1972 Nashville 420

Race 23 of 31

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:42:14
Average speed of winner: 92.578 mph
Margin of victory: 10 car lengths
Lead changes: 7 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-42, Gordon 43, Petty 44-167, Allison 168-324, Petty 325-327, Allison 328-335, Petty 336-344, Allison 345-420

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	116.932	420	4	283	running	6925	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		420	3	136	running	5010	0
3	12	Darrell Waltrip	95		'71 Mercury	Waltrip			404	0	0	running	2040	0
4	6	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			400	0	0	running	1630	0
5	8	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			387	0	0	running	1400	0
6	4	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			383	1	1	running	1125	0
7	18	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			381	0	0	running	1025	0
8	9	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			369	0	0	running	925	0
9	25	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			363	0	0	running	875	0
10	17	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			357	0	0	running	850	0
11	19	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			320	0	0	running	560	0
12	28	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			277	0	0	engine	800	0
13	15	Earl Brooks	26		'71 Ford	Earl Brooks			158	0	0	rear end	540	0
14	21	Frank Warren	79		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			153	0	0	drive shaft	775	0
15	24	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			118	0	0	engine	485	0
16	23	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			106	0	0	steering	445	0
17	7	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			105	0	0	engine	415	0
18	27	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			56	0	0	accident	615	0
19	20	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			46	0	0	brakes	565	0
20	10	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			40	0	0	accident	515	0
21	16	Robert Brown	58		'70 Chevrolet				37	0	0	engine	245	0
22	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			37	0	0	accident	485	0
23	11	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			34	0	0	accident	480	0
24	22	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			29	0	0	steering	225	0
25	14	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			3	0	0	engine	475	0
26	3	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'71 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			0	0	0	accident	300	0
27	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		0	0	0	accident	1750	0
28	13	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			0	0	0	withdrew	475	0