MALTA  (Amsterdam Recorder ) Monday, July 3,1972 - Bobby Allison, who has captured three Winston Cup Grand National and three Grand National East races through the first half of the NASCAR season, has become the first entry for the Albany - Saratoga "250", Tuesday. July, 11th. The racer of Hueytown. Ala.,will be driving the Coco-Cola Mustang for the $10,500 event at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Last year in the Albany-Saratoga " 2 5 0 " . Allison qualified third fastest but was forced to leave the fray with an expended engine at the end of 144 l a p s. However, 1972 has been all good for the native of Miami, F l a.  Allison has won five pole positions for superspeedway  events and was the first stock car driver this year to top $100,000 in winnings
His victories include t he Southeastern "500" at Bristol. Tenn., the Mason-Dixon "500" at Dover. Del., and his unforgettable match with the great A. J. Foyt in the Atlanta "500" which Allison won by a scant two feet.

"We a re very pleased that Bobby again chose to compete in the Albany-Saratoga "250", said speedway  President  Larry Mendelsohn.  " He 's the hottest thing going in stock car racing this year and I 'm sure our northern fans will get a kick out of his performance."  The Albany race will go for 250 laps over the 362-mile oval with a starting time of 8:30 p. m.  Practice will be at five in the afternoon with time trials starting at 7:30 p. m.

 

 

 

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1   4   Bobby Isaac   71    K & K Insurance  1972 Dodge  250   1,300   running  43 2   6  Neil Castles   06    Neil Castles  1971 Dodge  250   800   running  46 3   3  James Hylton   48   James Hylton  1970 Ford  249   500     running  23 4   5  Elmo Langley   64    Elmo Langley  1971 Ford  248   350   running  0  5   2  Tiny Lund   55    John McConnell  1972 Chevrolet  247   525   running  16 6    24  Jim Vaughan   7   Wayne Vaughn  1969 Chevrolet Camaro  245   300    running     0  7    7  Phil Spiak   99    Don Miller  1969 Chevrolet Camaro  241   275   running   0 8    9  Baxter Price   3   Patsy Price  1969 Chevrolet Camaro  240   270   running   0 9    12  E.J. Trivette    0    E.J. Trivette  1972 Chevrolet Camaro  240   265   running   0 10    14  Roy Hallquist   58   Roy Hallquist  1971 Chevrolet Camaro  238   260   running    0 11    20  Ernie Shaw   17   Reid Shaw  1970 Ford Mustang  237   255    running    0 12    96  Richard Childress   96   Judy Childress  1972 Chevrolet  235   250   Overheating   0 13    61  Tommy Lechlider   61   Tommy Lechlider  1969 Chevrolet Camaro  222   245    running   0 14   1  Bobby Allison   49   Melvin Joseph  1970 Ford Mustang  146   240   engine  121 15    11  Ed Negre   8   Ed Negre  1970 Dodge  132  235     running  0  16    16  Jerry Hufflin   75   Phil Gibson  1969 Chevrolet Camaro  130   230     running   0 17    13  Wendell Scott   34   Wendell Scott  1971 Ford  79   225    Clutch  0 18    10  Bill Hollar   29   Bill Hollar  1971 Ford  53   220  Overheating  0 19    22  Les Covey   89   Les Covey  1970 Chevrolet  46   215    Engine    0 20    23  D.K. Ulrich   40   D.K. Ulrich  1971 Ford  40   210  Brake    0 21    17  Bill Chevalier    82    Theodore Laskiewicz  1971 Chevrolet Camaro  32   205  Engine    0 22    19  Frank Warren    79    Frank Warren  1971 Dodge  20   200  Battery    0 23    25  Rick Newsom   07   O.L. Newsome  1971 Chevrolet Camaro  19   200  Oil Leak    0 24     21   Don Haupt   18    1970 Dodge  15  200  Carburetor    0 25      15   Jabe Thomas   25   Don Robertson  1970 Plymouth   8  200    Steering 0

 Time of race: 01:24:50
Average Speed: 63.894 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.54 seconds
2 cautions for 20 laps
Race Purse: $ 10,000