1972 NASCAR Grand National East Series

1st season of the NASCAR Grand National East SeriesApril 2025 1972 NASCAR Grand National East Series none 1973 The 1972 NASCAR Grand National East Series was the 1st season of the series. The title was won by Neil Castles, making him the inaugural champion in the NASCAR Grand National East Series. Schedule and results The 1972 season included 15 individual races, although Hickory Speedway hosted two races and Columbia Speedway hosted three races.1972 NASCAR Grand National East Central https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/1972_NASCAR_Grand_National_East_Central April 13, 2025 The Third Turn en DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerMarch 14Bold City 200Speedway ParkJacksonville, FloridaDavid PearsonMarch 19Hickory 276Hickory SpeedwayHickory, North CarolinaBobby Allisonhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-allison-wins-hicko/172122901/ Allison Wins Hickory 276 Winston-Salem Journal March 20, 1972 May 10, 2025 21 Newspapers.com April 1Greenville 200Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayGreenville, South CarolinaNeil CastlesApril 4Columbia 200Columbia SpeedwayCayce, South CarolinaMax Berrierhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-berrier-captures-11th-columbia/172122346/ Berrier Captures 11th Columbia 200 Randy Laney The State April 5, 1972 May 10, 2025 2B Newspapers.com May 13Mr. D's 200Fairgrounds Speedway at NashvilleNashville, TennesseeBobby AllisonMay 14Maryville 200Smoky Mountain RacewayMaryville, TennesseeNeil CastlesMay 21Mountaineer 300International Raceway ParkOna, West VirginiaBobby AllisonJune 17Fun Sun 200Myrtle Beach SpeedwayMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaElmo LangleyJuly 11Albany-Saratoga 250Albany-Saratoga SpeedwayMalta, New YorkBobby Isaachttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-record-bobby-isaac-captures-gr/172122670/ Bobby Isaac Captures Grand National Race At Malta Harry Haggerty The Times Record July 12, 1972 May 10, 2025 32 Newspapers.com July 14Islip 300Islip SpeedwayIslip, New YorkBobby IsaacJuly 28Sandlapper 200Columbia SpeedwayCayce, South CarolinaBuddy BakerJuly 29Buddy Shuman 300Hickory SpeedwayHickory, North CarolinaBobby IsaacAugust 12Myers Brothers Memorial 250Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaMax BerrierAugust 13Coalminers 100Lonesome Pine RacewayCoeburn, VirginiaBobby IsaacAugust 23Gamecock 200Columbia SpeedwayCayce, South CarolinaBobby Allison Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Note: only the final points of the top 25 were recorded. Due to missing information, some finishes marked as not running may not be accurate - their final status is not definitively known. Pos PositionDriverJSPHCYGPSCLBNSVSMRONAMBSASTISPCLBHCYBGSLPSCLBPts Points Scored1Neil Castles412*41152*226610221440.52Elmo Langley172*32431433543314333Jimmy Vaughn1276936566138233471393.254Baxter Price12981198885198551013625Ernie Shaw712761861211101711916141252.56Wayne Andrews149194715162057111861015.57Wendell Scott4101223121017241717988758E. J. Trivette1281914961513622857.259Richard Childress142420522DNQ2412713151311843.2510Tiny Lund16152216823DNQ7520Wth1310722.2511Buck Baker351518151071924674.7512Jim Paschal1018Wth229102121916672.7513Bobby Fleming13171728131322141219629.2514Gary Myers111334254461515Rick NewsomDNQ238161581713568.2516Bobby Allison1*61*1*14*14219271553.2517Frank Sessoms6572312452818Ed Negre211127DNQ151727101421521.519Glenn Brewer61110913DNQ435.520Max Berrier7120141*42221Pee Wee Wentz161622DNQ25DNQ9221822383.522H. B. Bailey192221216357.523D. K. Ulrich1426171520112318162118332.2524Jerry Hufflin1615188299.2525Charlie Blanton218514271Bobby Isaac211*1*1*12*Frank Warren211319222129Jabe ThomasDNQ2519141926Walter Ballard29DNQ2592223Bill Shirey2819212720James Hylton526316Tommy Lechlider1692813David Pearson1*315Earl BrooksDNQ52020Bill Hollar11DNQ1818Jimmy Hailey211017David Ray Boggs30DNQ915Randy Bannister8DNQ2620John Sears13DNQ2620Joe HollingsworthDNQ112130Howard Bowling242420Cale Yarborough72Randy HutchisonDNQ37Dave Marcis311*Roy Hallquist104Clyde Harbour116Eddie Yarboro1111Billy Hagan1014Phil Spiak718Butch Lindley215Joe Childress1412Bill Chevalier219J. D. McDuffieDNQ725Don Haupt2412Donnie Allison1818Bob Williams1027Phil Gibson1721Stan Starr2516Richard D. Brown2024Ronnie Daniel2223Ronnie Childress2228Buddy BakerDNQ1*Benny Parsons3LeeRoy Yarbrough4QLWthSam Sommers4L. D. Ottinger5Mike Humphreys8Jimmy Lee Capps8Joe Dean Huss9DNQMarty Robbins9Hank Thomas12Roy Stamey13Gordon Birkett14DNQBobby Wilson15Larry Miller15Harry Gant16Tootle Estes17Herb Kanaday17James Cox17Dick May19Les CoveyDNQ19Johnny Halford20Tommy Andrews20Dub Simpson21Tom Pistone22Cecil Gordon25DNQG. C. Spencer28Ed Mendenhall29Bill SeifertDNQ30George Altheide31Bill ChampionDNQCharlie GlotzbachDNQJunior SpencerDNQAl StraubDNQRaymond WiliamsDNQBugs StevensWth See also 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1972 NASCAR Winston West Series References Category:NASCAR Grand National East Series