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1972 Texas NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Texas World Speedway circuit. Full information

1972 Texas NASCAR

1972 Texas NASCAR is 1059th NASCAR race. Passed at the Texas World Speedway circuit. Richard Petty won the pole position and this race. Bobby Allison and Coo Coo Marlin also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1972 Riverside NASCAR
Next race: 1972 Daytona NASCAR
Race Start: 25th June 1972

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1972 Texas NASCAR

214th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
147th victory for the Richard Petty
303rd podium for the Richard Petty
99th podium for the Bobby Allison
1st podium for the Coo Coo Marlin

1972 Texas NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth Roadrunner, #43	0	3h 28m 4s	Petty Enterprises
2	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #12			Richard Howard
3	Coo Coo Marlin	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #14			H.B. Cunningham
4	Benny Parsons	Mercury ?? 1971, #72			L.G. DeWitt
5	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1972, #71			Nord Krauskopf
6	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48			James Hylton
7	Larry Smith	Ford ?? 1971, #92			Harley Smith
8	Ben Arnold	Ford ?? 1971, #76			Ben Arnold
9	Dean Dalton	Mercury ?? 1971, #7			Dean Dalton
10	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1971, #10			Bill Champion
11	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac ?? 1971, #66			Vernon Blank
12	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #55			Hank Richardson
13	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1972, #2			Dave Marcis
14	Raymond Williams	Ford ?? 1971, #47			Raymond Williams
15	Cecil Gordon	Mercury ?? 1971, #24			Cecil Gordon
16	Jabe Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1970, #25			Don Robertson
17	Charlie Roberts	Ford ?? 1971, #77			Charlie Roberts
18	Paul Jett	Ford ?? 1972, #56			Paul Jett
19	Clarence Lovell	Ford ?? 1971, #61			Don Bierschwale
20	Dick May	Plymouth ?? 1970, #53			J.C. Crews
21	John Sears	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4			J. Marvin Mills
22	Les Covey	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #89			Jack Mercer
23	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1970, #79			Frank Warren
24	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1972, #18			Joe Frasson
25	Ronnie Chumley	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #35			Gordon Van Liew
26	Jim Whitt	Ford ?? 1971, #32			Dean Barnicle
27	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #70			J.D. McDuffie
28	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1970, #8			Ed Negre
29	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1971, #64			Elmo Langley
30	David Ray Boggs	Dodge ?? 1970, #57			David Ray Boggs
31	Richard Childress	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #96			Richard Childress
32	Wendell Scott	Ford ?? 1971, #34			Wendell Scott
33	Walter Ballard	Mercury ?? 1971, #30			Vic Ballard
34	Doc Faustina	Plymouth ?? 1970, #5			Doc Faustina
35	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1972, #73			Marvin Welty
36	Jackie Oliver	Ford ?? 1972, #90			Junie Donlavey
37	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1970, #6			Neil Castles
38	D.K. Ulrich	Ford ?? 1971, #40			D.K. Ulrich
39	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1971, #19			Henley Gray
40	Marty Robbins	Dodge ?? 1971, #42			Marty Robbins
41	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ford ?? 1971, #45			Bill Seifert
42	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #91			Don Nuzum
43	Ron Keselowski	Dodge ?? 1970, #88			Roger Lubinski
44	Bill Shirey	Dodge ?? 1970, #74			Bill Shirey

Qualifying Results for the 1972 Texas NASCAR on the Texas World Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth Roadrunner, #43	0	Petty Enterprises
2	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #12		Richard Howard
3	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1972, #71		Nord Krauskopf
4	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1972, #18		Joe Frasson
5	Benny Parsons	Mercury ?? 1971, #72		L.G. DeWitt
6	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ford ?? 1971, #45		Bill Seifert
7	Larry Smith	Ford ?? 1971, #92		Harley Smith
8	Cecil Gordon	Mercury ?? 1971, #24		Cecil Gordon
9	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1972, #2		Dave Marcis
10	Marty Robbins	Dodge ?? 1971, #42		Marty Robbins
11	Ben Arnold	Ford ?? 1971, #76		Ben Arnold
12	Clarence Lovell	Ford ?? 1971, #61		Don Bierschwale
13	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac ?? 1971, #66		Vernon Blank
14	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1970, #6		Neil Castles
15	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1971, #10		Bill Champion
16	Raymond Williams	Ford ?? 1971, #47		Raymond Williams
17	Bill Shirey	Dodge ?? 1970, #74		Bill Shirey
18	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1970, #8		Ed Negre
19	Richard Childress	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #96		Richard Childress
20	Doc Faustina	Plymouth ?? 1970, #5		Doc Faustina
21	Coo Coo Marlin	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #14		H.B. Cunningham
22	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48		James Hylton
23	Jackie Oliver	Ford ?? 1972, #90		Junie Donlavey
24	Ron Keselowski	Dodge ?? 1970, #88		Roger Lubinski
25	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1972, #73		Marvin Welty
26	Walter Ballard	Mercury ?? 1971, #30		Vic Ballard
27	David Ray Boggs	Dodge ?? 1970, #57		David Ray Boggs
28	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1970, #79		Frank Warren
29	Jim Whitt	Ford ?? 1971, #32		Dean Barnicle
30	Charlie Roberts	Ford ?? 1971, #77		Charlie Roberts
31	Jabe Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1970, #25		Don Robertson
32	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1971, #64		Elmo Langley
33	Paul Jett	Ford ?? 1972, #56		Paul Jett
34	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #70		J.D. McDuffie
35	Wendell Scott	Ford ?? 1971, #34		Wendell Scott
36	D.K. Ulrich	Ford ?? 1971, #40		D.K. Ulrich
37	Les Covey	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #89		Jack Mercer
38	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #55		Hank Richardson
39	Dean Dalton	Mercury ?? 1971, #7		Dean Dalton
40	Dick May	Plymouth ?? 1970, #53		J.C. Crews
41	John Sears	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4		J. Marvin Mills
42	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1971, #19		Henley Gray
43	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #91		Don Nuzum
44	Ronnie Chumley	Chevrolet ?? 1972, #35		Gordon Van Liew