1972 Southeastern 500

Race 7 of 31

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:50:18
Average speed of winner: 92.826 mph
Margin of victory: 4 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-26, Isaac 27-32, Marlin 33-48, Allison 49-166, Isaac 167-171, Petty 172-186, Allison 187-500

Race notes: Bobby Allison took the points lead from James Hylton.

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	106.875	500	3	458	running	8325	0
2	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		496	2	11	running	5350	0
3	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		491	1	15	running	4225	0
4	5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			483	0	0	running	1720	0
5	7	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			474	0	0	running	1325	0
6	6	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			473	1	16	running	825	0
7	12	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			470	0	0	running	1065	0
8	14	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			470	0	0	running	950	0
9	11	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			466	0	0	running	685	0
10	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			462	0	0	running	850	0
11	16	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			451	0	0	running	810	0
12	22	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			442	0	0	running	800	0
13	17	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			437	0	0	running	540	0
14	27	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			429	0	0	running	530	0
15	30	Frank Warren	79		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			423	0	0	running	770	0
16	21	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			417	0	0	running	760	0
17	9	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			407	0	0	running	500	0
18	28	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Childress			403	0	0	running	490	0
19	26	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			387	0	0	ignition	730	0
20	10	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			357	0	0	rear end	470	0
21	4	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			320	0	0	engine	720	0
22	19	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			315	0	0	engine	700	0
23	15	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			272	0	0	engine	465	0
24	25	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			221	0	0	transmission	430	0
25	29	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			147	0	0	rear end	670	0
26	13	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			126	0	0	water pump	690	0
27	20	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			82	0	0	vibration	405	0
28	8	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			54	0	0	engine	395	0
29	24	Ronnie Daniel	85		'70 Chevrolet	Ronnie Daniel			41	0	0	oil leak	385	0
30	18	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			32	0	0	engine	375	0