1972 Delaware 500

Race 26 of 31

Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:08:57
Average speed of winner: 120.506 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 14 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Pearson 1-2, Allison 3-14, Baker 15-72, Pearson 73, Petty 74, Pearson 75, Baker 76-122, Allison 123, Baker 124-128, Allison 129-144, Baker 145-149, Pearson 150-327, Allison 328-332, Pearson 333-500

Race notes: Finale for George Altheide and Les Covey.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		500	5	350	running	13250	0
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		497	1	1	running	10600	0
3	9	Ramo Stott	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			486	0	0	running	4950	0
4	13	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			478	0	0	running	3550	0
5	21	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			477	0	0	running	2885	0
6	7	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			476	0	0	running	2185	0
7	16	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			467	0	0	running	2035	0
8	18	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			467	0	0	running	1935	0
9	37	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			457	0	0	running	1810	0
10	27	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			448	0	0	running	1750	0
11	3	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		447	4	115	rear end	3275	0
12	33	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			446	0	0	running	1650	0
13	12	Paul Tyler	83		'71 Mercury	Norris Reed			441	0	0	running	1100	0
14	35	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			424	0	0	running	1075	0
15	24	Earle Canavan	01		'71 Plymouth	Canavan			402	0	0	engine	1050	0
16	32	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Ford	Wendell Scott			386	0	0	running	1025	0
17	29	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			358	0	0	ignition	1500	0
18	26	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			344	0	0	engine	975	0
19	28	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			344	0	0	running	1450	0
20	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	133.323	331	4	34	engine	3100	0
21	30	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			330	0	0	oil leak	900	0
22	20	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			299	0	0	engine	1375	0
23	14	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			294	0	0	clutch	850	0
24	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			288	0	0	engine	1325	0
25	25	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			272	0	0	engine	1300	0
26	15	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			267	0	0	engine	775	0
27	8	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			261	0	0	engine	750	0
28	36	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			182	0	0	engine	1225	0
29	38	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			163	0	0	engine	700	0
30	23	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			147	0	0	engine	700	0
31	10	Harry Schilling	84		'70 Chevrolet				144	0	0	alternator	650	0
32	22	Neil Castles	06		'72 Plymouth	Castles			126	0	0	transmission	675	0
33	31	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			111	0	0	suspension	600	0
34	6	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			92	0	0	rear end	1090	0
35	17	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			79	0	0	engine	1085	0
36	5	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			73	0	0	hub	605	0
37	11	Dave Marcis	16		'72 Matador	Penske			70	0	0	engine	575	0
38	19	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			49	0	0	engine	570	0
39	40	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			47	0	0	steering	1065	0
40	39	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			36	0	0	transmission	560	0