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Southeastern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
April 9, 1972
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 500
| 8,325
| running
| 458 |
| 2
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 496
| 5,350
| running
| 11 |
| 3
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Plymouth
| 491
| 4,225
| running
| 15 |
| 4
| 5
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 483
| 1,720
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 474
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 6
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 473
| 825
| running
| 16 |
| 7
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 470
| 1,065
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 470
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1970 Plymouth
| 466
| 685
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 462
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 451
| 810
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 22
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 442
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 437
| 540
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1970 Ford
| 429
| 530
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Plymouth
| 423
| 770
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 417
| 760
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1970 Dodge
| 407
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 28
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Richard Childress
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 403
| 490
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 387
| 730
| ignition
| 0 |
| 20
| 10
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1970 Dodge
| 357
| 470
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 320
| 720
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 19
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 315
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 272
| 465
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 25
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 221
| 430
| transmission
| 0 |
| 25
| 29
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 147
| 670
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1970 Dodge
| 126
| 690
| water pump
| 0 |
| 27
| 20
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 82
| 405
| vibration
| 0 |
| 28
| 8
| George Altheide
| 0
| George Altheide
| 1970 Dodge
| 54
| 395
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Ronnie Daniel
| 85
| Ronnie Daniel
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 41
| 385
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 30
| 18
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 32
| 375
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:50:18
Average Speed: 92.826 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.954 seconds
2 cautions for 25 laps
Attendance: 34,700