1972 Talladega 500

Race 21 of 31

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:22:09
Average speed of winner: 148.728 mph
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 30 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac pole, B. Allison 1-2, Baker 3, Petty 4-6, Baker 7, B. Allison 8-12, Petty 13, B. Allison 14-17, Baker 18-23, Hylton 24-26, Pearson 27-35, D. Allison 36-46, Hylton 47, D. Allison 48-54, Hamilton 55, D. Allison 56, Hamilton 57-58, Waltrip 59-65, Hylton 66-96, Pearson 97-99, B. Allison 100-106, Hylton 107-110, B. Allison 111-113, Hamilton 114-117, B. Allison 118, Stott 119, Hylton 120-145, Stott 146, Hylton 147-150, Stott 151, Hylton 152-188

Race notes: Last win for James Hylton. Last pole for Bobby Isaac. Finale for Paul Jett and Robert Wales.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	22	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			188	7	106	running	24865	0
2	14	Ramo Stott	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			188	3	3	running	9440	0
3	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		183	6	22	running	9465	0
4	27	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			180	0	0	running	4540	0
5	29	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			179	0	0	running	3615	0
6	10	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			178	0	0	running	3015	0
7	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		177	2	4	running	5115	0
8	30	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			175	0	0	running	2515	0
9	19	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			173	0	0	running	2265	0
10	47	Paul Jett	56		'72 Ford				171	0	0	running	1815	0
11	32	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			170	0	0	running	1990	0
12	31	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			167	0	0	running	1965	0
13	25	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			165	0	0	running	1465	0
14	37	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			164	0	0	running	1915	0
15	20	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			163	0	0	running	1890	0
16	9	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			156	0	0	running	1365	0
17	18	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			156	0	0	running	1340	0
18	28	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge				151	0	0	running	1315	0
19	7	Pete Hamilton	9		'72 Plymouth	Housby			147	3	7	engine	1590	0
20	8	Fred Lorenzen	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			147	0	0	suspension	1265	0
21	40	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			146	0	0	engine	1730	0
22	4	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			131	3	8	engine	1715	0
23	13	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			127	0	0	engine	1690	0
24	42	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			124	0	0	engine	1240	0
25	26	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			121	0	0	engine	1640	0
26	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		105	2	12	ignition	2115	0
27	23	Darrell Waltrip	95		'71 Mercury	Waltrip			99	1	7	engine	1465	0
28	35	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Vasko			99	0	0	wheel bearing	1065	0
29	39	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			83	0	0	heating	1040	0
30	38	Mel Larson	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			69	0	0	engine	690	0
31	41	Donnie Allison	22		'72 Plymouth	Jimmy Crawford			61	3	19	engine	2090	0
32	50	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			49	0	0	transmission	1465	0
33	15	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			47	0	0	engine	1440	0
34	12	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			46	0	0	engine	1415	0
35	33	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			43	0	0	suspension	1390	0
36	44	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			42	0	0	engine	1365	0
37	17	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			41	0	0	engine	840	0
38	48	Bobby Mausgrover	53		'72 Ford	Hopper-Crews			36	0	0	engine	815	0
39	46	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			35	0	0	engine	1290	0
40	11	Dick Brooks	73		'72 Ford				28	0	0	clutch	765	0
41	6	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			22	0	0	accident	760	0
42	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	190.677	22	0	0	accident	3765	0
43	16	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			21	0	0	accident	1250	0
44	21	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			21	0	0	accident	945	0
45	34	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			9	0	0	clutch	740	0
46	43	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			9	0	0	engine	1285	0
47	49	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			5	0	0	ignition	730	0
48	24	Neil Castles	06		'72 Plymouth	Castles			1	0	0	engine	775	0
49	36	Roy Mayne	65		'72 Chevrolet	Phipps			1	0	0	engine	720	0
50	45	Robert Wales	63		'70 Dodge	Charlie Roberts			1	0	0	engine	715	0