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1972 - Daytona 500 Race Results


Race Name - Daytona 500
Date - 2/20/1972
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 186.632 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 17
Average Race Speed - 161.55 mph
Lead Changes - 13
Total Race Purse - $175,055
Race Number - 2
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 AJ Foyt 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 200 71 Mercury 167 $45,400
2 6 Charlie Glotzbach 6 American Brakeblok Signal Stat (Cotton Owens) 199 71 Dodge 0 $16,250
3 8 Jim Vandiver 31 OL Nixon 194 70 Dodge 0 $10,475
4 33 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 194 70 Mercury 0 $7,150
5 35 James Hylton 48 Pop Kola (James Hylton) 191 71 Ford 0 $5,925
6 16 Cale Yarborough 3 Woolco (Ray Fox) 188 71 Plymout 0 $4,660
7 23 David Sisco 5 Charlie McGee 186 72 Chevrol 0 $4,215
8 21 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 184 70 Plymout 0 $4,365
9 15 John Sears 4 J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) 183 70 Plymout 0 $4,145
10 13 Vic Elford 23 Don Robertson 182 70 Plymout 0 $3,445
11 26 Tommy Gale 3 Frank Vasko 182 71 Mercury 0 $2,405
12 38 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 181 71 Ford 0 $2,700
13 5 Richard D Brown 91 Ralph McNabb 179 72 Chevrol 0 $3,525
14 37 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 179 71 Ford 0 $2,395
15 34 George Altheide 0 George Altheide 177 70 Dodge 0 $1,750
16 4 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Richard Howard) 177 72 Chevrol 2 $4,900
17 20 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 176 71 Ford 0 $1,760
18 7 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 170 70 Dodge 0 $2,300
19 25 David Ray Boggs 57 David Ray Boggs 165 70 Dodge 0 $1,630
20 27 Ed Hessert 86 Neil Castles 107 70 Dodge 0 $1,170
21 30 Larry Dickson 44 Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) 103 71 Ford 0 $1,535
22 9 Jim Hurtubise 56 Richard Hammond 100 70 Chevrol 0 $1,700
23 14 Bill Dennis 90 Junie Donlavey 85 72 Ford 0 $2,120
24 19 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 84 71 Chevrol 0 $2,010
25 3 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 81 72 Chevrol 0 $1,975
26 32 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 80 72 Plymout 31 $5,060
27 12 Dave Marcis 2 Dave Marcis 57 72 Dodge 0 $2,025
28 28 Ron Keselowski 88 Roger Lubinski 44 70 Dodge 0 $1,370
29 36 Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert 44 71 Ford 0 $1,830
30 18 Red Farmer 97 Willie Humphries 32 72 Ford 0 $1,375
31 17 Jimmy Finger 61 BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale) 26 71 Ford 0 $1,350
32 22 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 21 70 Plymout 0 $1,300
33 1 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 19 72 Dodge 0 $10,230
34 31 Buddy Baker 11 STP (Petty Enterprises) 18 72 Dodge 0 $2,300
35 10 Mark Donohue 16 American Motors (Roger Penske) 18 72 Matador 0 $1,375
36 29 Walter Ballard 30 Hekimians Foreign Car Sales (Vic Ballard) 16 71 Ford 0 $1,660
37 24 Ramo Stott 9 Housby Racing (Jack Housby) 13 72 Dodge 0 $1,165
38 39 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 13 71 Ford 0 $1,585
39 11 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 11 71 Mercury 0 $1,725
40 40 Raymond Williams 47 Raymond Williams 4 71 Ford 0 $800