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 the American community of Concord, North Carolina. South Carolina's blue laws were in full force during the era of the race and bull-baiting was considered to be illegal on a Sunday along with several other things that were considered to be prohibited. The pace car driver was Robert "Bob" Colvin who nearly got arrested for violating the "blue laws" before he found out that they were for someone else's bad checks.