1972 Motor State 400

Race 14 of 31

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:43:40
Average speed of winner: 146.639 mph
Margin of victory: 16 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac 1-2, Pearson 3-16, D. Allison 17, Hylton 18-19, B. Allison 20-22, Petty 23-24, B. Allison 25-26, Isaac 27, Petty 28-39, Isaac 40-42, Pearson 43-47, Isaac 48-54, Pearson 55-106, Isaac 107, Pearson 108-111, B. Allison 112-113, Pearson 114-115, Petty 116-119, Pearson 120-154, B. Allison 155-157, Pearson 158-200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	7	155	running	12935	0
2	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		200	4	10	running	8980	0
3	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	3	18	running	6925	0
4	9	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			195	1	2	running	3350	0
5	30	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			194	0	0	running	2150	0
6	11	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			191	0	0	running	1550	0
7	16	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			189	0	0	running	1875	0
8	29	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			189	0	0	running	1775	0
9	10	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			189	0	0	running	1175	0
10	15	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			188	0	0	running	1575	0
11	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			187	0	0	running	1550	0
12	28	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			186	0	0	running	1550	0
13	17	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			185	0	0	running	1500	0
14	19	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			184	0	0	running	1475	0
15	21	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			184	0	0	running	1450	0
16	24	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			181	0	0	running	915	0
17	14	Johnny Halford	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			180	0	0	running	905	0
18	37	Dick May	53		'72 Ford	Hopper-Crews			180	0	0	running	895	0
19	33	Richard Childress	96		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			179	0	0	running	880	0
20	35	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			178	0	0	running	865	0
21	18	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			166	0	0	running	1350	0
22	26	Pete Hamilton	9		'72 Plymouth	Ruggles			155	0	0	engine	910	0
23	40	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			154	0	0	rear end	820	0
24	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			147	0	0	suspension	1305	0
25	31	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			140	0	0	engine	1290	0
26	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	160.764	138	5	14	suspension	3000	0
27	8	Dick Brooks	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			129	0	0	engine	765	0
28	7	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'72 Mercury	Seifert			96	0	0	engine	1255	0
29	22	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			92	0	0	engine	1245	0
30	36	Dave Marcis	87		'71 Mercury	Hammer Mason			90	0	0	clutch	735	0
31	32	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			62	0	0	engine	720	0
32	25	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			54	0	0	transmission	1215	0
33	6	Donnie Allison	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		44	1	1	transmission	710	0
34	27	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			42	0	0	ignition	1255	0
35	5	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			15	0	0	engine	700	0
36	13	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			11	0	0	engine	1195	0
37	38	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			11	0	0	suspension	690	0
38	39	Bobby Mausgrover	00		'70 Dodge	Mausgrover			9	0	0	engine	685	0
39	20	Bill Seifert	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			3	0	0	engine	1180	0
40	34	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			1	0	0	engine	675	0