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1972 Best Western 150 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 10 of 10 Saturday, November 4, 1972 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 150 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 1:10:31 Average speed: 127.618 mph Pole speed: 141.732 mph Cautions: 1 for 7 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1972 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1972 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 6   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 150 9496 running 96 300 2 8 98   Mike Mosley Vivitar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 150 6571 running 1 240 3 2 9   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 149 3721 running 53 210 4 4 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 146 2722 running 0 180 5 7 16   Johnny Rutherford Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 145 2366 running 0 150 6 18 14   Roger McCluskey American Marine   (Lindsey Hopkins) McLaren / Offy 145 2081 running 0 120 7 6 5   Lloyd Ruby Wynn's   (Gene White) Lola / Foyt 143 1796 running 0 90 8 10 48   Jerry Grant Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 139 1653 running 0 75 9 22 23   Mel Kenyon Gilmore Racing   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 138 1582 running 0 60 10 14 29   George Snider MVS Inc. Coyote / Foyt 133 1511 running 0 45 11 9 20   Art Pollard STP Oil Filter   (Andy Granatelli) Lola / Foyt 132 1440 running 0 30 12 23 37   Greg Weld Caves Buick   (Myron Caves) Gerhardt / Offy 122 1368 running 0 6 13 21 89   John Martin Lonestar   (Automotive Technology) Brabham / Offy 104 1299 engine 0   14 13 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge   (Dick Simon) Eagle / Offy 99 1226 crash 0   15 12 3   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 94 1159 shock absorber 0   16 1 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 90 1583 turbocharger 0   17 17 28   Bill Simpson St. Louis   (Bill Simpson) Eagle / Offy 75 1012 shift linkage 0   18 5 15   Steve Krisiloff Grant King King / Offy 66 941 brakes 0   19 16 18   Swede Savage Patrick Petroleum   (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner) Brabham / Offy 64 941 piston 0   20 24 36   Bentley Warren Bay State Racing Eagle / Offy 43 941 half shaft 0   21 11 2   A.J. Foyt ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 37 941 air foil 0   22 15 45   Rick Muther CAMS   (Crower Engineering) Eagle / Chevy 21 941 steering 0   23 20 10   Lee Kunzman Gilmore Racing   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 19 941 turbo rotor 0   24 19 40   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) Lola / Foyt 6 941 throttle 0

Relief Drivers: Car #37: Johnny Parsons, 9 points) Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 102 102     103 109 7   #44 accident turn 1   110 150 41       Percent of race run under caution: 4.7%             Average green flag run: 71.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 53 53   Bobby Unser 54 99 46   Mike Mosley 100 100 1   Bobby Unser 101 150 50