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Talladega 500

NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
August 6, 1972
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	22	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1971 Mercury	188	24,865	running	106
2	14	Ramo Stott	90	Junie Donlavey	1972 Ford	188	9,440	running	3
3	5	Bobby Allison	12	Richard Howard	1972 Chevrolet	183	9,465	running	22
4	27	Red Farmer	97	Willie Humphries	1972 Ford	180	4,540	running	0
5	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	1970 Dodge	179	3,615	running	0
6	10	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	1971 Ford	178	3,015	running	0
7	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1972 Dodge	177	5,115	running	4
8	30	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1971 Ford	175	2,515	running	0
9	19	Ray Williams	47	Raymond Williams	1971 Ford	173	2,265	running	0
10	47	Jim Hurtubise	56	Richard Hammond	1972 Ford	171	1,815	running	0
11	32	John Sears	4	J. Marvin Mills	1970 Plymouth	170	1,990	running	0
12	31	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	1971 Mercury	167	1,965	running	0
13	25	David Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	1970 Dodge	165	1,465	running	0
14	37	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1971 Ford	164	1,915	running	0
15	20	Walter Ballard	30	Vic Ballard	1971 Mercury	163	1,890	running	0
16	9	Coo Coo Marlin	14	H.B. Cunningham	1972 Chevrolet	156	1,365	running	0
17	18	David Sisco	05	Charlie McGee	1972 Chevrolet	156	1,340	running	0
18	28	George Altheide	0	George Altheide	1970 Dodge	151	1,315	running	0
19	7	Pete Hamilton	9	Jack Housby	1972 Plymouth	147	1,590	engine	7
20	8	Fred Lorenzen	28	Hoss Ellington	1972 Chevrolet	147	1,265	suspension	0
21	40	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1971 Mercury	146	1,730	engine	0
22	4	Buddy Baker	11	Petty Enterprises	1972 Dodge	131	1,715	engine	8
23	13	Richard D. Brown	91	Ralph McNabb	1972 Chevrolet	127	1,690	engine	0
24	42	Clarence Lovell	61	Don Bierschwale	1971 Ford	124	1,240	engine	0
25	26	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1971 Mercury	121	1,640	engine	0
26	2	David Pearson	21	Wood Brothers	1971 Mercury	105	2,115	ignition	12
27	23	Darrell Waltrip	95	Darrell Waltrip	1971 Mercury	99	1,465	engine	7
28	35	Tom Gale	03	Frank Vasko	1971 Mercury	99	1,065	wheel bearing	0
29	39	Paul Tyler	83	Norris Reed	1971 Mercury	83	1,040	overheating	0
30	38	Mel Larson	23	Don Robertson	1970 Plymouth	69	690	engine	0
31	41	Donnie Allison	22	Crawford Brothers	1972 Plymouth	61	2,090	engine	19
32	50	Charlie Roberts	77	Henley Gray	1971 Ford	49	1,465	transmission	0
33	15	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45	Bill Seifert	1971 Ford	47	1,440	engine	0
34	12	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1970 Dodge	46	1,415	engine	0
35	33	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1970 Plymouth	43	1,390	suspension	0
36	44	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1971 Chevrolet	42	1,365	engine	0
37	17	Larry Smith	92	Harley Smith	1971 Ford	41	840	engine	0
38	48	Bobby Mausgrover	53	J.C. Crews	1972 Ford	36	815	engine	0
39	46	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1970 Dodge	35	1,290	engine	0
40	11	Dick Brooks	73	Marvin Welty	1972 Ford	28	765	clutch	0
41	6	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1972 Dodge	22	760	accident	0
42	1	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1972 Dodge	22	3,765	accident	0
43	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1971 Mercury	21	1,250	accident	0
44	21	Ron Keselowski	88	Roger Lubinski	1970 Dodge	21	945	accident	0
45	34	Doc Faustina	5	Doc Faustina	1970 Plymouth	9	740	clutch	0
46	43	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	1972 Dodge	9	1,285	engine	0
47	49	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	1970 Plymouth	5	730	ignition	0
48	24	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1972 Plymouth	1	775	engine	0
49	36	Roy Mayne	65	Joe Phipps	1972 Chevrolet	1	720	engine	0
50	45	Robert Wales	63	Charlie Roberts	1970 Dodge	1	715	engine	0

Time of race: 03:22:09
Average Speed: 148.728 MPH
Pole Speed: 50.221 seconds
5 cautions for 37 laps
Attendance: 68,000