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1972 Miller High Life 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$175,345Race Date:Mar 5, 1972Ontario Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:4.200 SecondsRace Duration:3h 56m 4sOntario, California
Lead Changes:36Average Speed:127.082 MPH2.5 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:51No. of Cautions:4 For 31 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: A.J. Foyt A. FoytDriver: A.J. Foyt A. FoytMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#21 MercuryChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Leonard WoodPlymouth:0
Laps Led:132 of 200Pole Speed:153.217 MPH
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Official 1972 Miller High Life 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1121 A.J. FoytPurolatorRunning0200132
2212 Bobby AllisonCoca-ColaRunning020020
3411 Buddy BakerSTPRunning02006
4343 Richard PettySTPRunning019917
5896 Ray ElderFred Elder (Car Owner)Running01943
6114 Hershel McGriffBeryl Jackson (Car Owner)Running01930
72548 James HyltonPop KolaRunning01910
82242 Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins RacingRunning01900
92464 Elmo LangleyLangley RacingRunning01880
10109 Ramo StottHousby RacingRunning01880
112661 Jimmy FingerBierschwale-HaverlahRunning01880
121517 Jack McCoyErnie Conn (Car Owner)Running01860
13193 John Soares, Jr.John Soares, Jr. (Car Owner)Running01860
14972 Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingRunning018513
15406 Bill ButtsGary Sigman (Car Owner)Running01850
16481 Cliff GarnerBill Champion (Car Owner)Running01850
173391 Johnny AndersonDon Nuzum (Car Owner)Running01840
18132 Dick BownOber LoggingRunning01840
193584 Jim DanielsenJ&L Body ShopRunning01840
201710 Bill ChampionChampion RacingRunning01820
213176 Ben ArnoldArnold RacingRunning01820
222832 Kevin TerrisDean Barnicle (Car Owner)Running01800
234370 J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingRunning01800
243934 Markey JamesTony Oddo (Car Owner)Running01790
25427 Dean DaltonDalton RacingRunning01790
263047 Raymond WilliamsWilliams RacingParked01790
273744 Jim WhittDean Barnicle (Car Owner)Running01780
281220 George AltheideGeorge Altheide (Car Owner)Running01780
293895 Bob KaufPaul Stockwell (Car Owner)Engine01740
304739 Carl AdamsMarck MotorsRunning01740
313219 Henley GrayHenley Gray RacingRunning01730
323477 Charlie RobertsRoberts RacingRunning01730
334927 Chuck BownDick Bown (Car Owner)Engine01650
344640 Les LoeserJerry Lankford (Car Owner)Driver Fatigue01640
355182 Ron GautscheGautsche RacingRunning01600
361424 Cecil GordonGordon RacingAccident01380
374514 Dick KranzlerDick Kranzler (Car Owner)Running01370
382199 Don WhiteNichels-GoldsmithFuel Pump01140
393652 Gene RomeroGene RomeroEngine01050
402023 G.T. TallasG.T. Tallas (Car Owner)Clutch0880
41697 Red FarmerLong-LewisEngine0690
422741 Earle CanavanCanavan RacingRunning0650
432979 Frank WarrenWarren RacingClutch0550
44716 Mark DonohueAmerican MotorsAccidentAMC Matador0450
45571 Bobby IsaacK & K InsuranceAccident0459
465029 Bill OsbornePaul Burchard (Car Owner)A Frame0360
474430 Walter BallardBallard RacingAccident0330
481689 Don NoelDon Noel (Car Owner)Engine0270
494118 George FollmerFrasson RacingEngine040
501857 David Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)Clutch020
512331 Jim VandiverO.L. Nixon RacingEngine010
(R) Denotes Rookie   —   (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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