1972 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 31

Riverside
149 laps
Time of race: 3:45:11
Average speed of winner: 104.016 mph
Margin of victory: 61.5 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt 1-2, Petty 3-4, Foyt 5-6, Allison 7-73, Foyt 74-77, Allison 78-110, Petty 111-117, Allison 118-119, Petty 120-149

Race notes: Debut for Johnny Anderson, Chuck Bown, Jim Danielson, Mark Donohue, and Larry Esau. Finale for Friday Hassler and Jerry Oliver.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		149	3	39	running	18170	0
2	16	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	110.212	149	3	102	running	10720	0
3	9	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		146	0	0	running	7845	0
4	4	Ray Elder	96		'72 Dodge	Elder			146	0	0	running	4945	0
5	6	Hershel McGriff	04		'70 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			145	0	0	running	3120	0
6	12	Kevin Terris	32		'72 Plymouth	Barnicle			141	0	0	running	2020	0
7	10	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			141	0	0	running	2270	0
8	11	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			139	0	0	running	2120	0
9	7	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			137	0	0	running	2020	0
10	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			137	0	0	running	1920	0
11	25	John Soares, Jr.	3		'71 Dodge	Soares Jr.			136	0	0	running	1320	0
12	40	Carl Joiner	26		'72 Chevrolet	Dean Thorne			135	0	0	running	1270	0
13	5	Dick Bown	02		'72 Plymouth	Ober			134	0	0	running	1345	0
14	20	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			132	0	0	running	1720	0
15	33	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			132	0	0	running	1195	0
16	21	Don Noel	88		'71 Dodge				132	0	0	running	1170	0
17	38	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			131	0	0	running	1145	0
18	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			128	0	0	running	1640	0
19	26	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			126	0	0	running	1130	0
20	36	Ivan Baldwin	07		'69 Chevrolet				123	0	0	running	1120	0
21	28	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			122	0	0	running	1610	0
22	27	Jerry Oliver	6		'72 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			122	0	0	running	1100	0
23	29	Dick Kranzler	4		'72 Chevrolet	Kranzler			119	0	0	running	1090	0
24	15	Larry Esau	42		'72 Chevrolet				118	0	0	running	1080	0
25	14	Frank James	00		'72 Chevrolet	Calder			115	0	0	fan belt	1070	0
26	31	David Pearson	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		112	0	0	radiator	3060	0
27	23	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			107	0	0	engine	1550	0
28	1	A.J. Foyt	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	110.033	107	3	8	transmission	2010	0
29	18	Frank Warren	79		'71 Dodge	Frank Warren			102	0	0	running	1530	0
30	35	Jim Danielson	61		'71 Mercury	Danielson			98	0	0	brakes	1020	0
31	32	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			94	0	0	rear end	1015	0
32	22	Chuck Bown	27		'70 Plymouth	Dick Bown			88	0	0	accident	1015	0
33	24	Paul Dorrity	75		'72 Chevrolet				78	0	0	ignition	1015	0
34	30	Ron Keselowski	88		'71 Dodge	Lubinski			60	0	0	engine	1015	0
35	37	Ron Gautsche	82		'71 Ford	Gautsche			55	0	0	oil pressure	1015	0
36	19	Jack McCoy	7		'72 Dodge	Conn			37	0	0	ignition	1015	0
37	39	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			35	0	0	suspension	1515	0
38	17	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			30	0	0	engine	1015	0
39	3	Mark Donohue	16		'72 Matador	Penske			13	0	0	rear end	1265	0
40	8	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			13	0	0	accident	1515	0