1972 Yankee 400

Race 22 of 31

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:58:31
Average speed of winner: 134.416 mph
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 19 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Isaac 1-19, Allison 20, Isaac 21-35, Marlin 36, Hylton 37-38, Frasson 39-45, Allison 46-51, Petty 52-57, Pearson 58-154, Allison 155, Pearson 156, Allison 157-158, Pearson 159-173, Allison 174-177, Pearson 178-182, Allison 183-185, Pearson 186-187, Allison 188-196, Pearson 197-200

Race notes: Finale for Ron Grana.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	6	124	running	13385	0
2	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		200	7	26	running	9230	0
3	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		199	2	34	running	6525	0
4	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman	157.607	199	1	6	running	5475	0
5	20	Cale Yarborough	98		'71 Mercury	Hylton			196	0	0	running	2150	0
6	10	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			195	1	2	running	2050	0
7	22	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			195	0	0	running	1875	0
8	23	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			194	0	0	running	1825	0
9	27	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Matador	Penske			194	0	0	running	1725	0
10	11	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			193	0	0	running	1125	0
11	14	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			192	0	0	running	1550	0
12	15	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			191	0	0	running	1525	0
13	32	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			191	0	0	running	1000	0
14	13	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			190	0	0	running	975	0
15	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			189	0	0	running	1450	0
16	34	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			188	0	0	running	1415	0
17	33	Mel Larson	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			187	0	0	running	905	0
18	19	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			187	0	0	running	1375	0
19	30	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			185	0	0	running	1380	0
20	24	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			185	0	0	running	1365	0
21	21	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			185	0	0	running	1350	0
22	18	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			184	0	0	running	1335	0
23	16	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			184	0	0	running	1320	0
24	37	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			184	0	0	running	1305	0
25	17	Dick May	84		'70 Dodge	Buster Davis			178	0	0	running	790	0
26	38	Charlie Roberts	77		'72 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			177	0	0	running	1275	0
27	36	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			171	0	0	running	765	0
28	28	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			155	0	0	running	1280	0
29	35	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			154	0	0	running	1245	0
30	7	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			151	1	7	accident	735	0
31	25	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			145	0	0	engine	720	0
32	6	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			110	0	0	water pump	715	0
33	8	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			104	0	0	engine	710	0
34	5	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			91	1	1	rear end	705	0
35	29	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			87	0	0	transmission	700	0
36	26	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			34	0	0	engine	770	0
37	40	Ron Grana	55		'70 Chevrolet	Grana			31	0	0	transmission	690	0
38	39	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			19	0	0	engine	685	0
39	31	Earle Canavan	01		'71 Plymouth	Canavan			12	0	0	engine	680	0
40	9	Dick Brooks	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			9	0	0	engine	1175	0