Qualifying Chronology
| Att # |
Time | Qual Day |
Car # |
Driver Name |
Laps | Qual Time |
Qual Speed |
Rank | Start | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, May 13, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 17:50 | 1 | 17 | DENNY ZIMMERMAN | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 17:53 | 1 | 14 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 17:57 | 1 | 2 | A. J. FOYT | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| Sunday May 14, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 14:38 | 1 | 4 | AL UNSER | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 5 | 14:46 | 1 | 3 | BILLY VUKOVICH II | 1 | — | — | — | — | ACCIDENT |
| 6 | 15:08 | 1 | 98 | MIKE MOSLEY | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 7 | 16:14 | 1 | 1 | JOE LEONARD | 4 | 3:14.3600 | 185.223 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16:19 | 1 | 9 | MARIO ANDRETTI | 4 | 3:11.8800 | 187.617 | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 16:25 | 1 | 18 | JOHNNY RUTHERFORD | 4 | 3:16.4700 | 183.234 | 14 | 8 | |
| 10 | 16:31 | 1 | 44 | DICK SIMON | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 16:36 | 1 | 52 | SAM SESSIONS | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | 16:43 | 1 | 7 | GARY BETTENHAUSEN | 4 | 3:10.6000 | 188.877 | 6 | 4 | |
| 13 | 16:49 | 1 | 6 | BOBBY UNSER | 4 | 3:03.7300 | 195.940 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 16:56 | 1 | 34 | SAM POSEY | 4 | 3:15.2500 | 184.379 | 12 | 7 | |
| 15 | 17:01 | 1 | 72 | MIKE HISS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | 17:05 | 1 | 40 | ART POLLARD | 4 | 3:18.2100 | 181.626 | 18 | 33 | DRIVER INJURED; REPLACED BY WALLY DALLENBACH |
| 17 | 17:19 | 1 | 5 | LLOYD RUBY | 4 | 3:18.4400 | 181.415 | 20 | 11 | |
| 18 | 17:24 | 1 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | 17:27 | 1 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | 17:31 | 1 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 0 | — | — | — | — | FLAGGED OFF |
| 21 | 17:40 | 1 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 4 | 3:21.7700 | 178.421 | — | — | BUMPED BY #21 |
| 22 | 17:46 | 1 | 42 | SWEDE SAVAGE | 4 | 3:18.1000 | 181.726 | 17 | 9 | |
| 23 | 17:55 | 1 | 89 | JOHN MARTIN | 4 | 3:20.4300 | 179.614 | 28 | 14 | |
| 24 | 17:59 | 1 | 56 | JIM HURTUBISE | 4 | 3:18.8400 | 181.050 | 22 | 13 | |
| Saturday May 20, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 11:02 | 1 | 15 | STEVE KRISILOFF | 4 | 3:18.4200 | 181.433 | 19 | 10 | |
| 26 | 11:07 | 1 | 23 | MEL KENYON | 4 | 3:18.4700 | 181.388 | 21 | 12 | |
| 27 | 11:13 | 1 | 66 | MARK DONOHUE | 4 | 3:08.0800 | 191.408 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 | 11:22 | 1 | 58 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | 11:23 | 1 | 12 | PETER REVSON | 4 | 3:06.6400 | 192.885 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30 | 11:30 | 3 | 2 | A. J. FOYT | 4 | 3:10.4800 | 188.996 | 5 | 16 | |
| 31 | 11:36 | 3 | 14 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 4 | 3:17.0600 | 182.685 | 15 | 20 | |
| 32 | 11:43 | 3 | 4 | AL UNSER | 4 | 3:16.0600 | 183.617 | 13 | 19 | |
| 33 | 11:49 | 3 | 84 | GEORGE SNIDER | 4 | 3:17.9600 | 181.855 | 16 | 21 | |
| 34 | 11:55 | 3 | 52 | SAM SESSIONS | 4 | 3:19.5400 | 180.415 | 26 | 24 | |
| 35 | 12:02 | 3 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 36 | 12:08 | 3 | 31 | JOHN MAHLER | 2 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 37 | 12:13 | 3 | 98 | MIKE MOSLEY | 4 | 3:10.6300 | 188.848 | 7 | 17 | |
| 38 | 12:20 | 3 | 3 | BILLY VUKOVICH II | 4 | 3:14.7900 | 184.814 | 11 | 18 | |
| 39 | 12:28 | 3 | 48 | JERRY GRANT | 4 | 3:10.1800 | 189.294 | 4 | 15 | |
| 40 | 12:41 | 3 | 24 | GORDON JOHNCOCK | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 41 | 12:57 | 3 | 60 | MIKE HISS | 4 | 3:21.1000 | 179.015 | 31 | 25 | |
| 42 | 17:20 | 3 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 4 | 3:19.4800 | 180.469 | 24 | 22 | |
| 43 | 17:52 | 3 | 44 | DICK SIMON | 4 | 3:19.5300 | 180.424 | 25 | 23 | |
| Sunday May 21, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 44 | 12:02 | 3 | 24 | GORDON JOHNCOCK | 4 | 3:10.9700 | 188.511 | 8 | 26 | |
| 45 | 12:11 | 4 | 37 | LEE KUNZMAN | 4 | 3:20.8200 | 179.265 | 30 | 30 | |
| 46 | 12:17 | 4 | 11 | JIMMY CARUTHERS | 4 | 3:21.2300 | 178.900 | 32 | 31 | |
| 47 | 12:27 | 4 | 31 | JOHN MAHLER | 4 | 3:20.5600 | 179.497 | 29 | 29 | |
| 48 | 14:43 | 4 | 17 | DENNY ZIMMERMAN | 4 | 3:19.7700 | 180.207 | 27 | 28 | |
| 49 | 16:47 | 4 | 58 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | 16:53 | 4 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 51 | 16:56 | 4 | 33 | SALT WALTHER | 4 | 3:19.4000 | 180.542 | 23 | 27 | |
| 52 | 17:06 | 4 | 90 | ARNIE KNEPPER | 1 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 53 | 17:20 | 4 | 19 | LARRY DICKSON | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | 17:24 | 4 | 99 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | 17:29 | 3 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 4 | 3:21.2700 | 178.864 | 33 | 32 | BUMPS #10 |
| 56 | 17:34 | 4 | 16 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | 17:39 | 4 | 36 | BENTLEY WARREN | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 58 | 17:45 | 4 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 1 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 59 | 17:50 | 4 | 61 | LEE BRAYTON | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 60 | 17:53 | 4 | 97 | JIGGER SIROIS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 61 | 18:00 | 4 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 2 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
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