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1972 Riverside NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Riverside circuit. Full information

1972 Riverside NASCAR

1972 Riverside NASCAR is 1058th NASCAR race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Ray Elder won the pole position and this race. Benny Parsons and Donnie Allison also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 153 laps (645 km).

Previous race: 1972 Michigan NASCAR
Next race: 1972 Texas NASCAR
Race Start: 18th June 1972

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1972 Riverside NASCAR

2nd victory for the Fred Elder team
2nd victory for the Ray Elder
3rd podium for the Ray Elder
13th podium for the Benny Parsons
22nd podium for the Donnie Allison

Dodge Charger - 1972 Riverside NASCAR winner

Dodge Charger #96 - 1972 Riverside NASCAR winner

1972 Riverside NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Ray Elder	Dodge Charger, #96	0	4h 3m 32s	Fred Elder
2	Benny Parsons	Mercury ?? 1971, #72			L.G. DeWitt
3	Donnie Allison	Matador ?? 1972, #16			Roger Penske
4	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48			James Hylton
5	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #26			Dean Thorne
6	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #12			Richard Howard
7	Carl Adams	Ford ?? 1971, #9			Paul Burchard
8	Cecil Gordon	Mercury ?? 1971, #24			Cecil Gordon
9	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #0			Jim Calder
10	Dick May	Ford ?? 1971, #64			Elmo Langley
11	Charlie Roberts	Ford ?? 1971, #77			Charlie Roberts
12	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4			Beryl Jackson
13	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1972, #2			Mike Ober
14	Chuck Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #27			Dick Bown
15	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1971, #19			Henley Gray
16	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #4			Dick Kranzler
17	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32			Dean Barnicle
18	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #15			Glen Dorrity
19	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #38			Roger Paquette
20	Bill Butts	Dodge ?? 1972, #6			Gary Sigman
21	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1972, #71			Nord Krauskopf
22	Dean Dalton	Mercury ?? 1971, #7			Dean Dalton
23	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1972, #43			Petty Enterprises
24	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1971, #10			Bill Champion
25	Walter Ballard	Mercury ?? 1971, #30			Vic Ballard
26	Ray Johnstone	Oldsmobile ?? 1972, #6			Cos Cancilla
27	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #91			Don Nuzum
28	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #70			J.D. McDuffie
29	John Hren	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #46			Roger Bracken
30	Clem Proctor	Oldsmobile ?? 1972, #78			Clem Proctor
31	Sonny Easley	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #86			Charles Heckert
32	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #9			Dick Guldstrand
33	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1972, #73			Marvin Welty
34	Sam Stanley	Ford ?? 1971, #47			Charles Wagoner
35	John Soares, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1970, #3			John Soares, Jr.
36	Tru Cheek	Ford ?? 1970, #62			Walt Price
37	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1970, #8			Ed Negre
38	Jack McCoy	Dodge ?? 1972, #7			Ernie Conn
39	Bob Kauf	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #95			Paul Stockwell
40	Markey James	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #31			Tony Oddo

Qualifying Results for the 1972 Riverside NASCAR on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Ray Elder	Dodge Charger, #96	0	Fred Elder
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1972, #43		Petty Enterprises
2	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1972, #71		Nord Krauskopf
3	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #12		Richard Howard
4	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4		Beryl Jackson
5	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1972, #2		Mike Ober
6	Donnie Allison	Matador ?? 1972, #16		Roger Penske
8	Benny Parsons	Mercury ?? 1971, #72		L.G. DeWitt
9	Chuck Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #27		Dick Bown
10	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #38		Roger Paquette
11	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1972, #73		Marvin Welty
12	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48		James Hylton
13	Cecil Gordon	Mercury ?? 1971, #24		Cecil Gordon
14	Clem Proctor	Oldsmobile ?? 1972, #78		Clem Proctor
15	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32		Dean Barnicle
16	Dick May	Ford ?? 1971, #64		Elmo Langley
17	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #91		Don Nuzum
18	Carl Adams	Ford ?? 1971, #9		Paul Burchard
19	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #0		Jim Calder
20	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #4		Dick Kranzler
21	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #9		Dick Guldstrand
22	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #26		Dean Thorne
23	Bill Butts	Dodge ?? 1972, #6		Gary Sigman
24	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1971, #10		Bill Champion
25	Ray Johnstone	Oldsmobile ?? 1972, #6		Cos Cancilla
26	Sam Stanley	Ford ?? 1971, #47		Charles Wagoner
28	Jack McCoy, Dean Dalton	Mercury ?? 1971, #7		Dean Dalton
29	Charlie Roberts	Ford ?? 1971, #77		Charlie Roberts
30	Tru Cheek	Ford ?? 1970, #62		Walt Price
31	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #70		J.D. McDuffie
32	John Soares, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1970, #3		John Soares, Jr.
33	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #15		Glen Dorrity
34	Markey James	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #31		Tony Oddo
35	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1971, #19		Henley Gray
36	Sonny Easley	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #86		Charles Heckert
37	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1970, #8		Ed Negre
38	Walter Ballard	Mercury ?? 1971, #30		Vic Ballard
39	John Hren	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #46		Roger Bracken
40	Bob Kauf	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #95		Paul Stockwell