Richard Petty (foto 2021 ) meraih gelar keempatnya pada musim 1972.
NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1972 adalah musim ke-24 kejuaraan balap mobil stok profesional di Amerika Serikat dan musim Seri Piala era modern ke-1. Musim dimulai pada hari Minggu 23 Januari dan berakhir pada hari Minggu 12 November. Richard Petty memenangkan Kejuaraan Piala Winston kedua berturut-turut dan keempat secara keseluruhan. Larry Smith dinobatkan sebagai NASCAR Rookie of the Year .
Musim ini dianggap sebagai yang pertama dari "era modern" NASCAR. Jumlah balapan dikurangi dari 48 menjadi 31, semua trek tanah dihapus dari jadwal, dan jarak balapan minimum 250 mil (402 km) ditetapkan untuk trek oval.
Rekapitulasi musim
Klasemen akhir musim
Pos.
Pembalap
Poin
Start
Menang
Top 5
Top 10
Pole
1
Richard Petty
8701.40
31
8
25
28
3
2
Bobby Allison
8573.50
31
10
25
27
11
3
James Hylton
8158.70
31
1
9
23
0
4
Cecil Gordon
7326.05
31
0
4
16
0
5
Benny Parsons
6844.15
31
0
10
19
0
6
Walter Ballard
6781.45
31
0
0
7
0
7
Elmo Langley
6656.25
30
0
1
9
0
8
John Sears
6298.50
28
0
2
7
0
9
Dean Dalton
6295.05
29
0
0
4
0
10
Ben Arnold
6179.00
26
0
0
7
0
11
Frank Warren
5788.60
30
0
0
2
0
12
Jabe Thomas
5772.55
28
0
0
4
0
13
Bill Champion
5470.70
29
0
0
4
0
14
Raymond Williams
5712.65
28
0
0
5
0
15
Dave Marcis
5459.65
27
0
5
11
0
16
Charlie Roberts
5354.45
26
0
0
1
0
17
Henley Gray
5093.64
28
0
0
2
0
18
J.D. McDuffie
5075.85
27
0
1
2
0
19
Bobby Isaac
5050.85
27
1
10
10
9
20
David Pearson
4718.00
17
6
12
13
4
21
Ed Negre
4696.89
26
0
0
0
0
22
Buddy Arrington
4555.89
20
0
1
10
0
23
Larry Smith
4173.70
23
0
0
7
0
24
Buddy Baker
3936.70
17
2
8
9
1
25
Coo Coo Marlin
3852.90
20
0
2
5
0
26
David Ray Boggs
3739.00
24
0
0
0
0
27
Ron Keselowski
3475.60
22
0
1
3
0
28
Joe Frasson
3152.80
16
0
1
4
0
29
Richard D. Brown
2939.00
16
0
1
1
0
30
Neil Castles
2789.60
21
0
0
1
0
31
Jim Vandiver
2514.35
16
0
2
3
0
32
Clarence Lovell
2630.30
12
0
0
0
0
33
David Sisco
2310.75
12
0
0
2
0
34
LeeRoy Yarbrough
2157.50
18
0
5
9
0
35
George Altheide
1916.75
11
0
0
0
0
36
Donnie Allison
1849.15
10
0
2
3
0
37
Richard Childress
1521.25
15
0
0
0
0
38
Bill Shirey
1468.50
13
0
0
0
0
39
Fred Lorenzen
1333.55
8
0
3
4
0
40
Wendell Scott
1317.50
6
0
0
0
0
41
Tommy Gale
1298.00
6
0
0
0
0
42
Bill Dennis
1279.25
11
0
2
2
0
43
G.C. Spencer
1238.25
10
0
0
1
0
44
Dick May
1229.25
6
0
0
1
0
45
Hershel McGriff
1199.75
4
0
2
3
0
46
Les Covey
1128.00
7
0
0
0
0
47
Johnny Halford
1103.75
5
0
0
1
0
48
Pete Hamilton
1083.25
5
0
1
1
0
49
Dick Brooks
1023.50
14
0
0
1
0
50
Eddie Yarboro
1007.65
6
0
0
0
0
51
Cale Yarborough
949.50
5
0
1
4
0
52
Ray Elder
902.25
3
1
3
3
0
53
Paul Tyler
893.75
4
0
0
1
0
54
Marty Robbins
860.80
5
0
0
2
0
55
Bobby Mausgrover
833.05
6
0
0
0
0
56
Darrell Waltrip
827.00
5
0
1
3
0
57
Jim Whitt
813.50
3
0
0
0
0
58
H.B. Bailey
792.20
5
0
1
1
0
59
Dick Bown
791.75
3
0
0
0
0
60
Kevin Terris
783.50
3
0
0
1
0
61
Doc Faustina
770.50
5
0
0
0
0
62
Earle Canavan
755.50
7
0
0
0
0
63
Red Farmer
749.50
5
0
1
1
0
64
D.K. Ulrich
749.00
4
0
0
0
0
65
Charlie Glotzbach
739.00
3
0
2
2
0
66
Ramo Stott
675.25
5
0
2
3
0
67
Johnny Anderson
672.25
4
0
0
0
0
68
Dick Kranzler
642.75
3
0
0
0
0
69
Chuck Bown
636.75
3
0
0
0
0
70
John Soares, Jr.
