<page_title> GEICO 500 </page_title> <section_title> Past winners </section_title> <table> <cell> 1972 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Laps </col_header> </cell> <cell> David Pearson <col_header> Driver </col_header> </cell> <cell> Wood Brothers Racing <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1972 David Pearson grabbed his first win in the Wood Brothers Mercury.