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Auto race held at North Carolina Motor Speedway in 1972
Motor car race
The 1972 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on October 22, 1972, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham , North Carolina . While not televised, the 1972 American 500 was covered by local radio stations WAYN-AM (900 AM) and WEEB-AM (990 AM).
Race report [ edit ]
40 American -born drivers qualified for the race. Drivers who failed to qualify were David Ray Boggs , Jimmy Crawford and Elmo Langley . Forty-two thousand people attended. The race's average speed was 118.275 miles per hour (190.345 km/h) in this 253-minute race. David Pearson's qualifying speed of 137.258 miles per hour or 220.895 kilometres per hour won the pole position . There were four cautions for a of 35 laps. 20 different drivers lead the race. Bobby Allison would defeat Richard Petty by two laps; resulting in Richard Petty's 100th runner up finish.[2]
Ron Hutcherson was the last-place finisher of this event; with a racing accident on lap 29 out of 492. Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, and David Pearson dominated the closing laps of this race.[2] [2]
Hutcherson's racing career would last throughout the course of the 1970s; ending only after the 1979 running of the World 600 . Notable crew chiefs for this race were Harry Hyde , Dale Inman , Tom Vandiver , Vic Ballard , and Herb Nab .[3]
Rewards for this race were $19,400 for the winner ($141,310 when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher brought home $550 ($4,006 when adjusted for inflation). A grand total of $89,450 was offered to the race. ($651,555 when adjusted for inflation).[4]
Bobby Allison's win at this event would become the tenth win of the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.[5] [6]
Qualifying [ edit ]
Grid
Driver
Manufacturer
[7] [7] Owner
1 21 David Pearson
'71 Mercury
137.528
26.621
Wood Brothers
2 71 Buddy Baker
'72 Dodge
136.202
26.881
Nord Krauskopf
3 43 Richard Petty
'72 Plymouth
136.157
26.889
Petty Enterprises
4 9 Pete Hamilton
'72 Plymouth
135.678
26.984
Jack Housby
5 12 Bobby Allison
'72 Chevrolet
135.467
27.026
Richard Howard
6 28 Cale Yarborough
'72 Chevrolet
134.664
27.188
Hoss Ellington
7 15 Dick Brooks
'72 Ford
134.491
27.223
Bud Moore
8 17 Bill Dennis
'72 Chevrolet
133.730
27.377
H.J. Brooking
9 27 Bobby Isaac
'71 Chevrolet
133.045
27.518
Banjo Matthews
10 16 Dave Marcis
'72 AMC Matador
132.837
27.561
Roger Penske
Finishing order [ edit ]
Richard Petty
Buddy Baker
David Pearson
Pete Hamilton
Cale Yarborough
Dave Marcis
Larry Smith
David Sisco
Buddy Arrington
John Sears
Clarence Lovell
Elmo Langley
Ben Arnold
Walter Ballard
Dean Dalton
Ed Negre
Charlie Roberts
James Hylton
Cecil Gordon
Joe Frasson
Raymond Williams
Jabe Thomas
J.D. McDuffie
Frank Warren
Marty Robbins
Coo Coo Marlin
Bill Champion
Roy Mayne
Jim Vandiver
Neil Castles
Bill Dennis
Ron Keselowski
Dick Brooks
Benny Parsons
Bobby Isaac
Henley Gray
Tiny Lund
Tommy Gale
Ron Hutcherson
Timeline [ edit ]
Section reference: [2]
Start: David Pearson was the first driver to leave the start/finish line as the green flag was waved in the air.
Lap 32: First caution due to Ron Hutcherson's accident on turn 4, ended on lap 42.
Lap 33: Bill Dennis took over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 34: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Bill Dennis.
Lap 35: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Bobby Isaac.
Lap 42: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 51: Buddy Baker took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 66: Second caution due to Henley Gray's engine failure, ended on lap 75.
Lap 67: Dick Brooks took over the lead from Buddy Baker.
Lap 68: Bill Dennis took over the lead from Dick Brooks.
Lap 69: David Pearson took over the lead from Bill Dennis.
Lap 91: The third caution started due to Benny Parson's accident on turn 1, ended on lap 101.
Lap 92: Bobby Allison took over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 97: David Pearson took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 100: Buddy Baker took over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 167: David Pearson took over the lead from Buddy Baker.
Lap 187: Bobby Allison took over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 213: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 250: The fourth caution started due to debris, ended on lap 256.
Lap 251: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Richard Petty.
Lap 252: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 259: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Richard Petty.
Lap 261: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 269: David Pearson took over the lead from Richard Petty.
Lap 317: Bobby Allison took over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 418: Jabe Thomas' engine stopped functioning in a normal manner.
Lap 428: The rear end of James Hylton's vehicle was removed in an unsafe manner.
Finish: Bobby Allison was officially declared the winner of the event.
References [ edit ]
^ 1972 American 500 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
^ 1972 American 500
^ 1972 American 500 Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at How Stuff Works
^ 1972 American 500 Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine racing information at Driver Averages
^ a b 1972 American 500
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