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Results

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

Texas 500

Sunday, November 12th, 1972

Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX

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  • 8 Mercury
  • 13 Ford
  • 9 Dodge
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 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: 147.059
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Texas 500 at Texas World Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
2 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 250 20 0 running
15 17 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 236 0 0 running
6 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 246 0 0 running
43 37 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 16 0 0 engine
40 28 29 Bill Hollar Mercury 0 0 64 0 0 engine
44 36 44 Bill Seifert Mercury 0 0 1 0 0 clutch
29 33 57 Bill Shirey Dodge 0 0 212 0 0 running
4 4 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 249 0 0 running
34 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 184 0 0 engine
1 2 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 250 133 0 running
9 11 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 245 0 0 running
8 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 246 0 0 running
28 32 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 213 0 0 running
33 26 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 196 0 0 engine
7 6 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 246 0 0 running
12 15 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 240 0 0 running
27 23 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 221 0 0 running
20 38 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 231 0 0 running
17 21 1 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 232 0 0 running
42 29 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 30 0 0 windshield
25 22 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 225 0 0 running
24 42 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 229 0 0 running
38 41 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 92 0 0 engine
35 7 22 Gordon Johncock Plymouth 0 0 182 0 0 engine
36 30 66 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 106 0 0 rear end
23 34 84 Harry Schilling Chevrolet 0 0 229 0 0 running
39 44 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 68 0 0 engine
5 5 04 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 248 0 0 running
14 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 237 0 0 running
37 43 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 93 0 0 suspension
11 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 242 0 0 running
19 35 42 Jim Whitt Ford 0 0 232 0 0 running
10 10 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 243 0 0 running
16 27 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 235 0 0 running
26 9 90 Johnny Rutherford Ford 0 0 224 0 0 engine
31 19 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 199 0 0 engine
30 39 5 Mel Larson Plymouth 0 0 209 0 0 running
32 31 3 Paul Feldner Plymouth 0 0 198 0 0 engine
13 16 45 Ramo Stott Ford 0 0 238 0 0 running
21 24 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 231 0 0 running
3 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 250 97 0 running
22 40 98 Rick Newsom Ford 0 0 231 0 0 running
41 20 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 38 0 0 engine
18 25 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 232 0 0 running

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