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1972 Motor State 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 31 Sunday, June 11, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:43:40 Average speed: 146.639 mph Pole speed: 160.764 mph Cautions: 2 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 16 sec Attendance: 33000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 44.786   160.764   2   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 45.260   159.080   3   David Pearson 21 Mercury 45.494   158.262   4   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 45.902   156.855   5   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 45.983   156.579   6   Donnie Allison 15 Ford 46.624   154.426   7   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Mercury 46.626   154.420   8   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 46.965   153.331   9   James Hylton 48 Ford 47.031   152.927   10   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 47.297   152.229   11   Larry Smith 92 Ford 47.441   151.767   12   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 47.502   151.572   13   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 47.569   151.359   14   Johnny Halford 32 Plymouth 47.629   151.163   15   Bill Champion 10 Mercury 47.744   150.804   16   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 47.899   150.316   17   John Sears 4 Plymouth 48.023   149.923   18   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 48.206   149.359   19   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 48.325   148.991   20   Bill Seifert 2 Dodge 48.329   148.973   21   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 48.366   148.864   22   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 48.428   148.674   23   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 48.585   148.193   24   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 48.908   147.215   25   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 48.964   147.046   26   Pete Hamilton 9 Plymouth 45.889   156.917   27   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 47.779   150.630   28   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 47.922   150.244   29   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 47.937   150.197   30   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 48.163   149.492   31   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 48.683   147.895   32   Bill Shirey 74 Plymouth 48.804   147.523   33   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 48.818   147.486   34   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 49.026   146.860   35   Doc Faustina 5 Plymouth 49.343   145.917   36   Dave Marcis 87 Mercury 49.624   145.091   37   Dick May 53 Ford 49.881   144.343   38   Earl Brooks 26 Ford 50.226   143.352   39   Bobby Mausgrover 00 Dodge 50.324   143.072   40   Les Covey 89 Chevrolet 50.374   142.930   41   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 51.328   140.274   42   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 53.274   135.150   43   Ken Meisenhelder 03 Mercury 44   Steve Pfeifer 08 Chevrolet 45   Tommy Gale 44 Ford 46   Bob Davis 84 Dodge 47   Bill Dennis 23 Plymouth 48   Jimmy Vaughn 75 Chevrolet 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:   David Ray Boggs (#57), Wendell Scott (#34), Ken Meisenhelder (#03), Steve Pfeifer (#08), Tommy Gale (#44), Bob Davis (#84), Bill Dennis (#23), Jimmy Vaughn (#75)