1972 Rebel 400

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.

1972 Rebel 400

Race details[1][2]
Race 8 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
Laps	202
Winner
No. 21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing

Race results

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

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