1972 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Races and Standings| Racing Years

Races

Date	Circuit	Race
January 23	Riverside International Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Winston Western 500
February 20	Daytona International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500
February 27	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond 500
March 5	Ontario Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Miller High Life 500
March 12	North Carolina Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Carolina 500
March 26	Atlanta International Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta 500
April 9	Bristol International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Southeastern 500
April 16	Darlington Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Rebel 400
April 23	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Gwyn Staley 400
April 30	Martinsville Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Virginia 500
May 7	Alabama International Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Winston 500
May 28	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series World 600
June 4	Dover Downs International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500
June 11	Michigan International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Motor State 400
June 18	Riverside International Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Golden State 400
June 25	Texas World Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Lone Star 500
July 4	Daytona International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Firecracker 400
July 9	Bristol International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Volunteer 500
July 16	Trenton Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Northern 300
July 23	Atlanta International Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Dixie 500
August 6	Alabama International Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega 500
August 20	Michigan International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Yankee 400
August 26	Nashville Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Nashville 420
September 4	Darlington Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Southern 500
September 10	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Capital City 500
September 17	Dover Downs International Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Delaware 500
September 24	Martinsville Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Old Dominion 500
October 1	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Wilkes 400
October 8	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series National 500
October 22	North Carolina Motor Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series American 500
November 12	Texas World Speedway	1972 NASCAR Cup Series Texas 500

Standings

1	Richard Petty	8701.4
2	Bobby Allison	8573.5
3	James Hylton	8158.7
4	Cecil Gordon	7326.05
5	Benny Parsons	6844.15
6	Walter Ballard	6781.45
7	Elmo Langley	6656.25
8	John Sears	6298.5
9	Dean Dalton	6295.05
10	Ben Arnold	6179
11	Frank Warren	5788.6
12	Jabe Thomas	5772.55
13	Bill Champion	5470.7
14	Raymond Williams	5712.65
15	Dave Marcis	5459.65
16	Charlie Roberts	5354.45
17	Henley Gray	5093.65
18	J.D. McDuffie	5075.85
19	Bobby Isaac	5050.85
20	David Pearson	4718
21	Ed Negre	4696.9
22	Buddy Arrington	4555.9
23	Larry Smith	4173.7
24	Buddy Baker	3936.7
25	Coo Coo Marlin	3852.9
26	David Ray Boggs	3739
27	Ron Keselowski	3475.6
28	Joe Frasson	3152.8
29	Richard D. Brown	2939
30	Neil Castles	2789.6
31	Jim Vandiver	2514.35
32	Clarence Lovell	2630.3
33	David Sisco	2310.75
34	LeeRoy Yarbrough	2157.5
35	George Altheide	1916.75
36	Donnie Allison	1849.15
37	Richard Childress	1521.25
38	Bill Shirey	1468.5
39	Fred Lorenzen	1333.55
40	Wendell Scott	1317.5
41	Tommy Gale	1298
42	Bill Dennis	1279.25
43	G.C. Spencer	1238.25
44	Dick May	1229.25
45	Hershel McGriff	1199.75
46	Les Covey	1128
47	Johnny Halford	1103.75
48	Pete Hamilton	1083.25
49	Dick Brooks	1023.5
50	Eddie Yarboro	1007.65
51	Cale Yarborough	949.5
52	Ray Elder	902.25
53	Paul Tyler	893.75
54	Marty Robbins	860.8
55	Bobby Mausgrover	833.05
56	Darrell Waltrip	827
57	Jim Whitt	813.5
58	H.B. Bailey	792.2
59	Dick Bown	791.75
60	Kevin Terris	783.5
61	Doc Faustina	770.5
62	Earle Canavan	755.5
63	Red Farmer	749.5
64	D.K. Ulrich	749
65	Charlie Glotzbach	739
66	Ramo Stott	675.25
67	Johnny Anderson	672.25
68	Dick Kranzler	642.75
69	Chuck Bown	636.75
70	John Soares Jr.	609.25
71	Harry Schilling	599.5
72	Paul Jett	581.75
73	Earl Brooks	568.25
74	Bill Seifert	551.25
75	Carl Adams	530
76	Bill Butts	525.25
77	Carl Joiner	523.75
78	Dub Simpson	507.5
79	Frank James	459.75
80	J.C. Danielsen	458.5
81	Wayne Smith	439.5
82	Jack McCoy	419
83	Jimmy Finger	387.5
84	Paul Dorrity	362
85	Ronnie Daniel	344.75
86	Roy Mayne	338.25
87	Ron Gautsche	332.75
88	Markey James	301
89	Jimmy Crawford	296.25
90	Bob Kauf	290.5
91	Rick Newsom	289
92	Don Noel	274.75
93	Friday Hassler	255.25
94	Ronnie Chumley	252
95	Mel Larson	251
96	Les Loeser Jr.	239
97	Jimmy Insolo	226.5
98	Ivan Baldwin	215.75
99	Jimmy Hensley	215.25
100	Bob Greeley	212.5
101	Jerry Oliver	210.5
102	Larry Esau	201.5
103	Robert Brown	201
104	Tiny Lund	191
105	James Cox	165.5
106	Gene Romero	155.25
107	Phil Finney	150.25
108	G.T. Tallas	132
109	Ray Johnstone	127.5
110	John Hren	100.25
111	Clem Proctor	88.25
112	Bill Hollar	86
113	Sonny Easley	83.75
114	Ed Hessert	83.5
115	Dick Guldstrand	73
116	Sam Stanley	55.25
117	Bill Osborne	55
118	Robert Wales	25.5
119	Bill Ward	16.5
120	George Follmer	9

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1972 / NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series

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