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1972 Michigan 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 10 Sunday, July 16, 1972 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: n/a Average speed: 140.685 mph Pole speed: 189.778 mph Cautions: 5 Margin of victory: n/a 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 11 1   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 100 17892 running 2 400 2 7 40   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) Lola / Foyt 100 10234 running 0 320 3 9 23   Mel Kenyon Gilmore Racing   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Foyt 98 5729 out of fuel 24 280 4 15 84   Sammy Sessions ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Lola / Foyt 98 4119 running 0 240 5 13 10   Lee Kunzman Gilmore Racing   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 98 3477 running 0 200 6 22 29   George Snider MVS Inc. Coyote / Foyt 97 3368 running 0 160 7 12 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge   (Dick Simon) Lola / Foyt 96 2859 running 0 120 8 24 14   Roger McCluskey American Marine   (Lindsey Hopkins) McLaren / Offy 95 2705 running 0 100 9 2 24   Gordon Johncock Gulf   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 94 2550 running 15 80 10 23 61   Lee Brayton Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team Eagle / Offy 91 2396 running 0 60 11 5 3   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 90 2242 running 0 40 12 6 9   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 80 2087 ring / pinion 12 20 13 20 28   Bill Simpson Higginson   (Bill Simpson) Eagle / Offy 72 1933 running 0   14 1 6   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 62 1778 oil pressure 47   15 8 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Offy 59 1624 handling 0   16 14 16   Johnny Rutherford Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 52 1470 oil leak 0   17 4 18   Swede Savage Michner Petroleum   (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner) Brabham / Offy 50 1315 valve 0   18 10 15   Steve Krisiloff Ayr-Way / Lloyd's   (Grant King) King / Offy 49 1161 valve 0   19 25 63   Larry McCoy Eastern Racing Associates Gerhardt / Offy 39 1007 oil pressure 0   20 17 98   Rick Muther Vivitar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 36 1007 piston 0   21 21 58   Tom Bigelow Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot   (Carl Gehlhausen) Gerhardt / Offy 32 1007 valve 0   22 16 11   Jimmy Caruthers U.S. Armed Forces   (Quality Racing Team) Scorpion / Foyt 13 1007 piston 0   23 26 56   Jim Hurtubise Miller High Life   (MVS Inc.) Mallard / Offy 12 1007 valve 0   24 3 7   Gary Bettenhausen Sunoco   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 6 1007 withdrew 0   25 18 35   Merle Bettenhausen Ayr-Way / Lloyd's   (Grant King) King / Offy 3 1007 crash 0   26 19 72   Mike Hiss Page Racing Enterprises Eagle / Offy 3 1007 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Salt Walther 77 Dayton Steel Wheel Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 9 6   #72,35 accident   10 12 3     13 25 13   oil on track   26 39 14     40 47 8   #98,3 stalled on track   48 100 53       Percent of race run under caution: 27.0%             Average green flag run: 18.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Unser 1 1 1   Gordon Johncock 2 16 15   Bobby Unser 17 62 46   Mario Andretti 63 69 7   Mel Kenyon 70 74 5   Mario Andretti 75 79 5   Mel Kenyon 80 98 19   Joe Leonard 99 100 2