Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

October 1st, 1972

Race #28 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 95.816 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 12
  • Lead Changes: 16
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 400 160 Running
2 2 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 400 239 Running
3 1 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 396 1 Running
4 6 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 392 0 Running
5 8 28 John Sears Chevrolet 0 0 0 388 0 Running
6 12 06 Dave Marcis Plymouth 0 0 0 382 0 Running
7 5 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 382 0 Running
8 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 381 0 Running
9 19 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 0 380 0 Running
10 10 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 378 0 Running
11 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 376 0 Running
12 24 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 375 0 Running
13 22 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 371 0 Running
14 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 370 0 Running
15 27 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 367 0 Running
16 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 359 0 Running
17 4 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 351 0 Crash
18 7 90 Max Berrier Ford 0 0 0 349 0 Engine
19 20 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 349 0 Running
20 30 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 332 0 Running
21 29 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 274 0 Engine
22 23 37 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 167 0 Vibration
23 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 116 0 Engine
24 18 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 99 0 Engine
25 16 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 95 0 Rear end
26 15 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 92 0 Transmission
27 28 23 Henley Gray Plymouth 0 0 0 81 0 Brakes
28 26 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 69 0 Vibration
29 9 8 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 15 0 Driveshaft
30 11 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 6 0 Axle