| 1972 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $36,955 | Race Date: | Apr 9, 1972 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 50m 18s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 92.826 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 25 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 458 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 106.875 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 458 |
| 2 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 496 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Running |  | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 473 | 16 |
| 7 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 417 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | | 0 | 407 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Running | | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 5 | David Sisco (R) | McGee Racing | Engine | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Rear Gear | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Water Pump | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
