The 1972 Texas 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Texas World Speedway on November 12, 1972. It was the season finale. Buddy Baker won his second event of the year, leading 133 of the 250 laps in route to a half-carlength victory on A.J. Foyt. Richard Petty's 3rd place effort ended his championship season. Stats