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1972 World 600 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 31 Sunday, May 28, 1972 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles) Time of race: 4:13:04 Average speed: 142.255 mph Pole speed: 158.162 mph Cautions: 3 for 24 laps Margin of victory: 23.7 sec Attendance: 81500 Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 6 11   Buddy Baker STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 400 22075 running 39 2 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 400 18950 running 239 3 13 6   Charlie Glotzbach Ken Wherry's Deluxe Auto Center   (Cotton Owens) '72 Dodge 395 9625 running 0 4 14 72   Benny Parsons Pop Kola   (L.G. DeWitt) '71 Mercury 391 7350 running 0 5 26 45   LeeRoy Yarbrough Bill Seifert '71 Mercury 382 6325 running 0 6 22 92   Larry Smith Harley Smith '72 Ford 381 4025 running 0 7 23 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '70 Dodge 378 3575 running 0 8 19 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '71 Mercury 376 3025 running 0 9 12 79   Frank Warren Carolina Fire Equipment   (Frank Warren) '70 Dodge 370 3050 running 0 10 21 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '71 Ford 367 2775 running 0 11 34 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Mercury 362 2625 running 0 12 24 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 360 2025 running 0 13 30 47   Raymond Williams Raymond Williams '71 Ford 359 2460 running 0 14 35 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 356 2375 running 0 15 28 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Mercury 351 2325 running 0 16 25 27   Jim Paschal Kmart   (Richard Howard) '72 Chevrolet 338 1825 engine 0 17 39 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '71 Mercury 336 2175 running 0 18 10 28   Fred Lorenzen Lemon Tree Inn   (Hoss Ellington) '72 Ford 332 1670 suspension 0 19 9 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) '72 Dodge 328 4230 engine 0 20 20 48   James Hylton Pop Kola   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 312 2025 running 0 21 5 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson) '71 Dodge 306 1600 engine 0 22 11 34   Wendell Scott Howard Furniture   (Richard Howard) '71 Chevrolet 283 1710 engine 0 23 3 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '72 Dodge 274 4750 engine 93 24 38 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (J. Marvin Mills) '70 Plymouth 269 1850 clutch 0 25 2 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 251 1750 water hose 29 26 36 10   Bill Champion Custom Car Motors   (Bill Champion) '71 Ford 247 1730 engine 0 27 18 61   Clarence Lovell Bierschwale-Haverlah   (Don Bierschwale) '72 Ford 203 1220 overheating 0 28 7 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '72 Chevrolet 184 1235 engine 0 29 31 2   Ken Rush Dave Marcis '70 Dodge 149 1625 engine 0 30 27 91   Richard D. Brown Ralph McNabb '71 Chevrolet 142 1640 suspension 0 31 8 16   Dave Marcis American Motors   (Roger Penske) '72 Matador 106 1120 suspension 0 32 16 90   Jackie Oliver Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) '71 Ford 103 1575 engine 0 33 32 70   J.D. McDuffie Ed Carver Auto Parts   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 98 1490 engine 0 34 17 15   Donnie Allison Bud Moore '72 Ford 96 980 heting 0 35 40 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 88 895 engine 0 36 37 73   Dick Brooks Marvin Welty '71 Ford 61 935 transmission 0 37 29 33   Wayne Smith Wayne Smith '72 Chevrolet 60 875 transmission 0 38 33 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '70 Dodge 39 815 engine 0 39 15 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '70 Plymouth 33 870 oil pan 0 40 4 31   Jim Vandiver Bradford Center   (O.L. Nixon) '70 Dodge 11 925 transmission 0

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 109 109     110 117 8   #70 engine   118 124 7     125 133 9   #90 engine   134 332 199     333 342 10   #43 accident   343 400 58       Percent of race run under caution: 6.8%             Average green flag run: 93.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 3 3   Bobby Isaac 4 62 59   Bobby Allison 63 63 1   David Pearson 64 64 1   Bobby Allison 65 78 14   Bobby Isaac 79 109 31   Bobby Allison 110 111 2   David Pearson 112 121 10   Bobby Allison 122 124 3   David Pearson 125 127 3   Bobby Isaac 128 128 1   Buddy Baker 129 134 6   Bobby Allison 135 196 62   Bobby Isaac 197 198 2   Bobby Allison 199 238 40   David Pearson 239 250 12   Bobby Allison 251 333 83   Buddy Baker 334 334 1   Bobby Allison 335 335 1   Buddy Baker 336 336 1   Bobby Allison 337 369 33   Buddy Baker 370 400 31