1972 Dixie 500

Race 20 of 31

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:47:08
Average speed of winner: 131.295 mph
Margin of victory: 11.4 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 40 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-2, Isaac 3-11, B. Allison 12-15, Marlin 16-19, Petty 20-25, D. Allison 26-29, Yarbrough 30-31, Isaac 32-35, B. Allison 36-37, Hylton 38, Marcis 39-41, Pearson 42-88, Petty 89-90, Isaac 91-96, B. Allison 97-98, Pearson 99-106, B. Allison 107, Pearson 108-120, B. Allison 121-123, Pearson 124, B. Allison 125-126, Pearson 127-236, B. Allison 237, Petty 238-239, B. Allison 240-328

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		328	8	104	running	17955	0
2	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		328	3	10	running	11005	0
3	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	158.353	325	6	181	running	6380	0
4	16	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			323	0	0	running	5230	0
5	18	LeeRoy Yarbrough	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			322	1	2	running	4230	0
6	6	Fred Lorenzen	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			321	0	0	running	3030	0
7	9	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			319	1	3	running	3330	0
8	12	Darrell Waltrip	95		'71 Mercury	Waltrip			317	0	0	running	2530	0
9	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			312	0	0	running	2780	0
10	14	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			311	0	0	running	2530	0
11	23	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			310	0	0	running	2255	0
12	13	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			310	0	0	running	2030	0
13	10	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			310	0	0	running	1330	0
14	30	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			309	0	0	running	1705	0
15	24	Johnny Halford	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			305	0	0	running	1105	0
16	17	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			305	0	0	running	1055	0
17	34	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			305	0	0	running	1405	0
18	39	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			300	0	0	running	1305	0
19	33	Bobby Mausgrover	53		'72 Ford	Hopper-Crews			298	0	0	running	730	0
20	38	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			292	0	0	heating	1155	0
21	29	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			287	0	0	running	625	0
22	32	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			283	0	0	running	660	0
23	26	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			266	0	0	running	1100	0
24	21	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			257	0	0	engine	590	0
25	40	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			219	0	0	engine	1080	0
26	37	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			201	0	0	engine	575	0
27	22	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			182	0	0	heating	1070	0
28	31	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			172	0	0	engine	640	0
29	4	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			157	1	4	engine	585	0
30	28	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			155	0	0	engine	1055	0
31	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		148	3	19	engine	2650	0
32	7	Donnie Allison	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		132	1	4	ignition	570	0
33	19	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			123	0	0	engine	565	0
34	36	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			118	0	0	engine	1035	0
35	35	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			114	1	1	engine	1030	0
36	8	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			102	0	0	engine	550	0
37	15	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			88	0	0	engine	1045	0
38	20	Dick Brooks	73		'72 Ford				12	0	0	steering	540	0
39	27	Dub Simpson	51		'70 Chevrolet	Strong			8	0	0	engine	510	0
40	25	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			6	0	0	engine	505	0