| 1972 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1972 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 167 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | American Brakeblok | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 4 | 33 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 5 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 5 | David Sisco (R) | DeLong Chevrolet | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 23 | Vic Elford | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 3 | Tommy Gale | Frank Vasko (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 177 | 2 |
| 17 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 86 | Ed Hessert | Castles Racing | Distributor | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 44 | Larry Dickson | Giachetti Brothers | Engine | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Miller High Life | Engine | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Alternator | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Valves | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Valves | | 0 | 80 | 31 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Piston | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Steering | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | Engine | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 61 | Jimmy Finger | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Head Gasket | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | Push Rod | AMC Matador | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 9 | Ramo Stott | Housby Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Crankshaft | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Valves | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Steering | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
