| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | August 6, 1972 | ||
| Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures of 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind speeds of 5.1 miles per hour (8.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 148.728 miles per hour (239.355 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 68,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1972 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 6, 1972, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
- ^ "1972 Talladega 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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