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Results

The 1972 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 500

Sunday, October 8th, 1972

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

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  • 12 Mercury
  • 8 Ford
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 10 Dodge
  • 1 AMC
  • 4 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 133.234
  • Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 3 41 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 332 8 0 running
14 23 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
38 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 88 0 0 engine
18 42 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
29 25 17 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 219 0 0 engine
1 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 334 192 0 running
28 5 27 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 0 0 224 11 0 engine
43 28 99 Bobby Unser Chevrolet 0 0 8 0 0 engine
8 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 320 0 0 running
2 2 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 334 115 0 running
5 26 90 Butch Hartman Ford 0 0 326 0 0 running
39 6 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 82 0 0 steering
17 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 305 0 0 running
34 13 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 119 0 0 engine
6 21 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 322 0 0 running
26 14 16 Dave Marcis AMC 0 0 246 0 0 engine
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 332 7 0 running
20 32 83 David Ray Boggs Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
24 35 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 271 0 0 running
40 38 45 Dick Brooks Mercury 0 0 81 0 0 ignition
25 12 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 266 0 0 battery
31 34 01 Earle Canavan Chevrolet 0 0 213 0 0 transmission
44 43 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 8 0 0 engine
35 33 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 103 0 0 engine
21 41 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 301 0 0 running
36 27 0 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 95 0 0 steering
42 24 22 Gordon Johncock Plymouth 0 0 44 0 0 brakes
30 31 04 Harry Schilling Chevrolet 0 0 214 0 0 handling
22 44 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
37 36 05 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 steering
7 15 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 322 0 0 running
33 37 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 193 0 0 engine
9 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 319 0 0 running
16 17 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 306 0 0 running
11 39 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 317 0 0 running
15 22 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 309 0 0 running
32 11 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 205 0 0 crash
13 40 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
41 18 98 Richard D Brown Ford 0 0 48 0 0 steering
10 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 318 1 0 crash
27 19 2 Roger McCluskey Dodge 0 0 241 0 0 engine
12 29 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 310 0 0 running
23 30 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 297 0 0 running
19 16 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running

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