1972 Carolina 500

Race 5 of 31

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:23:50
Average speed of winner: 113.895 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 13 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Isaac 1-13, Petty 14-22, Isaac 23-67, Allison 68, Bud. Baker 69-78, Allison 79-128, Isaac 129, Allison 130-178, Isaac 179-185, Allison 186-345, Isaac 346-378, Petty 379-381, Isaac 382-492

Race notes: Last win for Bobby Isaac. James Hylton took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		492	6	210	running	17250	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		491	2	12	running	11825	0
3	16	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			491	0	0	running	5550	0
4	9	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			477	0	0	running	6250	0
5	5	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			477	0	0	running	3300	0
6	19	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			474	0	0	running	2500	0
7	3	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			473	0	0	running	2300	0
8	17	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			469	0	0	running	1725	0
9	8	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			466	0	0	running	2125	0
10	32	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			463	0	0	running	1925	0
11	12	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			462	0	0	running	1350	0
12	7	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			462	0	0	running	1325	0
13	14	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			460	0	0	running	1800	0
14	27	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			459	0	0	running	1775	0
15	29	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			455	0	0	running	1275	0
16	13	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			453	0	0	running	1725	0
17	24	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			444	0	0	running	1200	0
18	34	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			442	0	0	running	1175	0
19	33	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			441	0	0	running	1650	0
20	25	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			440	0	0	running	1625	0
21	21	H.B. Bailey	53		'72 Ford	Hopper-Crews			439	0	0	running	1100	0
22	28	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			438	0	0	running	1075	0
23	18	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			436	0	0	running	1050	0
24	23	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			430	0	0	running	1025	0
25	11	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			418	0	0	running	1000	0
26	31	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Ford	Cecil Gordon			409	0	0	engine	1475	0
27	39	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	137.539	345	4	260	engine	2925	0
28	36	Johnny Halford	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			337	0	0	engine	925	0
29	20	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			307	0	0	accident	1400	0
30	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			259	0	0	engine	900	0
31	40	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			177	0	0	clutch	870	0
32	38	Walter Ballard	65		'70 Chevrolet	Phipps			167	0	0	rear end	865	0
33	37	Les Covey	89		'70 Chevrolet	Jack Mercer			127	0	0	clutch	860	0
34	4	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			90	1	10	engine	1430	0
35	22	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			85	0	0	water pump	850	0
36	6	Buck Baker	93		'72 Chevrolet	Furr			50	0	0	engine	535	0
37	30	Richard Childress	96		'70 Chevrolet	Childress			56	0	0	engine	840	0
38	26	Dub Simpson	51		'70 Chevrolet	Strong			11	0	0	engine	835	0
39	35	Bobby Mausgrover	00		'70 Dodge	Mausgrover			10	0	0	ignition	830	0
40	10	Jackie Oliver	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			1	0	0	engine	1325	0