30°32′13″N 96°13′16″W / 30.537°N 96.221°W
Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 31 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | November 12, 1972 | ||
Official name | Texas 500 | ||
Location | Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.68 km) | ||
Weather | Mild with temperatures of 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds of 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 147.059 miles per hour (236.669 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 33,000[3] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | |
Laps | 133 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 71 | Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
The 1972 Texas 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 12, 1972, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.