| 1972 Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $31,955 | Race Date: | Aug 27, 1972 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 420 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 42m 14s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 92.578 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 53 Laps | http | |
| 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 | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 283 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 116.932 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Nashville 420 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 | 420 | 283 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 420 | 136 |
| 3 | 12 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Waltrip Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 383 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 363 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Steering | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | David Sisco (R) | McGee Racing | Engine | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Accident | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Accident | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
