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| 1972 Gwyn Staley 400 | 
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| Held on April 23, 1972 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC | |
| 400 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Plymouth | 400 | 84 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 400 | 79 | running | |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 400 | 237 | running | |
| 4 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '70 Ford | 392 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '70 Mercury | 392 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 17 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 390 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 11 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '71 Ford | 384 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 381 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 22 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '70 Chevrolet | 372 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 13 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 365 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 8 | 06 | Neil Castles | '71 Dodge | 365 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 14 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '72 Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 30 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 359 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 29 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 357 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 27 | 19 | Henley Gray | '70 Ford | 354 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 4 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 354 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 352 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | '70 Plymouth | 347 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 12 | 93 | Buck Baker | Harold Furr | '71 Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 283 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 23 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 256 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 125 | 0 | crash | ||
| 25 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 7 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 111 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 26 | 96 | Richard Childress | '72 Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 28 | 9 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 71 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | '70 Plymouth | 42 | 0 | engine | ||
| 30 | 16 | 23 | Bill Dennis | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 14 | 0 | vibration |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Bobby Mausgrover, Earl Brooks, G.C. Spencer | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
