1972 Southern 500

Race 24 of 31

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:54:46
Average speed of winner: 128.124 mph
Margin of victory: 4 car lengths
Lead changes: 30 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1-14, Brooks 15, Bailey 16-21, Marlin 22-23, B. Allison 24-36, Pearson 37-40, B. Allison 41-46, Brooks 47, Bud. Baker 48, Pearson 49-73, B. Allison 74-79, Pearson 80, B. Allison 81-107, Pearson 108-122, B. Allison 123-137, Petty 138, Pearson 139-151, Petty 152-154, B. Allison 155-185, Pearson 186-196, B. Allison 197-218, Pearson 219-240, B. Allison 241-275, Pearson 276-278, B. Allison 279-280, Pearson 281-293, B. Allison 294-311, Pearson 312, B. Allison 313-346, Pearson 347-361, B. Allison 362-367

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		367	13	229	running	23990	0
2	13	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		367	11	123	running	11065	0
3	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		360	2	4	running	8990	0
4	2	Fred Lorenzen	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			354	0	0	running	4940	0
5	18	H.B. Bailey	66		'71 Pontiac	Blank-Kalashian			351	1	6	running	4630	0
6	15	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			348	0	0	running	3325	0
7	5	Dave Marcis	16		'72 Matador	Penske			348	0	0	running	2865	0
8	16	Jim Vandiver	31		'71 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			343	0	0	running	2665	0
9	21	Marty Robbins	42		'71 Dodge	Robbins			339	0	0	running	2465	0
10	19	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			337	1	2	running	2415	0
11	9	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			335	0	0	running	2665	0
12	28	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			328	0	0	running	2365	0
13	38	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			327	0	0	running	2265	0
14	34	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			324	0	0	running	2165	0
15	36	J.D. McDuffie	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			318	0	0	running	1515	0
16	30	Tommy Gale	03		'71 Mercury	Vasko			305	0	0	running	1365	0
17	39	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			286	0	0	running	1765	0
18	26	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			280	0	0	oil leak	1715	0
19	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			258	0	0	accident	1165	0
20	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			249	0	0	accident	1715	0
21	31	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			245	0	0	accident	1560	0
22	32	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			228	0	0	accident	1485	0
23	35	Neil Castles	06		'72 Plymouth	Castles			205	0	0	engine	960	0
24	29	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			167	0	0	engine	1450	0
25	25	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			165	0	0	accident	940	0
26	24	Buck Baker	65		'72 Chevrolet	Phipps			157	0	0	engine	935	0
27	33	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			147	0	0	engine	930	0
28	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			145	0	0	accident	1425	0
29	4	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			139	1	1	accident	920	0
30	23	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			138	0	0	heating	1415	0
31	37	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			135	0	0	engine	810	0
32	6	Dick Brooks	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			133	2	2	accident	1300	0
33	20	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			104	0	0	engine	795	0
34	40	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			58	0	0	engine	790	0
35	8	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			43	0	0	engine	1285	0
36	22	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			37	0	0	engine	1280	0
37	14	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			34	0	0	accident	775	0
38	11	Donnie Allison	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		12	0	0	accident	770	0
39	10	LeeRoy Yarbrough	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			12	0	0	accident	1265	0
40	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		12	0	0	accident	2760	0