1972 Wilkes 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Wilkes 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 28 of 31
Date: October 1, 1972
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway

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Wilkes 400 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	160
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (239)
Race Distance	250 miles (400 laps)	Track Length	0.625 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	30
Total Purse	$33,295	Winner Earnings	$7,200
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Cox	Season Race	28 of 31

Wilkes 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	160	running	—	$7,200
2	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	400	239	running	—	$4,550
3	1	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	396	1	running	—	$3,950
4	6	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	392	0	running	—	$1,475
5	8	28	John Sears	—	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	388	0	running	—	$950
6	12	6	Dave Marcis	—	Neil Castles	Plymouth	382	0	running	—	$650
7	5	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	382	0	running	—	$875
8	14	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	381	0	running	—	$825
9	19	45	Vic Parsons	—	Bill Seifert	Ford	380	0	running	—	$800
10	10	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	378	0	running	—	$795
11	17	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	376	0	running	—	$535
12	24	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	375	0	running	—	$775
13	22	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	371	0	running	—	$790
14	25	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Ford	370	0	running	—	$755
15	27	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	367	0	running	—	$745
16	13	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	359	0	running	—	$760
17	4	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	351	0	crash	—	$750
18	7	90	Max Berrier	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	349	0	engine	—	$740
19	20	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	349	0	running	—	$705
20	30	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	332	0	running	—	$420
21	29	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	274	0	engine	—	$660
22	23	37	Ed Negre	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	167	0	vibration	—	$425
23	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	116	0	engine	—	$665
24	18	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	99	0	engine	—	$380
25	16	96	Richard Childress	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	95	0	rear end	—	$345
26	15	55	Tiny Lund	—	Hank Richardson	Chevrolet	92	0	transmission	—	$365
27	28	23	Henley Gray	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	81	0	brakes	—	$330
28	26	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	69	0	vibration	—	$320
29	9	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	15	0	driveshaft	—	$410
30	11	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	6	0	axle	—	$350

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