1972 Miller High Life 500 Results
A.J. Foyt won the 1972 Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on March 5, 1972, leading 132 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 51 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | 1 | 200 | 132 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 200 | 20 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | 3 | 199 | 17 | Running |
| 5 | 96W | Ray Elder | 8 | 194 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 04W | Hershel McGriff | 11 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 48 | James Hylton | 25 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 42 | Marty Robbins | 22 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | 24 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 9 | Ramo Stott | 10 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 61 | Jimmy Finger | 26 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 17W | Jack McCoy | 15 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 3W | John Soares Jr. | 19 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 9 | 185 | 13 | Running |
| 15 | 06W | Bill Butts | 40 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 1W | Cliff Garner | 48 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 91W | Johnny Anderson | 33 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 02W | Dick Bown | 13 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 84W | J.C. Danielsen | 35 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 10 | Bill Champion | 17 | 182 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | 31 | 182 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 32W | Kevin Terris | 28 | 180 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 43 | 180 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 34W | Markey James | 39 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | 42 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 47 | Raymond Williams | 30 | 179 | 0 | Flagged |
| 27 | 44W | Jim Whitt | 37 | 178 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 20 | George Altheide | 12 | 178 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 95W | Bob Kauf | 38 | 174 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 39W | Carl Adams | 47 | 174 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | 32 | 173 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | 34 | 173 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 27W | Chuck Bown | 49 | 165 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 40W | Les Loeser Jr. | 46 | 164 | 0 | Tires |
| 35 | 82W | Ron Gautsche | 51 | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 14 | 138 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | 45 | 137 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 99 | Don White | 21 | 114 | 0 | Fuel pump |
| 39 | 52W | Gene Romero | 36 | 105 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 23W | G.T. Tallas | 20 | 88 | 0 | Clutch |
| 41 | 97 | Red Farmer | 6 | 69 | 0 | Engine |
| 42 | 41 | Earle Canavan | 27 | 65 | 0 | Running |
| 43 | 79 | Frank Warren | 29 | 55 | 0 | Clutch |
| 44 | 16 | Mark Donohue | 7 | 45 | 0 | Crash |
| 45 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | 5 | 45 | 9 | Crash |
| 46 | 29W | Bill Osborne | 50 | 36 | 0 | A frame |
| 47 | 30 | Walter Ballard | 44 | 33 | 0 | Crash |
| 48 | 89W | Don Noel | 16 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 49 | 18W | George Follmer | 41 | 4 | 0 | Engine |
| 50 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | 18 | 2 | 0 | Clutch |
| 51 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | 23 | 1 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5, 1972 |
| Track | Ontario Motor Speedway |
| Laps | 200 |