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1972 Miller High Life 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 31 Sunday, March 5, 1972 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:56:04 Average speed: 127.082 mph Pole speed: 153.217 mph Cautions: 4 for 31 laps Margin of victory: 4.2 sec Attendance: 68498 Lead changes: 36 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   A.J. Foyt 21 Mercury 58.740   153.217   2   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 58.983   152.586   3   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 59.374   151.581   4   Buddy Baker 11 Dodge 59.602   151.001   5   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 59.605   150.994   6   Red Farmer 97 Ford 1:00.520   148.711   7   Mark Donohue 16 Matador 1:00.778   148.079   8   Ray Elder 96W Dodge 1:01.012   147.511   9   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 1:01.057   147.403   10   Ramo Stott 9 Plymouth 1:01.567   146.182   11   Hershel McGriff 4W Plymouth 1:01.943   145.294   12   George Altheide 20 Dodge 1:02.259   144.557   13   Dick Bown 2W Mercury 1:01.444   146.476   14   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 1:02.857   143.182   15   Jack McCoy 17W Dodge 1:03.310   142.157   16   Don Noel 89W Ford 1:03.667   141.360   17   Bill Champion 10 Ford 1:03.766   141.141   18   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 1:03.828   141.003   19   John Soares, Jr. 3W Dodge 1:03.899   140.847   20   G.T. Tallas 23W Ford 1:04.639   139.234   21   Don White 99 Plymouth 1:00.301   149.251   22   Marty Robbins 42 Dodge 1:02.517   143.960   23   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 1:02.793   143.328   24   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 1:03.181   142.447   25   James Hylton 48 Ford 1:03.461   141.819   26   Jimmy Finger 61 Ford 1:03.721   141.240   27   Earle Canavan 41 Plymouth 1:03.835   140.988   28   Kevin Terris 32W Plymouth 1:04.002   140.620   29   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 1:04.096   140.414   30   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 1:04.315   139.936   31   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 1:04.380   139.794   32   Henley Gray 19 Ford 1:04.408   139.734   33   Johnny Anderson 91W Chevrolet 1:04.596   139.327   34   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 1:04.693   139.118   35   J.C. Danielsen 84W Mercury 1:04.723   139.054   36   Gene Romero 52W Plymouth 1:05.118   138.210   37   Jim Whitt 44W Ford 1:05.370   137.677   38   Bob Kauf 95W Chevrolet 1:05.556   137.287   39   34W Chevrolet 1:05.748   136.886   40   Bill Butts 6W Dodge 1:06.004   136.355   41   George Follmer 18W Dodge 1:01.322   146.766   42   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 1:03.961   140.711   43   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 1:04.858   138.764   44   Walter Ballard 30 Ford 1:05.226   137.981   45   Dick Kranzler 14 Chevrolet 1:05.467   137.473   46   Sonny Easley 40W Chevrolet 1:05.574   137.249   47   Carl Adams 39W Ford 1:05.663   137.063   48   Cliff Garner 1W Ford 1:05.857   136.659   49   Chuck Bown 27W Plymouth 1:05.907   136.556   50   Bill Osborne 29W Ford 1:05.935   136.498   51   Ron Gautsche 82W Ford 1:06.105   136.148   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Dick May (#84), Jimmy Insolo (#38), George Wiltshire (#39), D.K. Ulrich (#40), Bill Seifert (#45), Sam Stanley (#47W), John Fairchild (#50), Jerry Barnett (#55), Ken Shoemaker (#56), Don Graham (#57W), Tru Cheek (#62), Dale Lee (#65), Perry Cottingham (#73), Bill Shirey (#74), Joe Frasson (#78), Marion Collins (#78W), Don Tarr (#37), Harry Schilling (#84W), Dan Geiger (#85), Allen Jennings (#86), Ron Keselowski (#88), Mike Saint (#88W), Les Covey (#89), Clint Hutchins (#89W), Bill Dennis (#90), Richard D. Brown (#91), Verlin Eaker (#91), Larry Smith (#92), Harry Jefferson (#94), Richard Childress (#96), Pat Fay (#99), Larry Esau (#12W), Frank James (#00W), Johnny Steele (#2), Tommy Gale (#03), Emiliano Zapata (#04), John Sears (#4), Doc Faustina (#5), Neil Castles (#06), Jerry Oliver (#6W), Charlie Glotzbach (#6), Ivan Baldwin (#07), Steve Pfeifer (#08), Bob England (#8W), Ed Negre (#8), John Lyons (#9), Phillip Pedlar (#11W), Bobby Mausgrover (#00), Willie McNeal (#14), Arnie Krueger (#14W), Paul Dorrity (#15), Nels Miller (#21W), Jim Gilliam (#24W), Jabe Thomas (#25), Chuck Hetrick (#25W), Carl Joiner (#26), Johnny Halford (#32), Glenn Francis (#33), Wendell Scott (#34), Gene Riniker (#34W), Bub Strickler (#35), Frank Burnett (#36)