1972 Miller High Life 500

Race 4 of 31

Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:56:04
Average speed of winner: 127.082 mph
Margin of victory: 4.2 sec.
Lead changes: 36 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt 1-4, Isaac 5-13, Elder 14-16, Foyt 17-32, Allison 33, Foyt 34-35, Allison 36-39, Parsons 40-51, Petty 52, Allison 53, Parsons 54, Foyt 55-58, Petty 59, Foyt 60, Petty 61, Foyt 62-66, Petty 67-68, Foyt 69-85, Baker 86-87, Allison 88-89, Petty 90-97, Foyt 98-119, Baker 120-122, Allison 123-127, Petty 128-131, Foyt 132-149, Allison 150, Foyt 151-155, Allison 156, Foyt 157, Allison 158, Foyt 159-162, Allison 163-165, Foyt 166-183, Allison 184, Baker 185, Foyt 186-200

Race notes: Last win for A.J. Foyt. Debut for Carl Adams, Bill Butts, George Follmer, and Jim Whitt. Finale for Cliff Garner, Ron Gautsche, Les Loeser, and Don White. Only start for Gene Romero. Bobby Allison took the points lead from James Hylton.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	A.J. Foyt	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	153.217	200	14	132	running	31695	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		200	10	20	running	16945	0
3	4	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			200	3	6	running	11670	0
4	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		199	6	17	running	9970	0
5	8	Ray Elder	96		'72 Dodge	Elder			194	1	3	running	5845	0
6	11	Hershel McGriff	4		'70 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			193	0	0	running	4470	0
7	25	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			191	0	0	running	4435	0
8	22	Marty Robbins	42		'72 Dodge	Robbins			190	0	0	running	3445	0
9	24	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			188	0	0	running	3370	0
10	10	Ramo Stott	9		'72 Plymouth	Housby			188	0	0	running	2575	0
11	26	Jimmy Finger	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			188	0	0	running	2480	0
12	15	Jack McCoy	17		'71 Dodge	Conn			186	0	0	running	2420	0
13	19	John Soares, Jr.	3		'70 Dodge	Soares Jr.			186	0	0	running	2345	0
14	9	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			185	2	13	running	2845	0
15	40	Bill Butts	6		'72 Dodge	Sigman			185	0	0	running	2220	0
16	48	Cliff Garner	1		'71 Ford				185	0	0	running	1495	0
17	33	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			184	0	0	running	2170	0
18	13	Dick Bown	2		'72 Plymouth	Ober			184	0	0	running	2170	0
19	35	Jim Danielson	84		'71 Mercury	Danielson			184	0	0	running	2120	0
20	17	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			182	0	0	running	2620	0
21	31	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			182	0	0	running	2085	0
22	28	Kevin Terris	32		'72 Plymouth	Barnicle			180	0	0	running	2070	0
23	43	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			180	0	0	running	2545	0
24	39	Mike James	34		'72 Chevrolet	Oddo			179	0	0	running	1995	0
25	42	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			179	0	0	running	2025	0
26	30	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			179	0	0	flagged	1970	0
27	37	Jim Whitt	44		'71 Ford				178	0	0	running	1920	0
28	12	George Altheide	20		'70 Dodge	Altheide			178	0	0	running	1920	0
29	38	Bob Kauf	95		'72 Chevrolet	Stockwell			174	0	0	engine	1870	0
30	47	Carl Adams	39		'71 Ford	Burchard			174	0	0	running	1845	0
31	32	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford	Henley Gray			173	0	0	running	2330	0
32	34	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			173	0	0	running	1795	0
33	49	Chuck Bown	27		'70 Plymouth	Dick Bown			165	0	0	engine	1770	0
34	46	Les Loeser	40		'72 Chevrolet				164	0	0	tires	1745	0
35	51	Ron Gautsche	82		'71 Ford	Gautsche			160	0	0	running	1720	0
36	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			138	0	0	accident	2220	0
37	45	Dick Kranzler	14		'72 Chevrolet	Kranzler			137	0	0	running	1670	0
38	21	Don White	99		'72 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			114	0	0	fuel pump	1745	0
39	36	Gene Romero	52		'70 Plymouth				105	0	0	engine	1620	0
40	20	G.T. Tallas	23		'71 Ford	Tallas			88	0	0	clutch	1620	0
41	6	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			69	0	0	engine	1720	0
42	27	Earle Canavan	41		'72 Plymouth	Canavan			65	0	0	running	1570	0
43	29	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			55	0	0	clutch	2040	0
44	7	Mark Donohue	16		'72 Matador	Penske			45	0	0	accident	1615	0
45	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		45	1	9	accident	3665	0
46	50	Bill Osborne	29		'72 Ford				36	0	0	a-frame	1440	0
47	44	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			33	0	0	accident	1915	0
48	16	Don Noel	89		'71 Ford				27	0	0	engine	1415	0
49	41	George Follmer	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			4	0	0	engine	1440	0
50	18	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			2	0	0	clutch	1365	0
51	23	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			1	0	0	engine	1375	0