Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Wilkes 400
North Wilkesboro Speedway
October 1st, 1972
Race #28 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Chevrolet (6)
- Dodge (6)
- Ford (9)
- Mercury (4)
- Plymouth (5)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Gwyn Staley 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Plymouth | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | |
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | Richard Howard | ||
| 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | ||
| 23 | Henley Gray | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 28 | John Sears | Chevrolet | Hoss Ellington | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Mercury | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 37 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Vic Parsons | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Ford | Pop Kola | James Hylton | |
| 55 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Hank Richardson | Hank Richardson | ||
| 57 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Mercury | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | ||
| 77 | Charlie Roberts | Ford | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Roger Lubinski | Roger Lubinski | ||
| 90 | Max Berrier | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 92 | Larry Smith | Ford | Harley Smith | Harley Smith | ||
| 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Richard Childress |