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| 1972 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race 2 | 
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| Held on February 17, 1972 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 50 L, 125 M, 201.15 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '72 Chevrolet | 50 | 49 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 50 | 1 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | American Brakeblok, Signal Stat | '71 Dodge | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Nixon Racing | '70 Dodge | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors | '72 Matador | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '72 Dodge | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Tecorp 10 Refuse Bodies | '72 Ford | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | Woolco | '71 Plymouth | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 8 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis Ford | '72 Ford | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 9 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Jack Dykstra Ford, Taylor Speed Sport Center | '71 Ford | 47 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | KFC, Bacon Enterprises | '70 Dodge | 47 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 9 | Ramo Stott | Housby Racing | '72 Dodge | 47 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 11 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Alray Tires | '71 Mercury | 47 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 16 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Messina Trucking | '70 Dodge | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 44 | Larry Dickson | Custom Trim Products | '71 Ford | 46 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 17 | 19 | Henley Gray | Cayuga Speedway | '71 Ford | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '71 Ford | 46 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 14 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Ford | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | '71 Dodge | 45 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 95 | Len Blanchard | Blanchard Racing | '71 Ford | 44 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 99 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | L&M | '72 Plymouth | 44 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 50 | Dave Chase | Race Car Engineering | '70 Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 89 | Les Covey | Mercer Racing | '70 Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 53 | Rod Eulenfeld | Hopper-Crews Racing | '72 Ford | 43 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Wings & Wheels | '70 Plymouth | 42 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 78 | Jackie Oliver | Frasson Racing | '70 Dodge | 41 | 0 | running | ||
| 27 | 55 | Ron Grana | Grana Racing | '70 Dodge | 40 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 28 | 82 | Darwin Sandstrom | Sandstrom Racing | '71 Ford | 37 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 29 | 92 | Larry Smith | Smith Racing | '71 Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | ||
| 30 | 68 | Dick Beinlich | Beinlich Racing | '71 Ford | 26 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 12 | 0 | George Altheide | Rossmeyer Dodge | '70 Dodge | 21 | 0 | overheating | |
| 32 | 65 | Dick Poling | Phipps Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 33 | 87 | Bobby Johns | '72 Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | overheating | |||
| 34 | 35 | Bub Strickler | Strickler Racing | '70 Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | a frame |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 0h:48:45 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: A.J. Foyt | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 6 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 178.217 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - A.J. Foyt (1); Bobby Allison (2-50) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
