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1972 National 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 31 Sunday, October 8, 1972 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:45:37 Average speed: 133.234 mph Pole speed: 158.539 mph Cautions: 6 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: 73000 Lead changes: 21 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 21 Mercury 34.061   158.539   2   Buddy Baker 71 Dodge 34.080   158.450   3   A.J. Foyt 41 Mercury 34.227   157.770   4   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 34.279   157.530   5   Bobby Isaac 27 Chevrolet 34.485   156.589   6   Fred Lorenzen 28 Chevrolet 34.555   156.272   7   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 34.556   156.268   8   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 34.675   155.731   9   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 34.803   155.159   10   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 35.122   153.749   11   Pete Hamilton 9 Plymouth 35.124   153.741   12   Donnie Allison 15 Ford 35.166   153.557   13   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 34.742   155.431   14   Dave Marcis 16 Matador 34.960   154.462   15   James Hylton 48 Mercury 35.136   153.688   16   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 35.289   153.022   17   John Sears 4 Plymouth 35.305   152.952   18   Cale Yarborough 98 Ford 35.320   152.887   19   Roger McCluskey 2 Dodge 35.329   152.848   20   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 35.337   152.814   21   Darrell Waltrip 95 Mercury 35.365   152.695   22   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth 35.534   151.968   23   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 35.607   151.655   24   Gordon Johncock 22 Plymouth 35.642   151.508   25   Bill Dennis 17 Chevrolet 34.949   154.510   26   Butch Hartman 90 Ford 35.265   153.126   27   G.C. Spencer 0 Dodge 35.440   152.370   28   Bobby Unser 99 Chevrolet 35.544   151.924   29   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 35.640   151.515   30   Tommy Gale 03 Mercury 35.715   151.196   31   Harry Schilling 04 Chevrolet 35.864   150.568   32   Paul Tyler 83 Mercury 35.939   150.254   33   Earl Brooks 64 Ford 35.979   150.087   34   Earle Canavan 01 Plymouth 36.009   149.962   35   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 36.025   149.895   36   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 36.035   149.852   37   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 35.103   153.833   38   Dick Brooks 45 Mercury 35.431   152.408   39   Larry Smith 92 Ford 35.540   151.941   40   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 35.580   151.770   41   Frank Warren 79 Plymouth 35.963   150.154   42   Bill Champion 10 Mercury 36.185   149.233   43   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 36.548   147.750   44   Henley Gray 19 Ford 36.558   147.710   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:   ? (#00), ? (#5), ? (#23), D.K. Ulrich (#40), Bobby Mausgrover (#53), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Les Covey (#89)