| 1972 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $33,295 | Race Date: | Oct 1, 1972 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 40 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 36m 33s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 95.816 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 12 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #11 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 160 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 105.922 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 160 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 239 |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 28 | John Sears | Ellington Racing | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | Dave Marcis | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Accident | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 90 | Max Berrier | Donlavey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Engine | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 37 | Ed Negre | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Hank Richardson (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 23 | Henley Gray | Robertson Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Axle | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
