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1972 World 600 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 31 Sunday, May 28, 1972 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles) Time of race: 4:13:04 Average speed: 142.255 mph Pole speed: 158.162 mph Cautions: 3 for 24 laps Margin of victory: 23.7 sec Attendance: 81500 Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 34.142   158.162   2   David Pearson 21 Mercury 34.166   158.051   3   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 34.591   156.109   4   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 34.640   155.889   5   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 34.681   155.704   6   Buddy Baker 11 Dodge 34.805   155.150   7   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 34.807   155.141   8   Dave Marcis 16 Matador 35.203   153.396   9   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 35.280   153.061   10   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 35.321   152.883   11   Wendell Scott 34 Chevrolet 35.338   152.810   12   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 35.540   151.941   13   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 34.698   155.628   14   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 34.969   154.422   15   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 35.201   153.404   16   Jackie Oliver 90 Ford 35.247   153.204   17   Donnie Allison 15 Ford 35.248   153.200   18   Clarence Lovell 61 Ford 35.429   152.417   19   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 35.571   151.809   20   James Hylton 48 Ford 35.609   151.647   21   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 35.614   151.625   22   Larry Smith 92 Ford 35.626   151.574   23   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 35.646   151.489   24   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 35.780   150.922   25   Jim Paschal 27 Chevrolet 34.607   156.037   26   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Mercury 35.360   152.714   27   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 35.500   152.112   28   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 35.842   150.661   29   Wayne Smith 33 Chevrolet 36.118   149.509   30   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 36.167   149.307   31   Ken Rush 2 Dodge 36.179   149.257   32   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 36.249   148.969   33   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 36.324   148.662   34   Elmo Langley 64 Mercury 36.465   148.087   35   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 36.508   147.912   36   Bill Champion 10 Ford 36.588   147.589   37   Dick Brooks 73 Ford 35.434   152.396   38   John Sears 4 Plymouth 35.442   152.361   39   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 35.445   152.348   40   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 35.600   151.685   41   Buck Baker 5 Ford 35.599   151.689   42   E.J. Trivette ? Chevrolet 36.852   146.532   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:   not available