Results

The 1972 Lone Star 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Texas World Speedway race.

Lone Star 500

Sunday, June 25th, 1972

Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX

  • 17 Ford
  • 4 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 9 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 144.185
  • Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Lone Star 500 at Texas World Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 11 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 232 0 0 running
4 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 244 0 0 running
10 15 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 231 0 0 running
44 17 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 14 0 0 engine
2 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 249 10 0 running
5 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 244 52 0 running
15 8 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 226 0 0 running
17 30 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 222 0 0 running
19 12 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 218 0 0 engine
3 21 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 244 0 0 running
38 36 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 81 0 0 engine
13 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 226 0 0 running
30 27 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 155 0 0 crash
9 39 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 232 0 0 running
35 25 73 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 114 0 0 engine
20 40 53 Dick May Ford 0 0 217 0 0 running
34 20 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 126 0 0 engine
28 18 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 192 0 0 engine
29 32 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 186 0 0 running
23 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 207 0 0 running
11 13 66 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 230 0 0 running
39 42 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 72 0 0 engine
27 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 windshield
16 31 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 225 0 0 running
36 23 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 83 0 0 engine
6 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 242 0 0 running
26 29 32 Jim Whitt Ford 0 0 197 0 0 running
24 4 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 200 2 0 engine
21 41 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 217 0 0 running
42 43 91 Johnny Anderson Chevrolet 0 0 28 0 0 engine
7 7 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 241 0 0 running
41 6 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 52 0 0 engine
22 37 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 207 0 0 running
40 10 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 56 0 0 engine
37 14 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 82 0 0 engine
18 33 56 Paul Jett Ford 0 0 220 0 0 running
14 16 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 226 0 0 running
31 19 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 144 0 0 crash
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 250 186 0 running
43 24 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 28 0 0 fuel pump
25 44 555 Ronnie Chumley Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
12 38 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 229 0 0 running
33 26 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 138 0 0 engine
32 35 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 143 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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