609.25
3
0
0
0
0
71
Harry Schilling
599.50
3
0
0
0
0
72
Paul Jett
581.75
1
0
0
0
0
73
Earl Brooks
568.25
6
0
0
0
0
74
Bill Seifert
551.25
6
0
0
1
0
75
Carl Adams
530.00
2
0
0
1
0
76
Bill Butts
525.25
2
0
0
0
0
77
Carl Joiner
523.75
2
0
1
1
0
78
Dub Simpson
507.50
5
0
0
0
0
79
Frank James
459.75
2
0
0
1
0
80
J.C. Danielsen
458.50
2
0
0
0
0
81
Wayne Smith
439.50
3
0
0
1
0
82
Jack McCoy
419.00
3
0
0
0
0
83
Jimmy Finger
387.50
2
0
0
0
0
84
Paul Dorrity
362.00
2
0
0
0
0
85
Ronnie Daniel
344.75
2
0
0
0
0
86
Roy Mayne
338.25
4
0
0
0
0
87
Ron Gautsche
332.75
2
0
0
0
0
88
Markey James
301.00
2
0
0
0
0
89
Jimmy Crawford
296.25
1
0
0
0
0
90
Bob Kauf
290.50
2
0
0
0
0
91
Rick Newsom
289.00
1
0
0
0
0
92
Don Noel
274.75
2
0
0
0
0
93
Friday Hassler
255.25
1
0
0
1
0
94
Ronnie Chumley
252.00
1
0
0
0
0
95
Mel Larson
251.00
4
0
0
0
0
96
Les Loeser
239.00
1
0
0
0
0
97
Jimmy Insolo
226.50
1
0
0
0
0
98
Ivan Baldwin
215.75
1
0
0
0
0
99
Jimmy Hensley
215.25
2
0
1
1
0
100
Bob Greeley
212.50
1
0
0
0
0
101
Jerry Oliver
210.50
1
0
0
0
0
102
Larry Esau
201.50
1
0
0
0
0
103
Robert Brown
201.00
2
0
0
0
0
104
Tiny Lund
191.00
4
0
0
0
0
105
James Cox
165.50
2
0
0
0
0
106
Gene Romero
155.25
1
0
0
0
0
107
Phil Finney
150.25
1
0
0
0
0
108
G.T. Tallas
132.00
1
0
0
0
0
109
Ray Johnstone
127.50
1
0
0
0
0
110
John Hren
100.25
1
0
0
0
0
111
Clem Proctor
88.25
1
0
0
0
0
112
Bill Hollar
86.00
1
0
0
0
0
113
Sonny Easley
83.75
1
0
0
0
0
114
Ed Hessert
83.50
2
0
0
0
0
115
Dick Guldstrand
73.00
1
0
0
0
0
116
Sam Stanley
55.25
1
0
0
0
0
117
Bill Osborne
55.00
1
0
0
0
0
118
Robert Wales
25.50
2
0
0
0
0
119
Bill Ward
16.50
1
0
0
0
0
120
George Follmer
9.00
1
0
0
0
0
Ray Hendrick
1
0
0
0
0
Jim Hurtubise
2
0
0
1
0
Ron Hutcherson
1
0
0
0
0
Gordon Johncock
2
0
0
0
0
Roger McCluskey
1
0
0
0
0
Jackie Oliver
7
0
1
1
0
Vic Parsons
1
0
0
1
0
Jim Paschal
1
0
0
0
0
Ken Rush
1
0
0
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
1
0
0
0
0
Bobby Unser
1
0
0
0
0
Butch Hartman
1
0
1
1
0
Ron Grana
1
0
0
0
0
Cliff Garner
1
0
0
0
0
Buck Baker
5
0
0
0
0
Max Berrier
1
0
0
0
0
Lem Blankenship
1
0
0
0
0
Tru Cheek
1
0
0
0
0
A.J. Cox
1
0
0
0
0
Larry Dickson
1
0
0
0
0
Mark Donohue
4
0
0
0
0
Fred Drake
1
0
0
0
0
Vic Elford
1
0
0
1
0
Paul Feldner
1
0
0
0
0
A.J. Foyt
6
2
5
5
3
Don White
1
0
0
0
0
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