
| 1972 Lone Star 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $81,920 | Race Date: | Jun 25, 1972 | Texas World Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap+ | Race Duration: | 3h 28m 4s | College Station, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 144.185 MPH | 2 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 26 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 186 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 168.412 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Lone Star 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | ![]() | 0 | 250 | 186 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 249 | 10 |
| 3 | 21 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 52 |
| 6 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 66 | H.B. Bailey | Blank & Kalashian | Running | ![]() | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Vaughn High Speed | Running | ![]() | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax | Running | ![]() | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King | Running | ![]() | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 56 | Paul Jett | Paul Jett (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Lone Star Special / Bierschwal | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 218 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 53 | Dick May | Hopper-Crews | Running | ![]() | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | ![]() | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 89 | Les Covey | Jack Mercer (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 207 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 207 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 200 | 2 |
| 25 | 44 | 127 | Ronnie Chumley | Gordon Van Liew (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 32 | Jim Whitt | Dean Barnicle (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Windshield | ![]() | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 5 | Doc Faustina (R) | Faustina Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Truxmore Industries | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | A-1 Auto Parts | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 39 | 42 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Porter Ford | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Don Nuzum (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Fuel Pump | ![]() | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 44 | 17 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 14 | 0 |