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1972 Michigan 200

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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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Salt Walther	77	Dayton Steel Wheel

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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