1972 Gwyn Staley Memorial

Race 9 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:53:19
Average speed of winner: 86.381 mph
Margin of victory: 2.0 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac 1-70, Allison 71-85, Isaac 86-92, Allison 93, Isaac 94-95, Allison 96-117, Isaac 118-191, Allison 192-201, Isaac 202, Allison 203-212, Isaac 213-216, Allison 217, Isaac 218-249, Allison 250-269, Isaac 270-308, Petty 309-367, Isaac 368-375, Petty 376-400

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	2	84	running	6600	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		400	7	79	running	4375	0
3	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	107.506	400	9	237	running	3950	0
4	10	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			392	0	0	running	1550	0
5	5	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			392	0	0	running	1200	0
6	17	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			390	0	0	running	900	0
7	6	Dave Marcis	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			390	0	0	running	875	0
8	11	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			384	0	0	running	575	0
9	19	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			382	0	0	running	805	0
10	23	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			381	0	0	running	820	0
11	22	Dub Simpson	51		'70 Chevrolet	Strong			372	0	0	running	560	0
12	13	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			365	0	0	running	525	0
13	8	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			365	0	0	running	790	0
14	14	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			364	0	0	running	530	0
15	30	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			359	0	0	running	495	0
16	29	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			357	0	0	running	485	0
17	27	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			354	0	0	running	725	0
18	4	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			354	0	0	running	740	0
19	24	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			352	0	0	running	480	0
20	21	Frank Warren	79		'70 Plymouth	Frank Warren			347	0	0	running	695	0
21	12	Buck Baker	93		'71 Chevrolet	Furr			332	0	0	running	485	0
22	20	Ed Negre	8		'70 Dodge	Negre			283	0	0	ignition	675	0
23	15	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			256	0	0	engine	690	0
24	18	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			125	0	0	accident	655	0
25	28	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			121	0	0	engine	670	0
26	7	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			111	0	0	engine	415	0
27	26	Richard Childress	96		'72 Chevrolet	Childress			93	0	0	transmission	380	0
28	9	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			71	0	0	engine	620	0
29	25	Eddie Yarboro	13		'70 Plymouth	Yarboro			42	0	0	engine	360	0
30	16	Bill Dennis	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			14	0	0	vibration	375	0