Results

The 1972 Golden State 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Riverside International Raceway race.

Golden State 400

Sunday, June 18th, 1972

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

  • 4 Mercury
  • 6 Dodge
  • 9 Ford
  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 153
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 98.761
  • Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Golden State 400 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
2 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 152 0 0 running
20 23 06 Bill Butts Dodge 0 0 128 0 0 running
24 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 87 0 0 running
39 40 95 Bob Kauf Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 oil line
6 3 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 147 2 0 running
21 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 109 16 0 transmission
7 18 09 Carl Adams Ford 0 0 146 0 0 running
5 22 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 0 0 148 0 0 running
8 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 145 0 0 running
11 29 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 141 0 0 running
14 9 27 Chuck Bown Plymouth 0 0 138 0 0 suspension
30 14 78 Clem Proctor Oldsmobile 0 0 37 0 0 engine
22 28 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 102 0 0 transmission
13 5 02 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 141 0 0 running
33 11 73 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 21 0 0 transmission
32 21 9 Dick Guldstrand Chevrolet 0 0 28 0 0 engine
16 20 4 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet 0 0 135 0 0 running
10 16 64 Dick May Ford 0 0 141 0 0 running
3 6 16 Donnie Allison AMC 0 0 150 0 0 running
37 37 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 6 0 0 suspension
9 19 00 Frank James Chevrolet 0 0 144 0 0 running
15 35 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 136 0 0 running
12 4 04 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 141 3 0 running
28 31 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 46 0 0 transmission
38 27 7 Jack McCoy Dodge 0 0 5 0 0 engine
4 12 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 149 0 0 running
19 10 38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 running
29 39 46 John Hren Chevrolet 0 0 45 0 0 engine
35 32 3 John Soares Jr Dodge 0 0 15 0 0 engine
27 17 91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet 0 0 47 0 0 engine
17 15 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 133 0 0 running
40 34 31 Mike James Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine
18 33 15 Paul Dorrity Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 engine
1 7 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 153 47 0 running
26 25 6 Ray Johnstone Oldsmobile 0 0 62 0 0 engine
23 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 96 85 0 engine
34 26 47 Sam Stanley Ford 0 0 17 0 0 engine
31 36 86 Sonny Easley Chevrolet 0 0 35 0 0 ignition
36 30 62 Tru Cheek Ford 0 0 12 0 0 engine
25 38 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 69 0 0 transmission

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