Race details[1] | |||
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Race 11 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | May 7, 1972 | ||
Official name | Winston 500 | ||
Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
Weather | Mild with temperatures of 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 134.4 mph (216.3 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
Time | 49.764 seconds[2] | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
Laps | 59 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers |
Keith Jackson Chris Economaki |
The 1972 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on May 7, 1972, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama. This was the first start for three-time Cup Series Champion Darrell Waltrip.