Results

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

Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, June 4th, 1972

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 13 Ford
  • 6 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 9 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 118.019
  • Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
26 12 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 188 0 0 suspension
6 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 480 6 0 running
17 13 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 455 0 0 running
23 34 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 287 0 0 vibration
1 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 500 252 0 running
14 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 459 2 0 running
8 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 477 0 0 running
12 26 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 459 0 0 running
40 20 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 2 0 0 crash
24 3 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 280 0 0 engine
36 19 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 30 0 0 oil pump
33 30 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 61 0 0 engine
13 23 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 459 0 0 running
27 38 53 Dick May Ford 0 0 173 0 0 rear end
30 33 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 118 0 0 vibration
35 25 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 47 0 0 clutch
31 15 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 104 0 0 engine
25 29 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 268 0 0 engine
19 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 445 0 0 running
39 24 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 3 0 0 crash
11 32 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 460 0 0 running
15 18 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 457 0 0 running
4 21 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 486 0 0 running
32 37 23 James Cox Plymouth 0 0 97 0 0 engine
7 6 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 478 0 0 running
22 22 81 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 299 0 0 engine
5 9 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 484 0 0 running
34 11 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 47 0 0 oil pan
3 7 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 486 0 0 running
28 39 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 169 0 0 rear end
29 40 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 150 0 0 ignition
10 16 83 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 466 0 0 engine
38 28 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 14 0 0 oil leak
37 36 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 engine
21 8 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 339 0 0 suspension
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 499 240 0 running
9 17 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 473 0 0 running
18 31 85 Ronnie Daniel Chevrolet 0 0 449 0 0 running
16 14 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 456 0 0 running
20 35 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 344 0 0 engine

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