1972 Rebel 400

Race 8 of 31

Darlington
293 laps
Time of race: 3:13:00
Average speed of winner: 124.406 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 14 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Allison 1-3, Pearson 4-9, Allison 10-33, Yarbrough 34, Petty 35-47, Isaac 48, Vandiver 49-54, Allison 55, Pearson 56-69, Bud. Baker 70-96, Pearson 97-185, Allison 186, Petty 187-200, Pearson 201-293

Race notes: James Hylton took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	148.209	293	4	202	running	16850	0
2	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		292	2	27	running	10375	0
3	15	Joe Frasson	18		'71 Dodge	Frasson			285	0	0	running	5475	0
4	9	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			284	0	0	running	4675	0
5	10	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			281	0	0	running	2875	0
6	12	Buddy Arrington	67		'71 Dodge	Arrington			279	0	0	running	1725	0
7	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		278	4	29	running	3520	0
8	22	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			277	0	0	running	1770	0
9	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			275	0	0	running	1710	0
10	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			274	0	0	running	1620	0
11	30	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			269	0	0	running	1545	0
12	19	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			269	0	0	running	995	0
13	26	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			262	0	0	running	1470	0
14	36	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			262	0	0	running	945	0
15	28	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			261	0	0	running	920	0
16	5	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			260	1	6	engine	870	0
17	21	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			258	0	0	running	845	0
18	23	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			258	0	0	running	1320	0
19	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			255	0	0	running	1270	0
20	7	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			242	1	27	engine	1245	0
21	33	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			222	0	0	oil pan	1220	0
22	13	Jackie Oliver	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			205	0	0	accident	1320	0
23	35	Bill Dennis	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			196	0	0	engine	670	0
24	24	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			178	0	0	rear end	1210	0
25	18	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			154	0	0	handling	1145	0
26	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		145	1	1	valve	630	0
27	31	Bobby Mausgrover	00		'70 Dodge	Mausgrover			129	0	0	brakes	620	0
28	4	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		76	1	1	piston	610	0
29	6	Fred Lorenzen	28		'72 Ford	Ellington			46	0	0	engine	605	0
30	14	Buck Baker	93		'70 Chevrolet	Furr			45	0	0	clutch	650	0
31	29	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			43	0	0	oil leak	1095	0
32	25	H.B. Bailey	53		'72 Ford	Hopper-Crews			41	0	0	ignition	665	0
33	16	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			36	0	0	suspension	585	0
34	17	Henley Gray	19		'72 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			25	0	0	oil pressure	1080	0
35	20	Dick Brooks	66		'71 Pontiac	Blank-Kalashian			21	0	0	brakes	575	0
36	32	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			7	0	0	oil pressure	570	0