Delaware 500
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$78,525Race Date:Sep 17, 1972Dover International Speedway
Margin of Victory:3 LapsRace Duration:4Hr 8Min 57Sec.Dover, Delaware
Lead Changes:14Average Speed:120.506 MPH1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:2 For 22 Lapsdoverspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#12 ChevroletPlymouth:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Howard & Egerton RacingFord:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Herb NabDodge:0
Laps Led:350 of 500Pole Speed:133.323 MPH
Official 1972 Delaware 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1221 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0500127Running
2443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP04971Running
3990 Ramo Stott R. StottRamo StottDonlavey Racing04860Running
41348 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola04780Running
52124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04770Running
6776 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing04760Running
71664 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04670Running
81830 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing04670Running
9377 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)04570Running
102777 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)04480Running
11371 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance0447115Rear Gear
123325 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04460Running
131283 Paul Tyler P. TylerPaul TylerNorris Reed (Car Owner)04410Running
143540 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichUlrich Racing04240Running
152401 Earle Canavan E. CanavanEarle CanavanCanavan Racing04020Engine
163234 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing03860Running
17298 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing03580Ignition
182674 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing03440Engine
192819 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03440Running
20112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola033134Engine
213089 Les Covey L. CoveyLes CoveyJack Mercer (Car Owner)03300Oil Leak
222047 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing02990Engine
231488 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing02940Clutch
243470 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing02880Engine
252579 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02720Engine
261561 Clarence Lovell C. LovellClarence LovellBierschwale-Haverlah02670Engine
27867 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)02610Engine
28364 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air01820Engine
293826 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)01630Engine
302392 Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)01470Engine
311084 Harry Schilling H. SchillingHarry SchillingThomas Hynes (Car Owner)01440Alternator
322206 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing01260Transmission
333196 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressRichard Childress Racing01110Suspension
34672 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing0920Rear Gear
351710 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing0790Engine
36514 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0730Hub
371116 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisRoger Penske (Car Owner)AMC Matador0700Engine
381957 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)0490Engine
394045 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing0470Steering
40390 George Altheide G. AltheideGeorge AltheideGeorge Altheide (Car Owner)0360Transmission

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