Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway — January 1, 1972

Richard Petty

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1972 Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on January 1, 1972, leading 77 of 400 laps. Bobby Allison finished second; Bobby Isaac rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, January 1, 1972

Track

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Season

1972

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	—	Running	77	100
2	2	—	Bobby Allison	Howard & Egerton Racing		400	—	Running	87	98
3	1	-2	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	400	—	Running	236	96
4	10	+6	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		392	—	Running	—	94
5	5	—	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	Mercury	392	—	Running	—	92
6	17	+11	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Seifert Racing		390	—	Running	—	0
7	6	-1	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	390	—	Running	—	88
8	11	+3	Larry Smith	Harley Smith (Owner)		384	—	Running	—	86
9	19	+10	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Mercury	382	—	Running	—	84
10	23	+13	John Sears	Sears Racing	Plymouth	381	—	Running	—	82
11	22	+11	Dub Simpson	Strong Racing		372	—	Running	—	80
12	13	+1	Raymond Williams	Williams Racing		365	—	Running	—	78
13	8	-5	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	365	—	Running	—	76
14	14	—	Richard D. Brown	Acton Racing		364	—	Running	—	74
15	30	+15	Dean Dalton	Dalton Racing	Mercury	359	—	Running	—	72
16	29	+13	Charlie Roberts	Roberts Racing		357	—	Running	—	70
17	27	+10	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		354	—	Running	—	68
18	4	-14	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Mercury	354	—	Running	—	66
19	24	+5	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing		352	—	Running	—	64
20	21	+1	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	347	—	Running	—	62
21	12	-9	Buck Baker	Harold Furr (Owner)		332	—	Running	—	0
22	20	-2	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Dodge	283	—	DNF	—	58
23	15	-8	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		256	—	DNF - Engine	—	56
24	18	-6	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		125	—	DNF - Crash	—	54
25	28	+3	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		121	—	DNF - Engine	—	52
26	7	-19	Jim Vandiver	Vandiver Racing	Dodge	111	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
27	26	-1	Richard Childress	Richard Childress Racing		93	—	DNF	—	48
28	9	-19	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	71	—	DNF	—	46
29	25	-4	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro (Owner)	Plymouth	42	—	DNF	—	44
30	16	-14	Bill Dennis	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	14	—	DNF	—	42