1972 Texas 500

Auto race run held at Texas World Speedway in 1972 February 2025 30.537 -96.221 title CUST Race 31 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Texas 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/College%20Station/1972-11-12 1972 Texas 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-07 http://www.databaseracing.com/races/raceinfo.htm?rid=1074 1972 Texas 500 race information (second reference) Database Racing 2011-04-04 1972 11 12 1972 31 31 Texas World Speedway-Superspeedway.svg Layout of Texas World Speedway Texas 500 Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 2.000 3.218 250 500 804.68 Mild with temperatures of 75.9 F C; wind speeds of 10.1 mph km/h 147.059 mi/h 33,000 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1972_Texas_500/W 1972 Texas 500 race information Racing Reference 2011-04-03 A. J. Foyt Wood Brothers Racing Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing 133 71 Buddy Baker K&K Insurance Racing untelevised none The 1972 Texas 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 12, 1972, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. Race report The race was 250 laps on a paved track spanning 2 mi km in front of 33,000 live spectators. It took exactly 3 hours and 24 seconds for Buddy Baker to defeat A. J. Foyt by ½ of a car length. Baker's victory played a role in making 1972 the first NASCAR Cup Series season without any first-time Cup series winners.1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results at Racing Reference Foyt had earned the pole position with a speed of 170.273 mph km/h during the qualifying runs even though the actual race speeds approached 147.059 mph km/h. Five cautions slowed the race for 29 laps. All the 44 drivers on the racing grid were American-born males. Bill Seifert of the famous Giachetti Brothers (headed by Richard Giachetti) finished the race in the last-place position due to a clutch problem in the first lap of the race. Bill Champion had engine issues on lap 16 while Earle Canavan had windshield issues on lap 30. Ron Keselowski would ruin his vehicle's engine on lap 38 while Bill Hollar did the same thing on lap 68. Frank Warren would ruin his vehicle's engine on lap 92. Jabe Thomas noticed that his vehicle's suspension acted strangely on lap 93. H.B. Bailey would lose the rear end of his vehicle on lap 106. Gordon Johncock's engine expired on lap 182. Once Buddy Arrington dropped out with engine failure after completing 184 laps, Petty had locked up a 33rd-place finish. Petty only needed to complete 190 laps to clinch the championship; becoming the champion on lap 191. Clarence Lovell's engine stopped working on lap 196 while Paul Feldner's engine stopped working on lap 198. Larry Smith had identical problems to Lovell and Feldner on lap 199. Johnny Rutherford had to stop racing due to a problematic engine on lap 224. Seven notable crew chiefs were recorded as participating in the event; including Dale Inman and Harry Hyde. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1972-31/W/C 1972 Texas 500 crew chief information Racing Reference 2017-07-13 Paul Feldner and Bill Shirey would make their final NASCAR Winston Cup Series starts, while Rick Newsom would make his debut.Retirement and new driver information at Race Database Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. Unfortunately, this race broke Bobby Allison's streak of leading a lap from the 1971 Southern 500 all the way to the 1972 American 500. This streak would be known as the "Joe DiMaggio Streak" after the famous baseball player, and it has not been accomplished by any driver after this date. Individual prize winnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $14,920 ($ when considering inflation) to the last-place finishers' share of just $705 ($ when considering inflation). The total prize purse for this racing event was locked in at $88,270 ($ when considering inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1972/texas-world-speedway/texas-500/1290 1972 Texas 500 prize winnings information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-11-10 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 21 A. J. Foyt '71 Mercury Wood Brothers 2 71 Buddy Baker '71 Dodge Nord Krauskopf 3 43 Richard Petty '72 Dodge Petty Enterprises 4 12 Bobby Allison '72 Chevrolet Richard Howard 5 04 Hershel McGriff '72 Plymouth Beryl Jackson 6 14 Coo Coo Marlin '72 Chevrolet H.B. Cunningham 7 22 Gordon Johncock '72 Plymouth Crawford Brothers 8 72 Benny Parsons '71 Mercury L.G. DeWitt 9 90 Johnny Rutherford '72 Ford Junie Donlavey 10 18 Joe Frasson '72 Dodge Joe Frasson Finishing order Section reference: 30em Buddy Baker A.J. Foyt Richard Petty Bobby Allison Hershel McGriff Benny Parsons Coo Coo Marlin Cecil Gordon Cale Yarborough Joe Frasson James Hylton Dave Marcis Ramo Stott J.D. McDuffie Ben Arnold John Sears Dick Brooks Walter Ballard Jim Whitt Dean Dalton Raymond Williams Rick Newsom Harry Schilling Elmo Langley Ed Negre Johnny Rutherford David Sisco Charlie Roberts Bill Shirey Mel Larson Larry Smith Paul Feldner Clarence Lovell Buddy Arrington Gordon Johncock H.B. Bailey Jabe Thomas Frank Warren Henley Gray Bill Hollar Ron Keselowski Earle Canavan Bill Champion Bill Seifert References 1972 American 500 1973 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Races 1972-73 Texas 500 Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas World Speedway