1972 World 600 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: World 600
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 12 of 31
Date: May 28, 1972
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway

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World 600 Race Information

Winner	Buddy Baker	Car	No. 11 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	6th	Winner Laps Led	39
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (239)
Race Distance	600 miles (400 laps)	Track Length	1.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$134,100	Winner Earnings	$22,075
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	12 of 31

World 600 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	6	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400	39	running	—	$22,075
2	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	400	239	running	—	$18,950
3	13	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Ken Wherry's Deluxe Auto Center	Cotton Owens	Dodge	395	0	running	—	$9,625
4	14	72	Benny Parsons	Pop Kola	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	391	0	running	—	$7,350
5	26	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	—	Bill Seifert	Mercury	382	0	running	—	$6,325
6	22	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	381	0	running	—	$4,025
7	23	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	378	0	running	—	$3,575
8	19	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	376	0	running	—	$3,025
9	12	79	Frank Warren	Carolina Fire Equipment	Frank Warren	Dodge	370	0	running	—	$3,050
10	21	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	367	0	running	—	$2,775
11	34	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Mercury	362	0	running	—	$2,625
12	24	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	360	0	running	—	$2,025
13	30	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	359	0	running	—	$2,460
14	35	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	356	0	running	—	$2,375
15	28	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	351	0	running	—	$2,325
16	25	27	Jim Paschal	Kmart	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	338	0	engine	—	$1,825
17	39	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	336	0	running	—	$2,175
18	10	28	Fred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Ford	332	0	suspension	—	$1,670
19	9	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	328	0	engine	—	$4,230
20	20	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	312	0	running	—	$2,025
21	5	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement Co.	Joe Frasson	Dodge	306	0	engine	—	$1,600
22	11	34	Wendell Scott	Howard Furniture	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	283	0	engine	—	$1,710
23	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	274	93	engine	—	$4,750
24	38	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	269	0	clutch	—	$1,850
25	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	251	29	water hose	—	$1,750
26	36	10	Bill Champion	Custom Car Motors	Bill Champion	Ford	247	0	engine	—	$1,730
27	18	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	203	0	overheating	—	$1,220
28	7	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	184	0	engine	—	$1,235
29	31	2	Ken Rush	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	149	0	engine	—	$1,625
30	27	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	142	0	suspension	—	$1,640
31	8	16	Dave Marcis	American Motors	Roger Penske	Matador	106	0	suspension	—	$1,120
32	16	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	103	0	engine	—	$1,575
33	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	Ed Carver Auto Parts	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	98	0	engine	—	$1,490
34	17	15	Donnie Allison	—	Bud Moore	Ford	96	0	heting	—	$980
35	40	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Dodge	88	0	engine	—	$895
36	37	73	Dick Brooks	—	Marvin Welty	Ford	61	0	transmission	—	$935
37	29	33	Wayne Smith	—	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet	60	0	transmission	—	$875
38	33	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	39	0	engine	—	$815
39	15	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth	33	0	oil pan	—	$870
40	4	31	Jim Vandiver	Bradford Center	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	11	0	transmission	—	$925

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