1972 World 600

Race 12 of 31

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:13:04
Average speed of winner: 142.255 mph
Margin of victory: 23.7 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison pole, Pearson 1-3, Isaac 4-62, B. Allison 63, Pearson 64, B. Allison 65-78, Isaac 79-109, B. Allison 110-111, Pearson 112-121, B. Allison 122-124, Pearson 125-127, Isaac 128, Baker 129-134, B. Allison 135-196, Isaac 197-198, B. Allison 199-238, Pearson 239-250, B. Allison 251-333, Baker 334, B. Allison 335, Baker 336, B. Allison 337-369, Baker 370-400

Race notes: Finale for Jim Paschal and Ken Rush.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			400	4	39	running	22075	0
2	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab	158.162	400	9	239	running	18950	0
3	13	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'72 Dodge	Owens	Owens		395	0	0	running	9625	0
4	14	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			391	0	0	running	7350	0
5	26	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			382	0	0	running	6325	0
6	22	Larry Smith	92		'72 Ford	Harley Smith			381	0	0	running	4025	0
7	23	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			378	0	0	running	3575	0
8	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			376	0	0	running	3025	0
9	12	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			370	0	0	running	3050	0
10	21	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			367	0	0	running	2775	0
11	34	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Mercury	Langley			362	0	0	running	2625	0
12	24	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			360	0	0	running	2025	0
13	30	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			359	0	0	running	2460	0
14	35	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			356	0	0	running	2375	0
15	28	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			351	0	0	running	2325	0
16	25	Jim Paschal	27		'72 Chevrolet	Howard			338	0	0	engine	1825	0
17	39	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			336	0	0	running	2175	0
18	10	Fred Lorenzen	28		'72 Ford	Ellington			332	0	0	suspension	1670	0
19	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		328	0	0	engine	4230	0
20	20	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			312	0	0	running	2025	0
21	5	Joe Frasson	18		'71 Dodge	Frasson			306	0	0	engine	1600	0
22	11	Wendell Scott	34		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			283	0	0	engine	1710	0
23	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		274	4	93	engine	4750	0
24	38	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			269	0	0	clutch	1850	0
25	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		251	5	29	water hose	1750	0
26	36	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			247	0	0	engine	1730	0
27	18	Clarence Lovell	61		'72 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			203	0	0	heating	1220	0
28	7	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			164	0	0	engine	1235	0
29	31	Ken Rush	2		'70 Dodge	Marcis			149	0	0	engine	1625	0
30	27	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	McNabb			142	0	0	suspension	1640	0
31	8	Dave Marcis	16		'72 Matador	Penske			106	0	0	suspension	1120	0
32	16	Jackie Oliver	90		'71 Ford	Donlavey			103	0	0	engine	1575	0
33	32	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			96	0	0	engine	1490	0
34	17	Donnie Allison	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		96	0	0	heating	980	0
35	40	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			88	0	0	engine	895	0
36	37	Dick Brooks	73		'71 Ford				61	0	0	transmission	935	0
37	29	Wayne Smith	33		'72 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			60	0	0	transmission	875	0
38	33	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			39	0	0	engine	815	0
39	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'70 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			33	0	0	oil pan	870	0
40	4	Jim Vandiver	31		'70 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			11	0	0	transmission	925	0