1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1972 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 31 races across 17 tracks, with 8 different drivers reaching victory lane. Richard Petty captured the championship driving a Plymouth.

Total Races

Different Winners

Richard Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 10, Mercury: 9, Plymouth: 8, Dodge: 4

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Mercury	40
3	Richmond 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
4	Miller High Life 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Mercury	51
5	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	40
6	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
7	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	30
8	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
9	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
10	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	36
11	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	David Pearson	Mercury	50
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	40
13	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
14	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
15	Golden State 400	Riverside International Raceway	Ray Elder	Dodge	40
16	Lone Star 500	Texas World Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	44
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
18	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	30
19	Northern 300	Trenton Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	33
20	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
21	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	James Hylton	Mercury	50
22	Yankee 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
23	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	28
24	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
25	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
26	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	36
28	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
29	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	44
30	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	40
31	Texas 500	Texas World Speedway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	44

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Bobby Allison	10	25	27	31	5.3
2	Richard Petty ★	8	25	28	31	4.7
3	David Pearson	6	12	13	17	7.9
4	Buddy Baker	2	8	9	17	12.9
5	A.J. Foyt	2	5	5	6	6.3
6	Bobby Isaac	1	10	10	27	19.3
7	James Hylton	1	9	23	31	9.5
8	Ray Elder	1	3	3	3	3.3
9	Benny Parsons	0	10	19	31	14.5
10	Dave Marcis	0	5	11	27	17.5
11	LeeRoy Yarbrough	0	5	9	18	17.6
12	Cecil Gordon	0	4	16	31	14.5
13	Fred Lorenzen	0	3	4	8	14.0
14	Hershel McGriff	0	2	3	4	7.0
15	Charlie Glotzbach	0	2	2	3	11.0
16	Ramo Stott	0	2	3	5	13.0
17	John Sears	0	2	7	28	16.4
18	Coo Coo Marlin	0	2	5	20	20.9
19	Donnie Allison	0	2	3	10	23.7
20	Bill Dennis	0	2	2	11	23.9
21	Jim Vandiver	0	2	3	16	25.8
22	Butch Hartman	0	1	1	1	5.0
23	Carl Joiner	0	1	1	2	8.5
24	Cale Yarborough	0	1	4	5	13.0
25	Buddy Arrington	0	1	10	20	15.6
26	Darrell Waltrip	0	1	3	5	16.4
27	Elmo Langley	0	1	9	30	16.7
28	Jimmy Hensley	0	1	1	2	19.0
29	H.B. Bailey	0	1	1	5	21.0
30	J.D. McDuffie	0	1	2	27	21.1