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The 1972 Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 420

Sunday, August 27th, 1972

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 10 Ford
  • 5 Mercury
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 4 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.578
  • Cautions: 3 for 53 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 10 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 40 0 0 crash
4 6 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 400 0 0 running
25 14 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 3 0 0 engine
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 420 283 0 running
27 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 crash
6 4 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 383 1 0 running
19 20 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 46 0 0 brakes
26 3 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 0 crash
11 19 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 320 0 0 running
3 12 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 404 0 0 running
15 24 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 118 0 0 engine
17 7 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 105 0 0 engine
23 11 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 34 0 0 crash
13 15 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 158 0 0 rear end
5 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 387 0 0 running
14 21 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 153 0 0 driveshaft
24 22 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 29 0 0 steering
7 18 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 381 0 0 running
10 17 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 357 0 0 running
22 26 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 37 0 0 crash
8 9 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 369 0 0 running
12 28 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 277 0 0 engine
28 13 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 0 0 quit
18 27 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 56 0 0 crash
16 23 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 106 0 0 steering
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 420 136 0 running
21 16 58 Robert Brown Chevrolet 0 0 37 0 0 engine
9 25 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 363 0 0 running

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