1972 Winston 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | May 7, 1972 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.660 miles (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 | ||
| 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.