NASCAR Winston Cup 1972

De NASCAR Winston Cup 1972 was het 24e seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 23 januari met de Winston Western 500 en eindigde op 12 november met de Texas 500. Richard Petty won het kampioenschap voor de vierde keer in zijn carrière. De trofee rookie of the year werd uitgereikt aan Larry Smith.

Races

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'	Datum	Race	Circuit	Winnaar	Tweede	Derde
1	23-jan	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac
2	20-feb	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Charlie Glotzbach	Jim Vandiver
3	27-feb	Richmond 500	Richmond International Raceway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac
4	5-mrt	Miller High Life 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Bobby Allison	Buddy Baker
5	12-mrt	Carolina 500	North Carolina Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Richard Petty	Jim Vandiver
6	26-mrt	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	A.J. Foyt	Bobby Isaac
7	9-apr	Southeastern 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac	Richard Petty
8	16-apr	Rebel 400	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Joe Frasson
9	23-apr	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac
10	30-apr	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Dave Marcis
11	7-mei	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	David Pearson	Bobby Isaac	Buddy Baker
12	28-mei	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker	Bobby Allison	Charlie Glotzbach
13	4-jun	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	LeeRoy Yarbrough
14	11-jun	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty
15	18-jun	Golden State 400	Riverside International Raceway	Ray Elder	Benny Parsons	Donnie Allison
16	25-jun	Lone Star 500	Texas World Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Coo Coo Marlin
17	4-jul	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison
18	9-jul	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	Dave Marcis
19	26-jul	Northern 300	Trenton Speedway	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac	Richard Petty
20	23-jul	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	David Pearson
21	6-aug	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	James Hylton	Ramo Stott	Bobby Allison
22	20-aug	Yankee 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Bobby Allison	Bobby Isaac
23	27-aug	Nashville 420	Music City Motorplex	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	Darrell Waltrip
24	4-sep	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	David Pearson	Richard Petty
25	10-sep	Capital City 500	Richmond International Raceway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Bill Dennis
26	17-sep	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Ramo Stott
27	24-sep	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	David Pearson
28	1-okt	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Buddy Baker
29	8-okt	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buddy Baker	David Pearson
30	22-okt	American 500	North Carolina Speedway	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	Buddy Baker
31	12-nov	Texas 500	Texas World Speedway	Buddy Baker	A.J. Foyt	Richard Petty

Eindstand - Top 10

1	Richard Petty	8701
2	Bobby Allison	8573
3	James Hylton	8158
4	Cecil Gordon	7326
5	Benny Parsons	6844
6	Walter Ballard	6781
7	Elmo Langley	6656
8	John Sears	6298
9	Dean Dalton	6295
10	Ben Arnold	6179

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