1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday January 23 and ended on Sunday November 12. Richard Petty won his second consecutive Winston Cup Championship and third overall. Larry Smith was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

This season is considered to be the first of NASCAR's "modern era". The number of races was reduced from 48 to 31, all dirt tracks were removed from the schedule, and a minimum race distance of 250 miles (402 km) was established for oval tracks.

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Season recap

Date Event Circuit Winner
January 23 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Richard Petty
February 20 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway A.J. Foyt
February 27 Richmond 500 Richmond International Raceway Richard Petty
March 5 Miller High Life 500 Ontario Motor Speedway A.J. Foyt
March 12 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Bobby Isaac
March 26 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Bobby Allison
April 9 Southeastern 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Bobby Allison
April 16 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson
April 23 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty
April 29 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Richard Petty
May 7 Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway David Pearson
May 28 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Buddy Baker
June 4 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Bobby Allison
June 11 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson
June 18 Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway Ray Elder
June 25 Lone Star 500 Texas World Speedway Richard Petty
July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway David Pearson
July 9 Volunteer 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Bobby Allison
July 16 Northern 300 Trenton Speedway Bobby Allison
July 23 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Bobby Allison
August 6 Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway James Hylton
August 20 Yankee 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson
August 27 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Bobby Allison
September 4 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Bobby Allison
September 10 Capital City 500 Richmond International Raceway Richard Petty
September 17 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway David Pearson
September 24 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Richard Petty
October 1 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty
October 8 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Bobby Allison
October 22 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Bobby Allison
November 12 Texas 500 Texas World Speedway Buddy Baker

Final Point Standings

  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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