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1972 Southeastern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 31 Sunday, April 9, 1972 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 2:50:18 Average speed: 92.826 mph Pole speed: 106.875 mph Cautions: 2 for 25 laps Margin of victory: 4 laps + Attendance: 34700 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 17.954   106.875   2   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 18.060   106.246   3   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 18.105   105.979   4   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 18.212   105.361   5   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Ford 18.240   105.198   6   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 18.378   104.405   7   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 18.515   103.635   8   George Altheide 0 Dodge 18.521   103.601   9   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 18.621   103.044   10   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 18.648   102.893   11   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 18.511   103.658   12   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 18.544   103.471   13   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 18.674   102.754   14   James Hylton 48 Ford 18.690   102.665   15   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 18.724   102.476   16   Walter Ballard 30 Ford 18.760   102.283   17   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 18.783   102.156   18   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 18.815   101.981   19   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 18.836   101.866   20   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 19.010   100.934   21   Bill Champion 10 Ford 19.056   100.693   22   Henley Gray 19 Ford 19.067   100.634   23   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 19.145   100.225   24   Ronnie Daniel 85 Chevrolet 19.189   99.993   25   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 19.224   99.813   26   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 19.238   99.740   27   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 19.255   99.651   28   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 19.274   99.552   29   John Sears 4 Plymouth 19.284   99.500   30   Frank Warren 79 Plymouth 19.308   99.380   31   Robert Brown 58 Chevrolet 19.337   99.229   32   John Utsman 37 Dodge 19.462   98.590   33   Johnny Halford 32 Plymouth 34   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 35   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 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:   Robert Brown (#58), John Utsman (#37), Johnny Halford (#32), Ron Keselowski (#88), Buddy Arrington (#67)