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1972 Winston 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 31 Sunday, May 7, 1972 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:43:15 Average speed: 134.4 mph Pole speed: 192.428 mph Cautions: 9 for 62 laps Margin of victory: 4.9 sec Attendance: 71400 Lead changes: 53 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 49.764   192.428   2   David Pearson 21 Mercury 50.215   190.699   3   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 50.783   188.567   4   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 50.831   188.388   5   Buddy Baker 11 Dodge 51.380   186.376   6   Donnie Allison 27 Chevrolet 52.383   182.807   7   Red Farmer 97 Ford 53.758   178.131   8   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 53.783   178.048   9   Marty Robbins 42 Dodge 54.786   174.789   10   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 55.395   172.867   11   Jimmy Crawford 3 Plymouth 52.147   183.634   12   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 52.727   181.614   13   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 53.823   177.916   14   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 54.074   177.090   15   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 54.347   176.201   16   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 54.432   175.925   17   Larry Smith 92 Ford 54.579   175.452   18   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 54.603   175.374   19   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 54.722   174.993   20   Buck Baker 93 Chevrolet 54.733   174.958   21   Clarence Lovell 61 Ford 55.464   172.652   22   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 55.579   172.295   23   John Sears 4 Plymouth 55.636   172.118   24   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 55.678   171.988   25   Darrell Waltrip 95 Mercury 55.887   171.345   26   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 50.764   188.637   27   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 51.260   186.812   28   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 52.386   182.796   29   George Altheide 0 Dodge 52.522   182.323   30   James Hylton 48 Ford 53.115   180.288   31   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 53.635   178.540   32   Jackie Oliver 90 Ford 53.788   178.032   33   Bobby Mausgrover 00 Dodge 53.926   177.576   34   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 54.014   177.287   35   Robert Wales 63 Dodge 54.028   177.241   36   Bill Dennis 23 Plymouth 54.238   176.555   37   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 54.400   176.029   38   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 54.522   175.635   39   Roy Mayne 46 Chevrolet 55.118   173.736   40   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 55.265   173.274   41   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Mercury OP 42   Wayne Smith 33 Chevrolet OP 43   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth OP 44   Henley Gray 19 Ford OP 45   Dick Brooks 98 Ford OP 46   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford PR 47   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet PR 48   Dub Simpson 51 Chevrolet PR 49   Neil Castles 06 Dodge PR 50   Bill Champion 10 Mercury PR 51   Bill Ward 53 Ford PR 52   Earle Canavan 01 Plymouth DNQ 53   Ramo Stott 9 Dodge DNQ 54   Homer Newland 73 Chevrolet DNQ 55   Bill Shirey 74 Plymouth DNQ 56   Wendell Scott 34 Ford DNQ 57   Bob Brown 58 Chevrolet DNQ 58   Jimmy Vaughn 75 Dodge DNQ 59   Les Covey 89 Chevrolet DNQ 60   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet DNQ 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:   Earle Canavan (#01), Ramo Stott (#9), Homer Newland (#73), Bill Shirey (#74), Wendell Scott (#34), Robert Brown (#58), Jimmy Vaughn (#75), Les Covey (#89), Richard Childress (#96), George Altheide (#0-WD)