBierschwale-Haverlah01040Engine
344088 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing0580Engine
35872 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing0430Engine
362276 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing0370Engine
371418 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing0340Accident
381115 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonBud Moore Engineering0120Accident
391090 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughDonlavey Racing0120Accident
40771 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance0120Accident
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