USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1972Click on the Driver to see 1972 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joe Leonard | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1490 | 173 | 199,667 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 8 | 2,598.00 | 5 | 3460 | |
| 2 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1223 | 24 | 96,018 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 6 | 2,095.00 | 2 | 2200 | -1,260 |
| 3 | Roger McCluskey | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1309 | 52 | 173,117 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 7 | 2,206.00 | 1 | 1970 | -1,490 |
| 4 | Al Unser | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 973 | 12 | 137,993 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 4 | 1,688.50 | 1 | 1800 | -1,660 |
| 5 | Mark Donohue | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 725 | 52 | 243,227 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 1,129.50 | 3 | 1720 | -1,740 |
| 6 | Mike Hiss | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1173 | 0 | 117,502 | 18.6 | 10.6 | 7 | 2,208.50 | 0 | 1665 | -1,795 |
| 7 | Johnny Rutherford | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1179 | 2 | 81,398 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 4 | 1,979.50 | 1 | 1620 | -1,840 |
| 8 | Bobby Unser | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 905 | 520 | 100,327 | 3.7 | 12.1 | 4 | 1,344.50 | 4 | 1500 | -1,960 |
| 9 | Sammy Sessions | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 612 | 0 | 74,577 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 3 | 1,481.00 | 1 | 1440 | -2,020 |
| 10 | Mike Mosley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 797 | 93 | 55,667 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 1,297.00 | 1 | 1250 | -2,210 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1070 | 294 | 61,984 | 4.0 | 12.8 | 4 | 1,801.50 | 1 | 1135 | -2,325 |
| 12 | Gary Bettenhausen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 698 | 263 | 70,421 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 3 | 1,159.50 | 2 | 790 | -2,670 |
| 13 | Wally Dallenbach | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 992 | 0 | 50,876 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 5 | 1,882.00 | 1 | 720 | -2,740 |
| 14 | Salt Walther | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 487 | 0 | 44,019 | 21.2 | 17.0 | 3 | 1,112.50 | 0 | 690 | -2,770 |
| 15 | Lee Kunzman | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 967 | 0 | 43,003 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 3 | 1,694.50 | 0 | 670 | -2,790 |
| 16 | George Snider | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1025 | 0 | 50,852 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 5 | 1,890.50 | 0 | 645 | -2,815 |
| 17 | Sam Posey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 519 | 0 | 57,269 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 2 | 1,297.50 | 0 | 500 | -2,960 |
| 18 | Lloyd Ruby | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 662 | 0 | 47,035 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 2 | 1,279.50 | 0 | 490 | -2,970 |
| 19 | Mel Kenyon | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1034 | 24 | 44,260 | 19.3 | 14.6 | 4 | 1,731.50 | 0 | 460 | -3,000 |
| 20 | Art Pollard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 633 | 0 | 19,021 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 3 | 1,018.50 | 0 | 450 | -3,010 |
| 21 | Jimmy Caruthers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 683 | 0 | 43,291 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 2 | 1,483.50 | 0 | 415 | -3,045 |
| 22 | Gordon Johncock | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 657 | 132 | 47,516 | 8.3 | 15.6 | 2 | 1,373.50 | 0 | 360 | -3,100 |
| 23 | Rick Muther | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 574 | 0 | 20,562 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 2 | 1,072.00 | 0 | 250 | -3,210 |
| 24 | Jim Malloy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 4,250 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 301.50 | 0 | 200 | -3,260 |
| 25 | Swede Savage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 759 | 0 | 37,246 | 12.2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1,152.00 | 0 | 200 | -3,260 |
| 26 | Dick Simon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1011 | 0 | 37,056 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 3 | 1,676.00 | 0 | 200 | -3,260 |
| 27 | Bill Simpson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 0 | 21,242 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 2 | 792.00 | 0 | 200 | -3,260 |
| 28 | Johnny Parsons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 407 | 0 | 11,191 | 25.7 | 15.0 | 1 | 606.00 | 0 | 169 | -3,291 |
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 22,133 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 482.50 | 0 | 150 | -3,310 |
| 30 | John Mahler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 528 | 0 | 33,809 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 986.00 | 0 | 130 | -3,330 |
| 31 | Jerry Grant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 466 | 16 | 38,474 | 9.2 | 18.6 | 1 | 774.50 | 0 | 125 | -3,335 |
| 32 | Steve Krisiloff | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 725 | 0 | 36,911 | 9.8 | 17.6 | 3 | 1,321.50 | 0 | 120 | -3,340 |
| 33 | Tom Bigelow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 378 | 0 | 4,806 | 22.3 | 13.7 | 2 | 497.50 | 0 | 120 | -3,340 |
| 34 | John Hubbard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 2,012 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 149.00 | 0 | 100 | -3,360 |
| 35 | Al Loquasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 2,452 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 162.00 | 0 | 80 | -3,380 |
| 36 | A.J. Foyt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 27 | 28,646 | 10.4 | 21.2 | 1 | 461.00 | 0 | 75 | -3,385 |
| 37 | Bentley Warren | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 401 | 0 | 10,193 | 22.2 | 17.6 | 1 | 529.00 | 0 | 60 | -3,400 |
| 38 | Lee Brayton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 3,444 | 22.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 222.00 | 0 | 60 | -3,400 |
| 39 | Jim McElreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 2,131 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 146.00 | 0 | 45 | -3,415 |
| 40 |  George Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 1,439 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 136.00 | 0 | 30 | -3,430 |
| 41 | Jim Hurtubise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 19,106 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 0 | 390.00 | 0 | 15 | -3,445 |
| 42 | Greg Weld | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 4,696 | 28.0 | 22.5 | 1 | 124.50 | 0 | 6 | -3,454 |
| John Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 0 | 32,004 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 1 | 935.50 | 0 | |||
| Carl Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 0 | 28,198 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 1 | 698.00 | 0 | |||
| Larry McCoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2,779 | 23.7 | 21.3 | 0 | 129.00 | 0 | |||
| Dennis Zimmerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 28,507 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 0 | 525.00 | 0 | |||
| Peter Revson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 28,331 | 10.0 | 28.3 | 0 | 277.50 | 0 | |||
| Joe Tetz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2,642 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 70.50 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Karl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 10,003 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 162.50 | 0 | |||
| Dee Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 1,476 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 88.00 | 0 | |||
| Gig Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,381 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | |||
| Merle Bettenhausen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,007 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | |||
| Arnie Knepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 939 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 | |||
| Bob Harkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3,677 | 23.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 32.50 | 0 |