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1972 Rebel 400

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1972 Rebel 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 8 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1972 Rebel 400 program cover
1972 Rebel 400 program cover
Date April 16, 1972 (1972-April-16)
Official name Rebel 400
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.375 mi (2.213 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.1 mi (643.9 km)
Average speed 129.688 mph (208.713 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing
Laps 202
Winner
No. 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing

The 1972 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that was held on April 16, 1972 at Darlington Speedway in Darlington, South Carolina.

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 21 David Pearson Purolator '71 Mercury 293 202 running
2 3 43 Richard Petty STP '72 Plymouth 292 27 running
3 15 18 Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co. '71 Dodge 285 0 running
4 9 72 Benny Parsons Pop Kola '71 Mercury 284 0 running
5 10 48 James Hylton Pop Kola '71 Ford 281 0 running
6 12 67 Buddy Arrington '71 Dodge 279 0 running
7 2 12 Bobby Allison Coca-Cola '72 Chevrolet 278 29 running
8 22 4 John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air '70 Plymouth 277 0 running
9 27 25 Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 275 0 running
10 11 24 Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 274 0 running
11 30 10 Bill Champion '71 Ford 269 0 running
12 19 7 Dean Dalton '71 Mercury 269 0 running
13 26 64 Elmo Langley '71 Ford 262 0 running
14 36 47 Raymond Williams '71 Ford 262 0 running
15 28 77 Charlie Roberts '71 Ford 261 0 running
16 5 31 Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon '70 Dodge 260 6 engine
17 21 76 Ben Arnold '71 Ford 258 0 running
18 23 30 Walter Ballard Ballard Racing '71 Mercury 258 0 running
19 34 70 J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 255 0 running
20 7 11 Buddy Baker STP '72 Dodge 242 27 engine
21 33 79 Frank Warren '70 Dodge 222 0 oil pan
22 13 90 Jackie Oliver Truck Equipment Corporation '72 Ford 205 0 crash
23 35 23 Bill Dennis Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 196 0 engine
24 24 8 Ed Negre '70 Dodge 178 0 rear end
25 18 2 Dave Marcis IHRA Drag Races '70 Dodge 154 0 handling
26 8 15 LeeRoy Yarbrough Bud Moore '72 Ford 145 1 valve
27 31 00 Bobby Mausgrover '70 Dodge 129 0 brakes
28 4 71 Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance '71 Dodge 76 1 piston
29 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Lemon Tree Inn '72 Ford 46 0 engine
30 14 93 Buck Baker Harold Furr '70 Chevrolet 45 0 clutch
31 29 06 Neil Castles '70 Dodge 43 0 oil leak
32 25 53 H.B. Bailey Hopper-Crews '72 Ford 41 0 ignition
33 16 92 Larry Smith Harley Smith '71 Ford 36 0 suspension
34 17 19 Henley Gray '72 Ford 25 0 oil pressure
35 20 66 Dick Brooks Blank & Kalashian '71 Pontiac 21 0 brakes
36 32 49 G.C. Spencer '70 Plymouth 7 0 oil pressure

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Rebel 400". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "1970 Rebel 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-07-16.