1972 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1972 February 2025 CUST Race 12 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season World 600 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1972-05-28 1972 World 600 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-18 http://racing-reference.info/race/1972_World_600/W 1972 World 600 information Racing Reference 2011-02-22 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9558 1972 World 600 information (third reference) Ultimate Racing History 2011-02-26 1972 05 28 1972 12 31 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.410 400 600 965 Temperatures reaching of 73.9 F C; wind speeds of 14 mph km/h 142.255 mi/h Bobby Allison Howard & Egerton Racing 34.142 Bobby Allison Howard & Egerton Racing 239 11 Buddy Baker Petty Enterprises untelevised none The 1972 World 600, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on May 28, 1972, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Wendell Scott was promised a good car, what he actually got was a hunk of junk. In practice, the car was 9 miles per hour off the pace; this led to jeers from his fellow drivers that he just could not drive the best level of equipment that was available at the time. Bobby Allison climbed in the car afterward and went the same speed while Wendell did the best he could with it until the engine grenaded. This resulted in Wendell obtaining a result of 22nd place DNF on lap 283. South Carolina's blue laws were in full force during the era of the race. http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Jim_Paschal.htm 1972 South Carolina "Blue Laws" Legends of NASCAR 2011-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923150918/http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Jim_Paschal.htm 2009-09-23 dead The pace car driver was Robert "Bob" Colvin who was nearly arrested for violating the "blue laws" before he found out that they were for someone else's bad checks. In addition to watching the event live, NASCAR followers who either lived or visited the Concord, North Carolina region could listen to it on their transistor radios. Race report It took four hours and thirteen minutes to race 400 spanning 1.500 mi km per lap. Amateur home video helped capture the most important 49 minutes of this event. Three cautions were waved for 24 laps. More than 80,000 spectators would see Buddy Baker defeat Bobby Allison by 24 seconds at speeds averaging 142.555 mph km/h or. The pole position speed would be 158.162 mph km/h or. Jim Vandiver would become the last-place finisher due to a transmission problem on lap 11. James Hylton became the lowest-finishing driver to finish this race. Richard Petty would suffer an engine problem. His first win from the World 600 (now Coca-Cola 600) series of racing events would come in 1975. Larry Smith, who would go on to become NASCAR's Rookie of the Year, finished sixth in this race. A Rookie of the Year from 1957, Ken Rush, would make his final NASCAR Cup Series appearance in this event. He would make a 29th-place finish out of a 31st place start. Long-time NASCAR driver Jim Paschal would make his final start as well. Out of the 40-car grid, all except Formula 1 driver Jackie Oliver were born in the United States. Oliver was born in Walton-on-Thames, England. http://racing-reference.info/driver/Jackie_Oliver Jackie Oliver information Racing Reference 2011-02-22 Notable crew chiefs included Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Tom Vandiver, Darrell Bryant, and Lee Gordon. http://racing-reference.info/entrylist/1972-12/W/C 1972 World 600 crew chief information Racing Reference 2018-06-14 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Speed Speed in miles per hour http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1972-12/W 1972 World 600 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-04-27 April 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000444/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1972-12/W dead Qualifying time Qualifying time in seconds Owner 1 12 Bobby Allison '72 Chevrolet 158.162 34.142 Richard Howard 2 21 David Pearson '71 Mercury 158.051 34.166 Wood Brothers 3 71 Bobby Isaac '72 Dodge 156.109 34.591 Nord Krauskopf 4 31 Jim Vandiver '70 Dodge 155.889 34.640 O.L. Nixon 5 18 Joe Frasson '71 Dodge 155.704 34.681 Joe Frasson 6 11 Buddy Baker '72 Dodge 155.150 34.805 Petty Enterprises 7 14 Coo Coo Marlin '72 Chevrolet 155.141 34.807 H.B. Cunningham 8 16 Dave Marcis '72 AMC Matador 153.396 35.203 Roger Penske 9 43 Richard Petty '72 Dodge 153.061 35.280 Petty Enterprises 10 28 Fred Lorenzen '72 Ford 152.883 35.321 Hoss Ellington Finishing order Section reference: 30em Buddy Baker† (#11) Bobby Allison† (#12) Charlie Glotzbach† (#6) Benny Parsons† (#72) LeeRoy Yarbrough† (#45) Larry Smith† (#92) Buddy Arrington† (#67) Cecil Gordon† (#24) Frank Warren (#79) Ben Arnold† (#76) Elmo Langley† (#64) Ron Keselowski (#88) Raymond Williams (#47) Jabe Thomas† (#25) Walter Ballard† (#30) Jim Paschal*† (#27) Dean Dalton (#7) Fred Lorenzen*† (#28) Richard Petty* (#43) James Hylton† (#48) Joe Frasson*† (#18) Wendell Scott*† (#34) Bobby Isaac*† (#71) John Sears*† (#4) David Pearson*† (#21) Bill Champion*† (#10) Clarence Lovell*† (#61) Coo Coo Marlin*† (#14) Ken Rush*† (#2) Richard D. Brown*† (#91) Dave Marcis* (#16) Jackie Oliver* (#90) J.D. McDuffie*† (#70) Donnie Allison* (#15) Neil Castles*† (#06) Dick Brooks*† (#73) Wayne Smith*† (#33) David Ray Boggs* (#57) G.C. Spencer*† (#49) Jim Vandiver*† (#31) * Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased References 1972 Winston 500 1972 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1972 1971 1973 World 600 races 1972 World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway