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| 1972 World 600 | 
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| Held on May 28, 1972 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 400 L, 600 M, 965.6 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP | '72 Dodge | 400 | 39 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 400 | 239 | running | |
| 3 | 13 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Ken Wherry's Deluxe Auto Center | '72 Dodge | 395 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Pop Kola | '71 Mercury | 391 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 26 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 22 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '72 Ford | 381 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 378 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 376 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Carolina Fire Equipment | '70 Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 367 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 34 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Mercury | 362 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 24 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 360 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 359 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 356 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Mercury | 351 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 25 | 27 | Jim Paschal | Kmart | '72 Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | engine | |
| 17 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 336 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 10 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Lemon Tree Inn | '72 Ford | 332 | 0 | suspension | |
| 19 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | '72 Dodge | 328 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola | '71 Ford | 312 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 5 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement Co. | '71 Dodge | 306 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Howard Furniture | '71 Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '72 Dodge | 274 | 93 | engine | |
| 24 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | '70 Plymouth | 269 | 0 | clutch | |
| 25 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 251 | 29 | water hose | |
| 26 | 36 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 247 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 18 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah | '72 Ford | 203 | 0 | overheating | |
| 28 | 7 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '72 Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 31 | 2 | Ken Rush | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 149 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 27 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '71 Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | suspension | |
| 31 | 8 | 16 | Dave Marcis | American Motors | '72 Matador | 106 | 0 | suspension | |
| 32 | 16 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Truxmore | '71 Ford | 103 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Ed Carver Auto Parts | '71 Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 17 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Bud Moore | '72 Ford | 96 | 0 | heting | |
| 35 | 40 | 06 | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 88 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 37 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty | '71 Ford | 61 | 0 | transmission | |
| 37 | 29 | 33 | Wayne Smith | '72 Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 38 | 33 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 39 | 0 | engine | ||
| 39 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '70 Plymouth | 33 | 0 | oil pan | ||
| 40 | 4 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Bradford Center | '70 Dodge | 11 | 0 | transmission |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
