From Anderson Speedway
Anderson, IN — (May 24, 2012) — Tony Hunt became the second driver from California to win the pole position for the Pay Less Little 500. JoJo Helberg and Aaron Pierce complete the front row.
64th Pay Less Little 500
1st Round Qualifying Results
Anderson Speedway
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Note: Positions 1-15 locked into starting field
| POS | # | DRIVER | TIME | DIFF |
| 1 | 56 | Tony Hunt | 45.013 | – |
| 2 | 7 | JoJo Helberg | 45.133 | 0.120 |
| 3 | 26 | Aaron Pierce | 45.277 | 0.264 |
| 4 | 35 | Russ Gamster | 45.357 | 0.344 |
| 5 | 2 | Eric Gordon | 45.374 | 0.361 |
| 6 | 26B | Jeff Bloom | 45.392 | 0.379 |
| 7 | 88 | Jimmy McCune | 45.450 | 0.437 |
| 8 | 77 | Chet Fillip | 45.458 | 0.445 |
| 9 | 4 | Shane Cottle | 45.472 | 0.459 |
| 10 | 20 | Shane Hollingsworth | 45.510 | 0.497 |
| 11 | 12w | Billy Wease | 45.518 | 0.505 |
| 12 | 4A | Donnie Adams Jr. | 45.550 | 0.537 |
| 13 | 91 | Troy DeCaire | 45.747 | 0.734 |
| 14 | 1 | Brian Gingras | 45.811 | 0.798 |
| 15 | 44 | Brian Tyler | 45.823 | 0.810 |
| 16 | 63 | Rex Norris III | 45.856 | 0.843 |
| 17 | 14 | Scott Pierovich | 45.923 | 0.910 |
| 18 | 5 | Tony Elliott | 45.983 | 0.970 |
| 19 | 40x | Jason Cox | 46.024 | 1.011 |
| 20 | 07 | Jacob Wilson | 46.039 | 1.026 |
| 21 | 15 | Brandon Whited | 46.186 | 1.173 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny England | 46.227 | 1.214 |
| 23 | 07L | Ryan Litt | 46.296 | 1.283 |
| 24 | 27 | Brian Gerster | 46.354 | 1.341 |
| 25 | 5H | Shaune Hogg | 46.450 | 1.437 |
| 26 | 19 | Keith Butler | 46.540 | 1.527 |
| 27 | 3 F | Tim Barber | 46.559 | 1.546 |
| 28 | 18 | Travis Welportt | 46.591 | 1.578 |
| 29 | 61 | Kevin Feeney | 46.709 | 1.696 |
| 30 | 18 S | Jim Sheets | 46.715 | 1.702 |
| 31 | 55 | Dave Baumgardner | 46.775 | 1.762 |
| 32 | 8 | Kyle Feeney | 46.954 | 1.941 |
| 33 | 93 | Jerry Kobza | 47.451 | 2.438 |
| 34 | 7 S | Joe Swanson | 47.848 | 2.835 |
| 35 | 81 | Travis Miniea | 49.074 | 4.061 |