▁therefore ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁compet itors ▁stayed ▁off ▁the ▁track . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁gar age ▁area , ▁the ▁drivers ▁and ▁teams ▁agreed ▁amongst ▁themselves ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁time ▁tri als ▁for ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁and ▁instead ▁qual ify ▁together ▁in ▁better ▁conditions ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes , ▁Jerry ▁Ho yt , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁informed ▁about ▁the ▁agreement , ▁suddenly ▁put ▁his ▁car ▁in ▁line , ▁and ▁pulled ▁away ▁for ▁an ▁unexpected ▁qual ifying ▁attempt . ▁His ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 . 0 4 5   m ph ▁was ▁not ▁spect ac ular , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁fast est ▁( and ▁only ) ▁car ▁thus ▁far ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁he ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁pole ▁position . ▁Without ▁hes itation , ▁Tony ▁Bet ten hausen , ▁Sr . ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁moments ▁later . ▁After ▁two ▁fast ▁la ps , ▁he ▁was ▁slow ed ▁by ▁a ▁g ust ▁of ▁wind , ▁and ▁qualified ▁second . ▁Sam ▁H anks ▁and ▁Pat ▁O ' Con nor ▁got ▁their ▁cars ▁ready , ▁but ▁neither ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁attempts . ▁The ▁day ▁closed ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁cars ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁Ho yt ▁the ▁surprising ▁pole ▁winner ▁– ▁to ▁the ▁dis may ▁of ▁several ▁in ▁the ▁gar age ▁area . ▁ ▁Sunday ▁May ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Second ▁day ▁time ▁tri als ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁res umed ▁in ▁better ▁conditions , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ▁who ▁stayed ▁off ▁the ▁track