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1972 Wilkes 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 31 Sunday, October 1, 1972 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:36:33 Average speed: 95.816 mph Pole speed: 105.922 mph Cautions: 1 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: 16000 Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 71 Dodge 21.228   105.992   2   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 21.258   105.843   3   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 21.282   105.723   4   James Hylton 48 Ford 21.518   104.564   5   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 21.615   104.094   6   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 21.625   104.046   7   Max Berrier 90 Ford 21.699   103.691   8   Fred Lorenzen 28 Chevrolet 21.722   103.582   9   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 21.725   103.567   10   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 21.859   102.932   11   Coo Coo Marlin 07 Chevrolet 21.940   102.552   12   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth 21.940   102.552   13   Frank Warren 79 Plymouth 21.957   102.473   14   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 21.988   102.329   15   Tiny Lund 55 Chevrolet 21.991   102.315   16   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 22.000   102.273   17   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 22.037   102.101   18   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 22.042   102.078   19   Vic Parsons 45 Ford 22.046   102.059   20   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 22.068   101.958   21   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 22.081   101.898   22   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 22.082   101.893   23   Don Tarr 37 Dodge 22.100   101.810   24   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 22.166   101.507   25   Bill Champion 10 Ford 22.197   101.365   26   Larry Smith 92 Ford 22.327   100.775   27   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 22.327   100.775   28   James Cox 23 Plymouth 22.409   100.406   29   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 22.419   100.361   30   Bill Shirey 74 Plymouth 22.524   99.893   31   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 22.603   99.546   * 32   Henley Gray 19 Ford 22.730   98.988   * 33   John Sears 4 Plymouth 22.843   98.500   * 34   D.K. Ulrich 40 Ford 23.042   97.648   * 35   Roy Mayne 46 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:   not available