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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 23, 1972
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Plymouth
| 400
| 6,600
| running
| 84 |
| 2
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 400
| 4,375
| running
| 79 |
| 3
| 1
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 400
| 3,950
| running
| 237 |
| 4
| 10
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 392
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Mercury
| 392
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 17
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Ford
| 390
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1970 Dodge
| 390
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1971 Ford
| 384
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 382
| 805
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 381
| 820
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 22
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 372
| 560
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 365
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 8
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1971 Dodge
| 365
| 790
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 364
| 530
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 359
| 495
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1970 Ford
| 357
| 485
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 27
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1970 Ford
| 354
| 725
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 4
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 354
| 740
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 352
| 480
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Plymouth
| 347
| 695
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 12
| Buck Baker
| 93
| Harold Furr
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 332
| 485
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1970 Dodge
| 283
| 675
| ignition
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 256
| 690
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 125
| 655
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 28
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 121
| 670
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1970 Dodge
| 111
| 415
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 26
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Richard Childress
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 93
| 380
| transmission
| 0 |
| 28
| 9
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 71
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Eddie Yarboro
| 13
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1970 Plymouth
| 42
| 360
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 16
| Bill Dennis
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 14
| 375
| vibration
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:53:19
Average Speed: 86.381 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.929 seconds
5 cautions for 45 laps
Attendance: 16,000