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1972 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco DX   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 200 218768 running 13 1000 2 19 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 200 95258 running 0 800 3 6 1   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 200 58798 running 0 700 4 24 52   Sammy Sessions Gene White Racing   (Gene White) Lola / Ford 200 39583 running 0 600 5 7 34   Sam Posey Norris Eagle   (Champ Carr Inc.) Eagle / Offy 198 37411 running 0   6 11 5   Lloyd Ruby Wynn's   (Gene White) Atlanta / Foyt 196 29507 running 0 400 7 25 60   Mike Hiss STP / Pylon Windshield Wipers Eagle / Offy 196 29870 running 0 300 8 5 9   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 194 24822 in pits 0 250 9 31 11   Jimmy Caruthers U.S. Armed Forces   (Quality Racing Team) Scorpion / Foyt 194 23094 running 0 200 10 32 21   Cale Yarborough Bill Daniels GOP   (Gene White) Atlanta / Foyt 193 22133 running 0 150 11 21 84   George Snider ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 190 23080 running 0 100 12 15 48   Jerry Grant Mystery Eagle   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 188 23853 illegal pitstop 16 50 13 23 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge Sleeper   (Dick Simon) Lola / Foyt 186 19759 running 0   14 4 7   Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 182 41284 ignition 138   15 33 40   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) Lola / Foyt 182 19145 running 0   16 14 89   John Martin Automotive Technology Brabham / Offy 161 18084 fuel leak 0   17 30 37   Lee Kunzman Caves Buick   (Myron Caves) Gerhardt / Offy 131 17901 spun out 0   18 12 23   Mel Kenyon Gilmore Racing   (Lindsey Hopkins) Coyote / Foyt 126 17146 injector 0   19 28 17   Dennis Zimmerman Bryant Heating & Cooling   (Rolla Vollstedt) McLaren / Offy 116 17320 distributor 0   20 26 24   Gordon Johncock Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 113 17823 exhaust valve 0   21 10 15   Steve Krisiloff Ayr-Way / Lloyd's   (Grant King) King / Offy 102 15954 turbocharger 0   22 29 31   John Mahler Harbor Fuel Oil   (Vanguard Racing) McLaren / Offy 99 16013 piston 0   23 13 56   Jim Hurtubise Miller High Life   (MVS Inc.) Coyote / Foyt 94 15350 disqualified 0   24 20 14   Roger McCluskey American Underwriters   (Lindsey Hopkins) Antares / Offy 92 15016 valve 0   25 17 2   A.J. Foyt ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 60 15611 turbocharger 0   26 16 98   Mike Mosley Vivitar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 56 15984 crash 3   27 8 18   Johnny Rutherford Patrick Petroleum   (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner) Brabham / Offy 55 14535 connecting rod 0   28 18 3   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 54 14364 rear end 0   29 22 95   Carl Williams City of Terre Haute   (Tassi Vatis) Eagle / Offy 52 14022 oil cooler 0   30 1 6   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 31 30830 distributor 30   31 2 12   Peter Revson Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 23 15924 gearbox 0   32 9 42   Swede Savage Michner Industries   (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner) Eagle / Offy 5 13767 connecting rod 0   33 27 33   Salt Walther Dayton Disc Brake   (George Walther) Colt / Foyt 0 14538 magneto 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Billy Vukovich, Jr. 3 Sugaripe Prune Jerry Karl 4, 58, 99 Thermo King, Midwest Manuf., Joe Hunt Magneto Wally Dallenbach 10 Gilmore Racing Jim Malloy 16 Thermo King Larry Dickson 19 Minnesota Invader George Eaton 25 Fejer Racing Team Bill Simpson 28 Simpson Safety Equipment Merle Bettenhausen 35 Ayr-Way / Lloyds George Snider 35 Ayr-Way / Lloyds Bentley Warren 36 Bay State Racing Rick Muther 38 Two Jacks Swede Savage 42 Michner Petroleum Al Loquasto 43 Martin Guitar Jigger Sirois 50, 97 Roughneck Drilling, Vivitar Jim Hurtubise 56 Miller High Life Lee Brayton 61 Eisenhour Racing Tom Bigelow 70 Smith Speed Shop Jim McElreath 73 Gilmore Racing Arnie Knepper 90 C.H.E.K. Racing Bill Puterbaugh 91 Steed Bruce Walkup 97 Vivitar Bob Harkey 99 Joe Hunt Magneto DC Art Pollard 40 STP Oil Treatment Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 28 28     29 31 3   debris   32 56 25     57 62 6   #98 accident frontstretch   63 144 82     145 150 6   #37 accident turn 2   151 171 21     172 175 4   debris   176 192 17     193 195 3   #60 spun turn 2   196 200 5       Percent of race run under caution: 11.0%             Average green flag run: 29.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Unser 1 30 30   Gary Bettenhausen 31 53 23   Mike Mosley 54 56 3   Gary Bettenhausen 57 161 105   Jerry Grant 162 165 4   Gary Bettenhausen 166 175 10   Jerry Grant 176 187 12   Mark Donohue 188 200 13