Race 2 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1972 Daytona 500 program cover
Date
February 20, 1972 (1972-02-20)
Location
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Temperatures reaching up to 57 °F (14 °C); wind speeds approaching 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1]
Average speed
161.55 miles per hour (259.99 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Bobby Isaac
Nord Krauskopf
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner
Bobby Isaac
Nord Krauskopf
Duel 2 Winner
Bobby Allison
Richard Howard
Most laps led
Driver
A. J. Foyt
Wood Brothers Racing
Laps
167
Winner
No. 21
A. J. Foyt
Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC Wide World of Sports
Announcers
Keith Jackson, Chris Economaki
The 1972 Daytona 500, the 14th running of the event, was held on February 20, 1972, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. A. J. Foyt, driving a 1971 Mercury, won the race.
First Daytona 500 starts for David Sisco and Walter Ballard.[2] Only Daytona 500 start for Richard D. Brown, George Altheide, David Ray Boggs, Ed Hessert, Larry Dickson, Jimmy Finger, Mark Donohue, and Raymond Williams.[2] Last Daytona 500 starts for Vic Elford, Henley Grey, Ben Arnold, Bill Seifert, Elmo Langley, and Bill Champion.[2]
^"Weather of the 1972 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
^ abcCite error: The named reference Race-Ref-Info 1972 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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