Results
"Wilkes 400"
October 1, 1972
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
| Average Speed: 95.818 mph | Race
Time: 2-
hours 38- minutes 33- seconds
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| Pos | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge |
| 4 | Benny Parsons | Mercury |
| 5 | John Sears | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Dave Marcis | Plymouth |
| 7 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury |
| 8 | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 9 | Vic Parsons | Ford |
| 10 | Raymond Williams | Ford |
| 11 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 12 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth |
| 13 | Brian Arnold | Ford |
| 14 | Bill Champion | Ford |
| 15 | Dean Dalton | Mercury |
| 16 | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 17 | James Hylton | Ford |
| 18 | Max Berrier | Ford |
| 19 | Walter Ballard | Mercury |
| 20 | Bill Shirley | Plymouth |
| 21 | Charlie Roberts | Ford |
| 22 | Ed Negre | Dodge |
| 23 | J. D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 24 | David Ray Boggs | Dodge |
| 25 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Henley Gray | Plymouth |
| 28 | Larry Smith | Ford |
| 29 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge |
| 30 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet |