1972 Rebel 400
{{Short description|NASCAR race at Darlington}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
|Type=CUST
|Distance_km=643.9
|Network=
|First_Team=Wood Brothers Racing
|First_Driver=David Pearson
|Car=21
|Most_laps=202
|Most_Team=Wood Brothers Racing
|Most_Driver=David Pearson
|Pole_Time=
|Pole_Team=Wood Brothers Racing
|Pole_Driver=David Pearson
|Avg={{convert|129.688|mph|abbr=on}}
|Weather=
|Distance_mi=400.1
|Description=Race 8 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
|Distance_laps=293
|Course_km=2.213
|Course_mi=1.375
|Location=Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
|Official name=Rebel 400
|Caption=1972 Rebel 400 program cover
|Image=1972_Rebel_400_program_cover.png
|Season_No=31
|Race_No=8
|Year=1972
|Fulldate={{Start date|1972|04|16}}
|Details ref={{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1970_Rebel_400/W|title=1970 Rebel 400|publisher=Racing Reference|access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Darlington/1970-05-09| title = 1970 Rebel 400 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | access-date = 2014-07-16}}
|Race Name=Rebel 400|Announcers=
}}
The 1972 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that was held on April 16, 1972 at Darlington Speedway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Race results
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Fin !St !# !Driver !Sponsor !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|1 |21 |David Pearson |Purolator |'71 Mercury |293 |202 |running | |
|---|
| 2
|3 |43 |Richard Petty |STP |'72 Plymouth |292 |27 |running | |
| 3
|15 |18 |Joe Frasson |Mario Frasson Cement Co. |'71 Dodge |285 |0 |running | |
| 4
|9 |72 |Benny Parsons |Pop Kola |'71 Mercury |284 |0 |running | |
| 5
|10 |48 |James Hylton |Pop Kola |'71 Ford |281 |0 |running | |
| 6
|12 |67 |Buddy Arrington | |'71 Dodge |279 |0 |running | |
| 7
|2 |12 |Bobby Allison |Coca-Cola |'72 Chevrolet |278 |29 |running | |
| 8
|22 |4 |John Sears |J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air |'70 Plymouth |277 |0 |running | |
| 9
|27 |25 |Jabe Thomas |Don Robertson |'70 Plymouth |275 |0 |running | |
| 10
|11 |24 |Cecil Gordon | |'71 Mercury |274 |0 |running | |
| 11
|30 |10 |Bill Champion | |'71 Ford |269 |0 |running | |
| 12
|19 |7 |Dean Dalton | |'71 Mercury |269 |0 |running | |
| 13
|26 |64 |Elmo Langley | |'71 Ford |262 |0 |running | |
| 14
|36 |47 |Raymond Williams | |'71 Ford |262 |0 |running | |
| 15
|28 |77 |Charlie Roberts | |'71 Ford |261 |0 |running | |
| 16
|5 |31 |Jim Vandiver |O.L. Nixon |'70 Dodge |260 |6 |engine | |
| 17
|21 |76 |Ben Arnold | |'71 Ford |258 |0 |running | |
| 18
|23 |30 |Walter Ballard |Ballard Racing |'71 Mercury |258 |0 |running | |
| 19
|34 |70 |J.D. McDuffie | |'71 Chevrolet |255 |0 |running | |
| 20
|7 |11 |Buddy Baker |STP |'72 Dodge |242 |27 |engine | |
| 21
|33 |79 |Frank Warren | |'70 Dodge |222 |0 |oil pan | |
| 22
|13 |90 |Jackie Oliver |Truck Equipment Corporation |'72 Ford |205 |0 |crash | |
| 23
|35 |23 |Bill Dennis |Don Robertson |'70 Plymouth |196 |0 |engine | |
| 24
|24 |8 |Ed Negre | |'70 Dodge |178 |0 |rear end | |
| 25
|18 |2 |Dave Marcis |IHRA Drag Races |'70 Dodge |154 |0 |handling | |
| 26
|8 |15 |LeeRoy Yarbrough |Bud Moore |'72 Ford |145 |1 |valve | |
| 27
|31 |00 |Bobby Mausgrover | |'70 Dodge |129 |0 |brakes | |
| 28
|4 |71 |Bobby Isaac |K & K Insurance |'71 Dodge |76 |1 |piston | |
| 29
|6 |28 |Fred Lorenzen |Lemon Tree Inn |'72 Ford |46 |0 |engine | |
| 30
|14 |93 |Buck Baker |Harold Furr |'70 Chevrolet |45 |0 |clutch | |
| 31
|29 |06 |Neil Castles | |'70 Dodge |43 |0 |oil leak | |
| 32
|25 |53 |H.B. Bailey |Hopper-Crews |'72 Ford |41 |0 |ignition | |
| 33
|16 |92 |Larry Smith |Harley Smith |'71 Ford |36 |0 |suspension | |
| 34
|17 |19 |Henley Gray | |'72 Ford |25 |0 |oil pressure | |
| 35
|20 |66 |Dick Brooks |Blank & Kalashian |'71 Pontiac |21 |0 |brakes | |
| 36
|32 |49 |G.C. Spencer | |'70 Plymouth |7 |0 |oil pressure |