1972 Lone Star 500

Race 16 of 31

Texas World
250 laps
Time of race: 3:28:04
Average speed of winner: 144.185 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 16 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-4, Isaac 5-39, Petty 40-42, Allison 43, Frasson 44, Isaac 45-53, Petty 54-61, Frasson 62, Isaac 63-64, Allison 65-73, Petty 74-108, Isaac 109, Petty 110-140, Isaac 141, Petty 142-157, Isaac 158-161, Petty 162-250

Race notes: Debut for Paul Jett. Finale for Ronnie Chumley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	169.412	250	7	186	running	16245	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		249	2	10	running	8670	0
3	21	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			244	0	0	running	5045	0
4	5	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			244	0	0	running	4355	0
5	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		244	6	52	running	5400	0
6	22	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			242	0	0	running	3070	0
7	7	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			241	0	0	running	2060	0
8	11	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			232	0	0	running	2040	0
9	39	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			232	0	0	running	1670	0
10	15	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			231	0	0	running	1440	0
11	13	H.B. Bailey	66		'71 Pontiac	Blank-Kalashian			230	0	0	running	890	0
12	38	Tiny Lund	55		'72 Chevrolet				229	0	0	running	1045	0
13	9	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			226	0	0	running	1300	0
14	16	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			226	0	0	running	1355	0
15	8	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			226	0	0	running	1230	0
16	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			225	0	0	running	1290	0
17	30	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			222	0	0	running	1330	0
18	33	Paul Jett	56		'72 Ford				220	0	0	running	680	0
19	12	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			218	0	0	engine	695	0
20	40	Dick May	53		'71 Ford	Hopper-Crews			217	0	0	running	810	0
21	41	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			217	0	0	running	1330	0
22	37	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			207	0	0	running	760	0
23	28	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			207	0	0	running	1275	0
24	4	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			200	2	2	engine	715	0
25	44	Ronnie Chumley	555		'72 Chevrolet				200	0	0	running	645	0
26	29	Jim Whitt	32		'71 Ford				197	0	0	running	750	0
27	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			193	0	0	windshield	1260	0
28	18	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			192	0	0	engine	1230	0
29	32	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			186	0	0	running	1225	0
30	27	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			155	0	0	accident	735	0
31	19	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			144	0	0	accident	715	0
32	35	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Ford	Wendell Scott			143	0	0	accident	710	0
33	26	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			138	0	0	engine	1265	0
34	20	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			126	0	0	engine	700	0
35	25	Dick Brooks	73		'72 Ford				114	0	0	engine	730	0
36	23	Jackie Oliver	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			83	0	0	engine	1135	0
37	14	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			82	0	0	engine	805	0
38	36	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			81	0	0	engine	680	0
39	42	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			72	0	0	engine	1200	0
40	10	Marty Robbins	42		'72 Dodge	Robbins			56	0	0	engine	595	0
41	6	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			52	0	0	engine	1115	0
42	43	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			28	0	0	engine	585	0
43	24	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			28	0	0	fuel pump	590	0
44	17	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			14	0	0	engine	550	0