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1972 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1972

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1972

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 12 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Race NameWorld 600
Details ref
Fulldate
Year1972
Race_No12
Season_No31
ImageLowe's Motor Speedway.svg
CaptionLayout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course_mi1.500
Course_km2.410
Distance_laps400
Distance_mi600
Distance_km965
WeatherTemperatures reaching of 73.9 F; wind speeds of 14 mph
Avg142.255 mi/h
Pole_DriverBobby Allison
Pole_TeamHoward & Egerton Racing
Pole_Time34.142
Most_DriverBobby Allison
Most_TeamHoward & Egerton Racing
Most_laps239
Car11
First_DriverBuddy Baker
First_TeamPetty Enterprises
Networkuntelevised
Announcersnone

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. 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 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. The pole position speed would be 158.162 mph. 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.

Notable crew chiefs included Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Tom Vandiver, Darrell Bryant, and Lee Gordon.

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverManufacturerSpeedQualifying timeOwner12345678910
12Bobby Allison'72 Chevrolet158.16234.142Richard Howard
21David Pearson'71 Mercury158.05134.166Wood Brothers
71Bobby Isaac'72 Dodge156.10934.591Nord Krauskopf
31Jim Vandiver'70 Dodge155.88934.640O.L. Nixon
18Joe Frasson'71 Dodge155.70434.681Joe Frasson
11Buddy Baker'72 Dodge155.15034.805Petty Enterprises
14Coo Coo Marlin'72 Chevrolet155.14134.807H.B. Cunningham
16Dave Marcis'72 AMC Matador153.39635.203Roger Penske
43Richard Petty'72 Dodge153.06135.280Petty Enterprises
28Fred Lorenzen'72 Ford152.88335.321Hoss Ellington

Finishing order

Section reference:

  1. Buddy Baker† (#11)
  2. Bobby Allison† (#12)
  3. Charlie Glotzbach† (#6)
  4. Benny Parsons† (#72)
  5. LeeRoy Yarbrough† (#45)
  6. Larry Smith† (#92)
  7. Buddy Arrington† (#67)
  8. Cecil Gordon† (#24)
  9. Frank Warren (#79)
  10. Ben Arnold† (#76)
  11. Elmo Langley† (#64)
  12. Ron Keselowski (#88)
  13. Raymond Williams (#47)
  14. Jabe Thomas† (#25)
  15. Walter Ballard† (#30)
  16. Jim Paschal*† (#27)
  17. Dean Dalton (#7)
  18. Fred Lorenzen*† (#28)
  19. Richard Petty* (#43)
  20. James Hylton† (#48)
  21. Joe Frasson*† (#18)
  22. Wendell Scott*† (#34)
  23. Bobby Isaac*† (#71)
  24. John Sears*† (#4)
  25. David Pearson*† (#21)
  26. Bill Champion*† (#10)
  27. Clarence Lovell*† (#61)
  28. Coo Coo Marlin*† (#14)
  29. Ken Rush*† (#2)
  30. Richard D. Brown*† (#91)
  31. Dave Marcis* (#16)
  32. Jackie Oliver* (#90)
  33. J.D. McDuffie*† (#70)
  34. Donnie Allison* (#15)
  35. Neil Castles*† (#06)
  36. Dick Brooks*† (#73)
  37. Wayne Smith*† (#33)
  38. David Ray Boggs* (#57)
  39. G.C. Spencer*† (#49)
  40. Jim Vandiver*† (#31) ** Driver failed to finish race*

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased

References

References

  1. "1972 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "1972 World 600 information". Racing Reference.
  3. "1972 World 600 information (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History.
  4. "1972 South Carolina "Blue Laws"". Legends of NASCAR.
  5. "Jackie Oliver information". Racing Reference.
  6. "1972 World 600 crew chief information". Racing Reference.
  7. "1972 World 600 qualifying information". Racing Reference.
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