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1972 Golden State 400


Race 15 of 31


Riverside
153 laps
Time of race: 4:03:32
Average speed of winner: 98.761 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-3, B. Allison 4-5, Petty 6-24, Isaac 25-26, McGriff 27, Petty 28-58, Isaac 59, McGriff 60-61, Petty 62-63, Elder 64-66, Petty 67-96, Isaac 97-109, Elder 110-153

Race notes: Last win for Ray Elder. Debut for Sonny Easley, John Hren. Finale for Bill Butts, Tru Cheek, Paul Dorrity, Dick Guldstrand, Frank James, and Ray Johnston. Only start for Sam Stanley.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
17Ray Elder96'71 DodgeElder153247running123750
28Benny Parsons72'71 MercuryL.G. DeWitt15200running68500
36Donnie Allison16'72 MatadorPenske15000running40250
412James Hylton48'70 FordHylton15300running33000
522Carl Joiner26'72 ChevroletDean Thorne14800running21500
63Bobby Allison12Coca-Cola'72 ChevroletHowardNab14712running35500
718Carl Adams09'71 FordBurchard14600running13250
813Cecil Gordon24'71 MercuryCecil Gordon14500running17250
919Frank James00'72 ChevroletCalder14400running11250
1016Dick May64'71 FordLangley14100running15250
1129Charlie Roberts77'71 FordCharlie Roberts14100running15000
124Hershel McGriff04'70 PlymouthBeryl Jackson14123running9750
135Dick Bown02'72 PlymouthOber14100running9500
149Chuck Bown27'70 PlymouthDick Bown13800suspension9250
1535Henley Gray19'71 Ford T-BirdHenley Gray13600running14000
1620Dick Kranzler4'72 ChevroletKranzler13500running8750
1715Kevin Terris32'70 PlymouthBarnicle13300running8550
1833Paul Dorrity15'72 ChevroletGlen Dorrity13000engine8450
1910Jimmy Insolo38'72 ChevroletPaquette13000running8350
2023Bill Butts06'72 DodgeSigman12800running8400
212Bobby Isaac71K&K Insurance'72 DodgeKrauskopfHyde109316transmission27850
2228Dean Dalton7'71 MercuryDean Dalton10200transmission12850
231Richard Petty43STP'72 PlymouthPettyInman108.68896585engine32950
2424Bill Champion10'71 FordBill Champion8700running12550
2538Walter Ballard30'71 MercuryVic Ballard6900transmission12400
2625Ray Johnstone6'72 OldsmobileCancilla6200engine7250
2717Johnny Anderson91'72 ChevroletNuzum4700engine7150
2831J.D. McDuffie70'71 ChevroletMcDuffie4600transmission12050
2939John Hren46'70 Chevrolet4500engine7200
3014Clem Proctor78'72 Oldsmobile3700engine6850
3136Sonny Easley86'72 ChevroletHeckert3500ignition6700
3221Dick Guldstrand9'72 ChevroletGuldstrand2800engine7400
3311Dick Brooks73'72 Ford2100transmission6600
3426Sam Stanley47'71 Ford1700engine6550
3532John Soares, Jr.3'70 DodgeSoares Jr.1500engine6500
3630Tru Cheek62'70 Ford1200engine6450
3737Ed Negre8'70 DodgeNegre600suspension11400
3827Jack McCoy7'72 DodgeConn500engine6350
3940Bob Kauf95'72 ChevroletStockwell400oil line6300
4034Mike James31'72 ChevroletOddo100engine6250


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