1972 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 31

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:05:42
Average speed of winner: 161.550 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 13 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac pole, Foyt 1-3, Allison 4-5, Foyt 6-20, Petty 21, Foyt 22-26, Petty 27, Foyt 28-33, Petty 34-39, Foyt 40-41, Petty 42-58, Foyt 59-74, Petty 75-80, Foyt 81-200

Race notes: Finale for Vic Elford. Only start for Larry Dickson. James Hylton took the points lead from Richard Petty.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	A.J. Foyt	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	7	167	running	45400	0
2	6	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'71 Dodge	Owens	Owens		199	0	0	running	16250	0
3	8	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			194	0	0	running	10475	0
4	33	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			194	0	0	running	7150	0
5	35	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			191	0	0	running	5925	0
6	16	Cale Yarborough	3		'71 Plymouth	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		188	0	0	running	4660	0
7	23	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			186	0	0	running	4215	0
8	21	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			184	0	0	running	4365	0
9	15	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			183	0	0	running	4145	0
10	13	Vic Elford	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			182	0	0	running	3445	0
11	26	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Vasko			182	0	0	running	2405	0
12	38	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			181	0	0	running	2700	0
13	5	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			179	0	0	running	3525	0
14	37	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford	Henley Gray			179	0	0	running	2395	0
15	34	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			177	0	0	running	1750	0
16	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		177	1	2	running	4900	0
17	20	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			176	0	0	running	1760	0
18	7	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			170	0	0	engine	2300	0
19	25	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			165	0	0	running	1630	0
20	27	Ed Hessert	86		'70 Dodge	Castles			107	0	0	distributor	1170	0
21	30	Larry Dickson	44		'71 Ford	Giachetti Brothers			103	0	0	engine	1535	0
22	9	Jim Hurtubise	56		'70 Chevrolet	Richard Hammond			100	0	0	engine	1700	0
23	14	Bill Dennis	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			85	0	0	valve	2120	0
24	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			84	0	0	oil pressure	2010	0
25	3	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			81	0	0	valve	1975	0
26	32	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		80	5	31	valve	5060	0
27	12	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			57	0	0	engine	2025	0
28	28	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			44	0	0	piston	1370	0
29	36	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			44	0	0	steering	1830	0
30	18	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			32	0	0	engine	1375	0
31	17	Jimmy Finger	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale			26	0	0	head gasket	1350	0
32	22	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Plymouth	Arrington			21	0	0	accident	1300	0
33	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	186.632	19	0	0	engine	10230	0
34	31	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			18	0	0	accident	2300	0
35	10	Mark Donohue	16		'72 Matador	Penske			18	0	0	push rod	1375	0
36	29	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Ballard			16	0	0	accident	1660	0
37	24	Ramo Stott	9		'72 Dodge	Housby			13	0	0	oil pressure	1165	0
38	39	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			13	0	0	crankshaft	1585	0
39	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			11	0	0	valve	1725	0
40	40	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			4	0	0	steering	800	0