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World 600
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 28, 1972
400 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 600 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Buddy Baker
| 11
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Dodge
| 400
| 22,075
| running
| 39 |
| 2
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 400
| 18,950
| running
| 239 |
| 3
| 13
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1972 Dodge
| 395
| 9,625
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 14
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Mercury
| 391
| 7,350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 26
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1971 Mercury
| 382
| 6,325
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 22
| Larry Smith
| 92
| Harley Smith
| 1972 Ford
| 381
| 4,025
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 23
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1970 Dodge
| 378
| 3,575
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 19
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1971 Mercury
| 376
| 3,025
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1970 Dodge
| 370
| 3,050
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 21
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1971 Ford
| 367
| 2,775
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 34
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Mercury
| 362
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 24
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 360
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 359
| 2,460
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 35
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 356
| 2,375
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 28
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Mercury
| 351
| 2,325
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Jim Paschal
| 27
| Richard Howard
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 338
| 1,825
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 39
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1971 Mercury
| 336
| 2,175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1972 Ford
| 332
| 1,670
| suspension
| 0 |
| 19
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1972 Dodge
| 328
| 4,230
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 312
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1971 Dodge
| 306
| 1,600
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 11
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 283
| 1,710
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1972 Dodge
| 274
| 4,750
| engine
| 93 |
| 24
| 38
| John Sears
| 4
| J. Marvin Mills
| 1970 Plymouth
| 269
| 1,850
| clutch
| 0 |
| 25
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1971 Mercury
| 251
| 1,750
| water hose
| 29 |
| 26
| 36
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 247
| 1,730
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Clarence Lovell
| 61
| Don Bierschwale
| 1972 Ford
| 203
| 1,220
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 7
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 184
| 1,235
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 31
| Ken Rush
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1970 Dodge
| 149
| 1,625
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 27
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Ralph McNabb
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 142
| 1,640
| suspension
| 0 |
| 31
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 16
| Roger Penske
| 1972 AMC Matador
| 106
| 1,120
| suspension
| 0 |
| 32
| 16
| Jackie Oliver
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1971 Ford
| 103
| 1,575
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 98
| 1,490
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 17
| Donnie Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 96
| 980
| heting
| 0 |
| 35
| 40
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 88
| 895
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 37
| Dick Brooks
| 73
| Marvin Welty
| 1971 Ford
| 61
| 935
| transmission
| 0 |
| 37
| 29
| Wayne Smith
| 33
| Wayne Smith
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 60
| 875
| transmission
| 0 |
| 38
| 33
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1970 Dodge
| 39
| 815
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 15
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1970 Plymouth
| 33
| 870
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 40
| 4
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1970 Dodge
| 11
| 925
| transmission
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:13:04
Average Speed: 142.255 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.142 seconds
3 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 81,500