| 1972 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $33,000 | Race Date: | Apr 23, 1972 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 63Min 19Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 86.381 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 45 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 84 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 107.506 MPH | |||||
| Official 1972 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 84 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 79 |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 237 |
| 4 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | Running |  | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 92 | Larry Smith (R) | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Running | | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 347 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 93 | Buck Baker | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Accident | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Engine | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 23 | Bill Dennis | Robertson Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
