| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Souvenir program of the 1972 Miller High Life 500 | |||
| Date | March 5, 1972 | ||
| Official name | Miller High Life 500 | ||
| Location | Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 127.082 miles per hour (204.519 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 68,498[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Time | 58.740 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 132 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Jim McKay Jackie Stewart | ||
The 1972 Miller High Life 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on March 5, 1972, at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.
- ^ Weather information for the 1972 Miller High Life 500 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ 1972 Miller High Life 500 information at Racing Reference