1972 Wilkes 400

Race 28 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:36:33
Average speed of winner: 95.816 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 16 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1, Allison 2-15, Petty 16-73, Allison 74-97, Petty 98-130, Allison 131-295, Petty 296-350, Allison 351-362, Petty 363-364, Allison 365, Petty 366, Allison 367-375, Petty 376, Allison 377-388, Petty 389-397, Allison 398-399, Petty 400

Race notes: Debut for Vic Parsons. Only start for Max Berrier.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		400	8	160	running	7200	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		400	8	239	running	4550	0
3	1	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	105.922	396	1	1	running	3950	0
4	6	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			392	0	0	running	1475	0
5	8	John Sears	28		'72 Chevrolet	Ellington			388	0	0	running	950	0
6	12	Dave Marcis	06		'72 Plymouth	Castles			382	0	0	running	650	0
7	5	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			382	0	0	running	875	0
8	14	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			381	0	0	running	825	0
9	19	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			380	0	0	running	800	0
10	10	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			378	0	0	running	795	0
11	17	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			376	0	0	running	535	0
12	24	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			375	0	0	running	775	0
13	22	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			371	0	0	running	790	0
14	25	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			370	0	0	running	755	0
15	27	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			367	0	0	running	745	0
16	13	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			359	0	0	running	760	0
17	4	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			351	0	0	accident	750	0
18	7	Max Berrier	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			349	0	0	engine	740	0
19	20	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			349	0	0	running	705	0
20	30	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			332	0	0	running	420	0
21	29	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			274	0	0	engine	660	0
22	23	Ed Negre	37		'70 Dodge				167	0	0	vibration	425	0
23	21	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			116	0	0	engine	665	0
24	18	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			99	0	0	engine	380	0
25	16	Richard Childress	96		'72 Chevrolet	Childress			95	0	0	rear end	345	0
26	15	Tiny Lund	55		'71 Chevrolet				92	0	0	transmission	365	0
27	28	Henley Gray	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			81	0	0	brakes	330	0
28	26	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			69	0	0	vibration	320	0
29	9	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			15	0	0	drive shaft	410	0
30	11	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			6	0	0	axle	350	0