| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 31 in the 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 28, 1972 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.410 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 142.255 miles per hour (228.937 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Howard & Egerton Racing | ||
| Time | 34.142 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | |
| Laps | 239 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | 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.[2]
South Carolina's blue laws were in full force during the era of the race.[4] 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.[4]
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.
- ^ "1972 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ a b "1972 World 600 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "1972 World 600 information (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ a b "1972 South Carolina "Blue Laws"". Legends of NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2011-02-22.