1972 Northern 300

Race 19 of 31

Trenton
200 laps
Time of race: 2:57:41
Average speed of winner: 114.030 mph
Margin of victory: 1.4 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac 1-18, Marcis 19, Gordon 20-21, Isaac 22-72, Allison 73-82, Isaac 83-108, Petty 109-135, Allison 136-153, Isaac 154-175, Allison 176-200

Race notes: Finale for A.J. Cox and Ed Hessert. Only start for Fred Drake and Bob Greeley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		200	3	53	running	7900	0
2	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	133.126	200	4	117	running	4825	0
3	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		199	1	27	running	3800	0
4	7	Fred Lorenzen	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			197	0	0	running	1475	0
5	8	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			194	1	2	running	1325	0
6	11	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			194	0	0	running	1050	0
7	6	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			192	0	0	running	765	0
8	4	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			192	0	0	running	985	0
9	22	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			187	0	0	running	900	0
10	18	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			186	0	0	running	875	0
11	17	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			185	0	0	running	850	0
12	26	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			184	0	0	running	775	0
13	28	Bob Greeley	60		'70 Plymouth				182	0	0	running	500	0
14	21	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			182	0	0	running	725	0
15	15	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			181	0	0	running	700	0
16	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			180	0	0	running	675	0
17	12	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			179	0	0	running	645	0
18	25	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			177	0	0	running	385	0
19	30	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			176	0	0	running	380	0
20	31	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Ford	Wendell Scott			171	0	0	running	375	0
21	27	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			169	0	0	running	620	0
22	16	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			127	0	0	oil leak	365	0
23	19	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			115	0	0	running	360	0
24	9	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			107	0	0	engine	620	0
25	5	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			104	1	1	accident	650	0
26	33	Fred Drake	66		'72 Pontiac	Blank-Kalashian			93	0	0	engine	345	0
27	13	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			85	0	0	fuel pump	340	0
28	29	Ed Hessert	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			50	0	0	accident	335	0
29	24	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			33	0	0	engine	580	0
30	14	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			42	0	0	disqualified	325	0
31	10	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			15	0	0	engine	575	0
32	20	Earle Canavan	01		'71 Plymouth	Canavan			8	0	0	oil leak	325	0
33	32	A.J. Cox	81		'71 Dodge	A.J. Cox			2	0	0	heating	325	0