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Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
July 23, 1972
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 328
| 17,955
| running
| 104 |
| 2
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Dodge
| 328
| 11,005
| running
| 10 |
| 3
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 325
| 6,380
| running
| 181 |
| 4
| 16
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 323
| 5,230
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 18
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Ford
| 322
| 4,230
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 6
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 321
| 3,030
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1972 Dodge
| 319
| 3,330
| running
| 3 |
| 8
| 12
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1971 Mercury
| 317
| 2,530
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 312
| 2,780
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 14
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 311
| 2,530
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 23
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 310
| 2,255
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 310
| 2,030
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 10
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1970 Dodge
| 310
| 1,330
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 30
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1971 Ford
| 309
| 1,705
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Johnny Halford
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 305
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 17
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 305
| 1,055
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 34
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Mercury
| 305
| 1,405
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 39
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 300
| 1,305
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 33
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 53
| J.C. Crews
| 1972 Ford
| 298
| 730
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 38
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 292
| 1,155
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 29
| Eddie Yarboro
| 13
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1970 Plymouth
| 287
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1971 Dodge
| 283
| 660
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Dodge
| 266
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Clarence Lovell
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1971 Ford
| 257
| 590
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 40
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 219
| 1,080
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 37
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1970 Dodge
| 201
| 575
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 182
| 1,070
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 31
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1972 Dodge
| 172
| 640
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 4
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 157
| 585
| engine
| 4 |
| 30
| 28
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1971 Ford
| 155
| 1,055
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 148
| 2,650
| engine
| 19 |
| 32
| 7
| Donnie Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 132
| 570
| ignition
| 4 |
| 33
| 19
| Doc Faustina
| 5
| Doc Faustina
| 1970 Plymouth
| 123
| 565
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 36
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 118
| 1,035
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 114
| 1,030
| engine
| 1 |
| 36
| 8
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Ford
| 102
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 15
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 88
| 1,045
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 20
| Dick Brooks
| 73
| Marvin Welty
| 1972 Ford
| 12
| 540
| steering
| 0 |
| 39
| 27
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 8
| 510
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 25
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1970 Plymouth
| 6
| 5,050
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:47:08
Average Speed: 131.295 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.601 seconds
5 cautions for 40 laps
Attendance: 35,000