| 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |
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The 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday January 23 and ended on Sunday November 12. Richard Petty won his second consecutive Winston Cup Championship and third 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.
Season recap[]
| Date | Event | Circuit | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| February 20 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | A.J. Foyt |
| February 27 | Richmond 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| March 5 | Miller High Life 500 | Ontario Motor Speedway | A.J. Foyt |
| March 12 | Carolina 500 | North Carolina Speedway | Bobby Isaac |
| March 26 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| April 9 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| April 16 | Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway | David Pearson |
| April 23 | Gwyn Staley 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty |
| April 29 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty |
| May 7 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | David Pearson |
| May 28 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Buddy Baker |
| June 4 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| June 11 | Motor State 400 | Michigan International Speedway | David Pearson |
| June 18 | Golden State 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Ray Elder |
| June 25 | Lone Star 500 | Texas World Speedway | Richard Petty |
| July 4 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | David Pearson |
| July 9 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| July 16 | Northern 300 | Trenton Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| July 23 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| August 6 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | James Hylton |
| August 20 | Yankee 400 | Michigan International Speedway | David Pearson |
| August 27 | Nashville 420 | Nashville Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| September 4 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| September 10 | Capital City 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| September 17 | Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | David Pearson |
| September 24 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty |
| October 1 | Wilkes 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty |
| October 8 | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| October 22 | American 500 | North Carolina Speedway | Bobby Allison |
| November 12 | Texas 500 | Texas World Speedway | Buddy Baker |
Final Point Standings[]
- -Richard Petty 8701
- -Bobby Allison 8573
- -James Hylton 8158
- -Cecil Gordon 7326
- -Benny Parsons 6844
- -Walter Ballard 6781
- -Elmo Langley 6656
- -John Sears 6298
- -Dean Dalton 6295
- -Ben Arnold 6179
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