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1972 American 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 31 Sunday, October 22, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:13:49 Average speed: 118.275 mph Pole speed: 137.528 mph Cautions: 4 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 42000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 21 Mercury 26.621   137.528   2   Buddy Baker 71 Dodge 26.881   136.202   3   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 26.889   136.157   4   Pete Hamilton 9 Plymouth 26.984   135.678   5   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 27.026   135.467   6   Cale Yarborough 28 Chevrolet 27.188   134.664   7   Dick Brooks 15 Ford 27.223   134.491   8   Bill Dennis 17 Chevrolet 27.377   133.730   9   Bobby Isaac 27 Chevrolet 27.518   133.045   10   Dave Marcis 16 Matador 27.561   132.837   11   Benny Parsons 72 Mercury 27.563   132.832   12   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 27.686   132.242   13   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 27.689   132.223   14   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 27.723   132.065   15   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 27.743   131.970   16   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 27.723   132.065   17   Tiny Lund 55 Chevrolet 27.742   131.975   18   Larry Smith 92 Ford 27.755   131.913   19   John Sears 4 Plymouth 27.961   130.941   20   Ron Hutcherson 90 Ford 27.971   130.894   21   James Hylton 48 Mercury 27.991   130.801   22   Dean Dalton 7 Mercury 28.018   130.675   23   Walter Ballard 30 Mercury 28.024   130.647   24   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 28.051   130.520   25   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 28.145   130.081   26   Clarence Lovell 61 Ford 28.164   129.993   27   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 28.164   129.993   28   Bill Hollar 29 Mercury 28.241   129.643   29   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 28.283   129.450   30   Jimmy Crawford 22 Plymouth 28.343   129.176   31   Roy Mayne 23 Plymouth 27.818   131.614   32   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth 27.926   131.101   33   Tommy Gale 03 Mercury 27.964   130.927   34   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 28.004   130.740   35   Raymond Williams 45 Ford 28.025   130.642   36   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 28.119   130.201   37   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 28.145   130.081   38   Marty Robbins 42 Dodge 28.184   129.901   39   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 28.187   129.891   40   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 28.296   129.391   41   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 42   Bill Champion 10 Mercury 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-WD), Jimmy Crawford (#22-WD)