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1972 Gwyn Staley 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 31 Sunday, April 23, 1972 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:53:19 Average speed: 86.381 mph Pole speed: 107.506 mph Cautions: 5 for 45 laps Margin of victory: 2.0 sec Attendance: 16000 Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 20.929   107.506   2   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 21.280   105.733   3   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 21.280   105.733   4   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 21.447   104.910   5   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 21.543   104.442   6   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 21.545   104.433   7   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 21.609   104.123   8   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 21.727   103.558   9   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 21.757   103.415   10   James Hylton 48 Ford 21.796   103.230   11   Larry Smith 92 Ford 21.878   102.843   12   Buck Baker 93 Chevrolet 21.880   102.834   13   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 21.893   102.773   14   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 21.908   102.702   15   Bill Champion 10 Ford 21.961   102.454   16   Bill Dennis 23 Plymouth 21.983   102.352   17   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Ford 21.999   102.277   18   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 22.001   102.268   19   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 22.034   102.115   20   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 22.067   101.962   21   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 22.123   101.704   22   Dub Simpson 51 Chevrolet 22.148   101.589   23   John Sears 4 Plymouth 22.160   101.534   24   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 22.201   101.347   25   Eddie Yarboro 13 Plymouth 22.206   101.324   26   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 22.221   101.256   27   Henley Gray 19 Ford 22.223   101.246   28   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 22.253   101.110   29   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 22.313   100.839   30   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 22.382   100.526   31   Earl Brooks 26 Ford 22.402   100.437   32   Bobby Mausgrover 00 Dodge 22.403   100.433   33   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 22.441   100.263   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:   Earl Brooks (#26), Bobby Mausgrover (#00), G.C. Spencer (#49)