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Wilkes 400
1972 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$33,295Race Date:Oct 1, 1972North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:40 Car LengthsRace Duration:2Hr 36Min 33Sec.North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:16Average Speed:95.816 MPH.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:1 For 12 Lapssavethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Buddy Baker B. BakerPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#11 DodgeChevrolet:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Petty EnterprisesDodge:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Mercury:0
Laps Led:160 of 400Pole Speed:105.922 MPH

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Official 1972 Wilkes 400 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP0400127Running
2212 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0400127Running
3171 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance03961Running
4672 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing03920Running
5828 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsEllington Racing03880Running
61206 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisCastles Racing03820Running
7524 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing03820Running
81464 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing03810Running
91945 Vic Parsons V. ParsonsVic ParsonsSiefert Racing03800Running
101047 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing03780Running
111767 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)03760Running
122425 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing03750Running
132276 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing03710Running
142510 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing03700Running
15277 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)03670Running
161379 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing03590Running
17448 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPop Kola03510Accident
18790 Max Berrier M. BerrierMax BerrierDonlavey Racing03490Engine
192030 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing03490Running
203074 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing03320Running
212977 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)02740Engine
222337 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)01670Vibration
232170 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing01160Engine
241857 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)0990Engine
251696 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressRichard Childress Racing0950Rear Gear
261555 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundHank Richardson (Car Owner)0920Transmission
272823 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayRobertson Racing0810Brakes
282692 Larry Smith L. Smith (R)Larry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)0690Vibration
29988 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing0150Driveshaft
301114 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet060Axle
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