1972 Golden State 400

Race 15 of 31

Riverside
153 laps
Time of race: 4:03:32
Average speed of winner: 98.761 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-3, B. Allison 4-5, Petty 6-24, Isaac 25-26, McGriff 27, Petty 28-58, Isaac 59, McGriff 60-61, Petty 62-63, Elder 64-66, Petty 67-96, Isaac 97-109, Elder 110-153

Race notes: Last win for Ray Elder. Debut for Sonny Easley, John Hren. Finale for Bill Butts, Tru Cheek, Paul Dorrity, Dick Guldstrand, Frank James, and Ray Johnston. Only start for Sam Stanley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Ray Elder	96		'71 Dodge	Elder			153	2	47	running	12375	0
2	8	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			152	0	0	running	6850	0
3	6	Donnie Allison	16		'72 Matador	Penske			150	0	0	running	4025	0
4	12	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			153	0	0	running	3300	0
5	22	Carl Joiner	26		'72 Chevrolet	Dean Thorne			148	0	0	running	2150	0
6	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		147	1	2	running	3550	0
7	18	Carl Adams	09		'71 Ford	Burchard			146	0	0	running	1325	0
8	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			145	0	0	running	1725	0
9	19	Frank James	00		'72 Chevrolet	Calder			144	0	0	running	1125	0
10	16	Dick May	64		'71 Ford	Langley			141	0	0	running	1525	0
11	29	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			141	0	0	running	1500	0
12	4	Hershel McGriff	04		'70 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			141	2	3	running	975	0
13	5	Dick Bown	02		'72 Plymouth	Ober			141	0	0	running	950	0
14	9	Chuck Bown	27		'70 Plymouth	Dick Bown			138	0	0	suspension	925	0
15	35	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			136	0	0	running	1400	0
16	20	Dick Kranzler	4		'72 Chevrolet	Kranzler			135	0	0	running	875	0
17	15	Kevin Terris	32		'70 Plymouth	Barnicle			133	0	0	running	855	0
18	33	Paul Dorrity	15		'72 Chevrolet	Glen Dorrity			130	0	0	engine	845	0
19	10	Jimmy Insolo	38		'72 Chevrolet	Paquette			130	0	0	running	835	0
20	23	Bill Butts	06		'72 Dodge	Sigman			128	0	0	running	840	0
21	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		109	3	16	transmission	2785	0
22	28	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			102	0	0	transmission	1285	0
23	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	108.688	96	5	85	engine	3295	0
24	24	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			87	0	0	running	1255	0
25	38	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			69	0	0	transmission	1240	0
26	25	Ray Johnstone	6		'72 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			62	0	0	engine	725	0
27	17	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			47	0	0	engine	715	0
28	31	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			46	0	0	transmission	1205	0
29	39	John Hren	46		'70 Chevrolet				45	0	0	engine	720	0
30	14	Clem Proctor	78		'72 Oldsmobile				37	0	0	engine	685	0
31	36	Sonny Easley	86		'72 Chevrolet	Heckert			35	0	0	ignition	670	0
32	21	Dick Guldstrand	9		'72 Chevrolet	Guldstrand			28	0	0	engine	740	0
33	11	Dick Brooks	73		'72 Ford				21	0	0	transmission	660	0
34	26	Sam Stanley	47		'71 Ford				17	0	0	engine	655	0
35	32	John Soares, Jr.	3		'70 Dodge	Soares Jr.			15	0	0	engine	650	0
36	30	Tru Cheek	62		'70 Ford				12	0	0	engine	645	0
37	37	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			6	0	0	suspension	1140	0
38	27	Jack McCoy	7		'72 Dodge	Conn			5	0	0	engine	635	0
39	40	Bob Kauf	95		'72 Chevrolet	Stockwell			4	0	0	oil line	630	0
40	34	Mike James	31		'72 Chevrolet	Oddo			1	0	0	engine	625	0