Results

The 1972 Rebel 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Rebel 400

Sunday, April 16th, 1972

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 12 Ford
  • 5 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 10 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 293
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 124.406
  • Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Rebel 400 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 258 0 0 running
4 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 284 0 0 running
11 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 269 0 0 running
23 35 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 196 0 0 engine
7 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 278 29 0 running
28 4 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 76 1 0 piston
27 31 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 129 0 0 brakes
30 14 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 45 0 0 clutch
6 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 279 0 0 running
20 7 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 242 27 0 engine
10 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 274 0 0 running
15 28 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 261 0 0 running
25 18 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 154 0 0 handling
1 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 293 202 0 running
12 19 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 269 0 0 running
35 20 66 Dick Brooks Pontiac 0 0 21 0 0 brakes
24 24 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 178 0 0 rear end
13 26 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 262 0 0 running
21 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 222 0 0 oil pan
29 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 46 0 0 engine
36 32 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 7 0 0 oil pressure
32 25 53 HB Bailey Ford 0 0 41 0 0 ignition
34 17 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 25 0 0 oil pressure
19 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 255 0 0 running
9 27 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 275 0 0 running
22 13 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 205 0 0 crash
5 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 281 0 0 running
16 5 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 260 6 0 engine
3 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 285 0 0 running
8 22 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 277 0 0 running
33 16 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 36 0 0 suspension
26 8 15 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 145 1 0 valve
31 29 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 43 0 0 oil leak
14 36 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 262 0 0 running
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 292 27 0 running
18 23 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 258 0 0 running

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