Richard Petty, the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion. This would be his 4th of his 7 championships.
The 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 24th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 1st modern-era NASCAR Cup series season. The season began on Sunday January 23 and ended on Sunday November 12. Richard Petty won his second consecutive Winston Cup Championship and fourth overall. Larry Smith was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
This season is considered to be the first of NASCAR's "modern era". The number of races was reduced from 48 to 31, all dirt tracks were removed from the schedule, and a minimum race distance of 250 miles (402 km) was established for oval tracks.
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race tracks currently used by NASCAR as part of its NASCARCupSeries, NASCAR Xfinity Series, or NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the 2024 racing season...
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