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USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 10
Saturday, May 27, 1972 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:06
Average speed: 162.962 mph
Pole speed: 195.94 mph
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 190.95 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary    1972 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
Results not available.

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:   Billy Vukovich, Jr. (#3), Bob Harkey (#99), Bruce Walkup (#97), Bill Puterbaugh (#91), Arnie Knepper (#90), Jim McElreath (#73), Tom Bigelow (#70), Lee Brayton (#61), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Jigger Sirois (#50, 97), Al Loquasto (#43), Swede Savage (#42), Rick Muther (#38), Bentley Warren (#36), Merle Bettenhausen (#35), George Snider (#35), Bill Simpson (#28), George Eaton (#25), Larry Dickson (#19), Jim Malloy (#16), Jerry Karl (#4, 58, 99), Wally Dallenbach (#10), Art Pollard (#40-DC)