Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

April 23rd, 1972

Race #9 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 86.381 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 45
  • Lead Changes: 17
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 400 84 Running
2 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 400 79 Running
3 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 400 237 Running
4 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 392 0 Running
5 5 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 392 0 Running
6 17 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 390 0 Running
7 6 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 390 0 Running
8 11 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 384 0 Running
9 19 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 382 0 Running
10 23 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 381 0 Running
11 22 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 372 0 Running
12 13 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 365 0 Running
13 8 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 365 0 Running
14 14 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 364 0 Running
15 30 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 359 0 Running
16 29 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 357 0 Running
17 27 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 354 0 Running
18 4 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 354 0 Running
19 24 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 352 0 Running
20 21 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 347 0 Running
21 12 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 332 0 Running
22 20 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 283 0 Ignition
23 15 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 256 0 Engine
24 18 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 125 0 Crash
25 28 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 121 0 Engine
26 7 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 111 0 Engine
27 26 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 93 0 Transmission
28 9 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 71 0 Engine
29 25 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 42 0 Engine
30 16 23 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 0 14 0 Vibration