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Ontario Motor Speedway
March 05, 1972 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 200 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 200 | 98 | 14,945 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 200 | 96 | 11,170 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 199 | 94 | 7,970 | Running | |
| 5 | 8 | 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | 194 | 92 | 5,845 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth | 193 | 90 | 4,470 | Running | |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Ford | 191 | 88 | 3,935 | Running | |
| 8 | 22 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 190 | 86 | 3,445 | Running | |
| 9 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 188 | 84 | 2,870 | Running | |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Ramo Stott | Housby Racing Plymouth | 188 | 82 | 2,575 | Running | |
| 11 | 26 | 61 | Jimmy Finger | Bierschwale-Haverlah Ford | 188 | 80 | 2,480 | Running | |
| 12 | 15 | 17 | Jack McCoy | Dodge | 186 | 78 | 2,420 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 3 | John Soares Jr | Dodge | 186 | 76 | 2,345 | Running | |
| 14 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | 185 | 74 | 2,345 | Running | |
| 15 | 40 | 6 | Bill Butts | Dodge | 185 | 72 | 2,220 | Running | |
| 16 | 48 | 1 | Cliff Garner | Ford | 185 | 0 | 1,495 | Running | |
| 17 | 33 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Chevrolet | 184 | 68 | 2,170 | Running | |
| 18 | 13 | 2 | Dick Bown | Plymouth | 184 | 66 | 2,170 | Running | |
| 19 | 35 | 84 | Jim Danielson | Mercury | 184 | 64 | 2,120 | Running | |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | 182 | 62 | 2,120 | Running | |
| 21 | 31 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | 182 | 60 | 2,085 | Running | |
| 22 | 28 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Plymouth | 180 | 58 | 2,070 | Running | |
| 24 | 39 | 34 | Mike James | Chevrolet | 179 | 54 | 1,995 | Running | |
| 25 | 42 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | 179 | 52 | 2,020 | Running | |
| 26 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | 179 | 50 | 1,970 | Too Slow | |
| 27 | 37 | 44 | Jim Whitt | Ford | 178 | 48 | 1,920 | Running | |
| 28 | 12 | 20 | George Altheide | Dodge | 178 | 46 | 1,920 | Running | |
| 29 | 38 | 95 | Bob Kauf | Chevrolet | 174 | 44 | 1,870 | Engine | |
| 30 | 47 | 39 | Carl Adams | Ford | 174 | 42 | 1,845 | Running | |
| 31 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | 173 | 40 | 1,830 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | 173 | 38 | 1,795 | Running | |
| 33 | 49 | 27 | Chuck Bown | Plymouth | 165 | 36 | 1,770 | Valve | |
| 34 | 46 | 40 | Les Loeser | Chevrolet | 164 | 34 | 1,745 | Tire | |
| 35 | 51 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Ford | 160 | 32 | 1,720 | Running | |
| 36 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | 138 | 30 | 1,720 | Accident | |
| 37 | 45 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet | 137 | 28 | 1,670 | Running | |
| 38 | 21 | 99 | Don White | Nichels-Goldsmith Plymouth | 114 | 0 | 1,745 | Fuel Pump | |
| 39 | 36 | 52 | Gene Romero | Plymouth | 105 | 24 | 1,620 | Engine | |
| 41 | 6 | 97 | Red Farmer | Ford | 69 | 20 | 1,720 | Engine | |
| 42 | 27 | 41 | Earle Canavan | Plymouth | 65 | 18 | 1,570 | Overheating | |
| 43 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 55 | 16 | 1,540 | Clutch | |
| 44 | 7 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | 45 | 0 | 1,615 | Accident | |
| 45 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance Dodge | 45 | 12 | 1,665 | Accident | |
| 46 | 50 | 29 | Bill Osborne | Ford | 36 | 10 | 1,440 | A-Frame | |
| 47 | 44 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Ford | 33 | 8 | 1,415 | Accident | |
| 48 | 16 | 89 | Don Noel | Ford | 27 | 6 | 1,415 | Engine | |
| 49 | 41 | 18 | George Follmer | Dodge | 4 | 4 | 1,440 | Engine | |
| 50 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | 2 | 2 | 1,365 | Clutch | |
| 51 | 23 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | 1 | 2 | 1,375 | Bearing |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 56 Minutes 4 Seconds
Average Speed .:127.082
Margin of Victory .: 4.200 Seconds