Winston Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1972 - Talladega 500 Race Results
Race Name - Talladega 500Date - 8/6/1972Race Track - Alabama International Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.66 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 190.677 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 37Average Race Speed - 148.72 mphLead Changes - 30Total Race Purse - $121,700Race Number - 21 | More Races from 1972 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 22 | James Hylton | 48 | Pop Kola (James Hylton) | 188 | 71 Mercury | 106 | $24,865 |
2 | 14 | Ramo Stott | 90 | Junie Donlavey | 188 | 72 Ford | 3 | $9,440 |
3 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 12 | CocaCola (Richard Howard) | 183 | 72 Chevrol | 22 | $9,465 |
4 | 27 | Red Farmer | 97 | LongLewis (Willie Humphries) | 180 | 72 Ford | 0 | $4,540 |
5 | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 179 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $3,615 |
6 | 10 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 178 | 71 Ford | 0 | $3,015 |
7 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 177 | 72 Dodge | 4 | $5,115 |
8 | 30 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 175 | 71 Ford | 0 | $2,515 |
9 | 19 | Raymond Williams | 47 | Raymond Williams | 173 | 71 Ford | 0 | $2,265 |
10 | 47 | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Richard Hammond | 171 | 72 Ford | 0 | $1,815 |
11 | 32 | John Sears | 4 | J Marvin Mills Heating Air (J Marvin Mills) | 170 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $1,990 |
12 | 31 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Dean Dalton | 167 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,965 |
13 | 25 | David Ray Boggs | 57 | David Ray Boggs | 165 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $1,465 |
14 | 37 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 164 | 71 Ford | 0 | $1,915 |
15 | 20 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | 163 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,890 |
16 | 9 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 156 | 72 Chevrol | 0 | $1,365 |
17 | 18 | David Sisco | 5 | Charlie McGee | 156 | 72 Chevrol | 0 | $1,340 |
18 | 28 | George Altheide | 0 | George Altheide | 151 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $1,315 |
19 | 7 | Pete Hamilton | 9 | Housby Racing (Jack Housby) | 147 | 72 Plymout | 7 | $1,590 |
20 | 8 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Hoss Ellington | 147 | 72 Chevrol | 0 | $1,265 |
21 | 40 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 146 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,730 |
22 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 11 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 131 | 72 Dodge | 8 | $1,715 |
23 | 13 | Richard D Brown | 91 | Ralph McNabb | 127 | 72 Chevrol | 0 | $1,690 |
24 | 42 | Clarence Lovell | 61 | BierschwaleHaverlah (Don Bierschwale) | 124 | 71 Ford | 0 | $1,240 |
25 | 26 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 121 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,640 |
26 | 2 | David Pearson | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 105 | 71 Mercury | 12 | $2,115 |
27 | 23 | Darrell Waltrip | 95 | Terminal Transportation (Darrell Waltrip) | 99 | 71 Mercury | 7 | $1,465 |
28 | 35 | Tommy Gale | 3 | Frank Vasko | 99 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,065 |
29 | 39 | Paul Tyler | 83 | Norris Reed | 83 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,040 |
30 | 38 | Mel Larson | 23 | AstroCycles (Don Robertson) | 69 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $690 |
31 | 41 | Donnie Allison | 22 | Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers) | 61 | 72 Plymout | 19 | $2,090 |
32 | 50 | Charlie Roberts | 77 | Henley Gray | 49 | 71 Ford | 0 | $1,465 |
33 | 15 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 45 | Bill Seifert | 47 | 71 Ford | 0 | $1,440 |
34 | 12 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 46 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $1,415 |
35 | 33 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 43 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $1,390 |
36 | 44 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 42 | 71 Chevrol | 0 | $1,365 |
37 | 17 | Larry Smith | 92 | Harley Smith | 41 | 71 Ford | 0 | $840 |
38 | 48 | Bobby Mausgrover | 53 | HopperCrews (JC Crews) | 36 | 72 Ford | 0 | $815 |
39 | 46 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 35 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $1,290 |
40 | 11 | Dick Brooks | 73 | Marvin Welty | 28 | 72 Ford | 0 | $765 |
41 | 6 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Joe Frasson | 22 | 72 Dodge | 0 | $760 |
42 | 1 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 22 | 72 Dodge | 0 | $3,765 |
43 | 16 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 21 | 71 Mercury | 0 | $1,250 |
44 | 21 | Ron Keselowski | 88 | Roger Lubinski | 21 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $945 |
45 | 34 | Doc Faustina | 5 | Doc Faustina | 9 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $740 |
46 | 43 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Dave Marcis | 9 | 72 Dodge | 0 | $1,285 |
47 | 49 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 5 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $730 |
48 | 24 | Neil Castles | 6 | Howard Furniture (Neil Castles) | 1 | 72 Plymout | 0 | $775 |
49 | 36 | Roy Mayne | 65 | Joe Phipps | 1 | 72 Chevrol | 0 | $720 |
50 | 45 | Robert Wales | 63 | Charlie Roberts | 1 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $715 |