Results
"Winston Western 500"
January 23, 1972
Riverside, California
| Average Speed: 104.018 | Race
Time: 3-
hours 45- minutes 11- seconds
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| Pos | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge |
| 4 | Ray Elder | Dodge |
| 5 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth |
| 6 | Kevin Terris | Plymouth |
| 7 | James Hylton | Ford |
| 8 | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 9 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury |
| 11 | John Soares Jr. | Dodge |
| 12 | Carl Joyner | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Dick Brown | Plymouth |
| 14 | Walter Ballard | Ford |
| 15 | Raymond Williams | Ford |
| 16 | Don Noel | Dodge |
| 17 | Charlie Roberts | Ford |
| 18 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Johnny Anderson | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Ivan Baldwin | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Henley Gray | Ford |
| 22 | Jerry Oliver | Oldsmobile |
| 23 | Dick Kranzier | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Larry Esau | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Frank James | Chevrolet |
| 26 | David Pearson | Ford |
| 27 | Ed Negre | Ford |
| 28 | A. J. Foyt | Mercury |
| 29 | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 30 | Jim Danielson | Mercury |
| 31 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge |
| 32 | Chuck Brown | Plymouth |
| 33 | Paul Dority | Dodge |
| 34 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge |
| 35 | Ron Gautsche | Ford |
| 36 | Jack McCoy | Dodge |
| 37 | Neil Castles | Dodge |
| 38 | Joe Frasson | Dodge |
| 39 | Mark Donohue | Matador |
| 40 | Benny Parsons | Ford |