

| 1972 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $94,600 | Race Date: | Jul 23, 1972 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 11.400 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 47m 8s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 131.295 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 40 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 6 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 4 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 3 | |||
| Laps Led: | 104 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 158.353 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Dixie 500 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 104 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 325 | 181 |
| 4 | 16 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 90 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Donlavey Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 322 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn / Black Label | Running | ![]() | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 3 |
| 8 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Waltrip Motorsports | Running | ![]() | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 311 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 32 | Johnny Halford | Brooks Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 53 | Bobby Mausgrover | Hopper-Crews | Running | ![]() | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 157 | 4 |
| 30 | 28 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 148 | 19 |
| 32 | 7 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 132 | 4 |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Doc Faustina (R) | Faustina Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 114 | 1 |
| 36 | 8 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty (Car Owner) | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 0 |