Results
"Golden State 400"
June 18, 1972
Riverside, California
| Average Speed: 98.781 mph | Race
Time: 4-
hours 3- minutes 32- seconds
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| Pos | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | Ray Elder | Dodge |
| 2 | Benny Parsons | Mercury |
| 3 | Donnie Allison | Matador |
| 4 | James Hylton | Ford |
| 5 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | Chrysler |
| 7 | Carl Adams | Ford |
| 8 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury |
| 9 | Frank James | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Dick May | Ford |
| 11 | Charlie Roberts | Ford |
| 12 | Howard McGriff | Plymouth |
| 13 | Dick Brown | Plymouth |
| 14 | Chuck Brown | Plymouth |
| 15 | Hanley Gray | Ford |
| 16 | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Kevin Torre | Plymouth |
| 18 | Paul Donte | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Jim Insolo | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Bill Butts | Dodge |
| 21 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge |
| 22 | Don Dalton | Mercury |
| 23 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 24 | Bill Champion | Ford |
| 25 | Walter Ballard | Mercury |
| 26 | Ray Johnstone | Oldsmobile |
| 27 | Johnny Anderson | Chevrolet |
| 28 | J. D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 29 | John Hren | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Clem Proctor | Oldsmobile |
| 31 | Sonny Easley | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Dick Gulstrand | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 34 | Sam Stanley | Ford |
| 35 | John Soares Jr. | Dodge |
| 36 | Stu Cheek | Ford |
| 37 | Ed Negre | Dodge |
| 38 | Jack McCoy | Dodge |
| 39 | Bob Kauf | Chevrolet |
| 40 | Mike James | Chevrolet |