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1972 Indianapolis 500

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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 (500.0 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

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
27	8	18	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Petroleum (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner)	Brabham / Offy	55	14,535	connecting rod	0
32	9	42	Swede Savage	Michner Industries (Pat Patrick-Walt Michner)	Eagle / Offy	5	13,767	connecting rod	0
26	16	98	Mike Mosley	Vivitar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	56	15,984	crash	3
23	13	56	Jim Hurtubise	Miller High Life (MVS Inc.)	Coyote / Foyt	94	15,350	disqualified	0
19	28	17	Dennis Zimmerman	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	McLaren / Offy	116	17,320	distributor	0
30	1	6	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	31	30,830	distributor	30
20	26	24	Gordon Johncock	Gulf (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	113	17,823	exhaust valve	0
16	14	89	John Martin	Automotive Technology	Brabham / Offy	161	18,084	fuel leak	0
31	2	12	Peter Revson	Gulf (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	23	15,924	gearbox	0
14	4	7	Gary Bettenhausen	Sunoco (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	182	41,284	ignition	138
12	15	48	Jerry Grant	Mystery Eagle (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	188	23,853	illegal pitstop	16	50
8	5	9	Mario Andretti	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	194	24,822	in pits	0	250
18	12	23	Mel Kenyon	Gilmore Racing (Lindsey Hopkins)	Coyote / Foyt	126	17,146	injector	0
33	27	33	Salt Walther	Dayton Disc Brake (George Walther)	Colt / Foyt	0	14,538	magneto	0
29	22	95	Carl Williams	City of Terre Haute (Tassi Vatis)	Eagle / Offy	52	14,022	oil cooler	0
22	29	31	John Mahler	Harbor Fuel Oil (Vanguard Racing)	McLaren / Offy	99	16,013	piston	0
1	3	66	Mark Donohue	Sunoco DX (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	200	218,768	running	13	1000
2	19	4	Al Unser	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	200	95,258	running	0	800
3	6	1	Joe Leonard	Samsonite (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Offy	200	58,798	running	0	700
4	24	52	Sammy Sessions	Gene White Racing (Gene White)	Lola / Ford	200	39,583	running	0	600
5	7	34	Sam Posey	Norris Eagle (Champ Carr Inc.)	Eagle / Offy	198	37,411	running	0
6	11	5	Lloyd Ruby	Wynn's (Gene White)	Atlanta / Foyt	196	29,507	running	0	400
7	25	60	Mike Hiss	STP / Pylon Windshield Wipers	Eagle / Offy	196	29,870	running	0	300
9	31	11	Jimmy Caruthers	U.S. Armed Forces (Quality Racing Team)	Scorpion / Foyt	194	23,094	running	0	200
10	32	21	Cale Yarborough	Bill Daniels GOP (Gene White)	Atlanta / Foyt	193	22,133	running	0	150
11	21	84	George Snider	ITT / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	190	23,080	running	0	100
13	23	44	Dick Simon	TraveLodge Sleeper (Dick Simon)	Lola / Foyt	186	19,759	running	0
15	33	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Lola / Foyt	182	19,145	running	0
28	18	3	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Eagle / Offy	54	14,364	rear end	0
17	30	37	Lee Kunzman	Caves Buick (Myron Caves)	Gerhardt / Offy	131	17,901	spun out	0
21	10	15	Steve Krisiloff	Ayr-Way / Lloyd's (Grant King)	King / Offy	102	15,954	turbocharger	0
25	17	2	A.J. Foyt	ITT / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	60	15,611	turbocharger	0
24	20	14	Roger McCluskey	American Underwriters (Lindsey Hopkins)	Antares / Offy	92	15,016	valve	0

Failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach (#10), Al Loquasto (#43), Jigger Sirois (#50, 97), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Lee Brayton (#61), Tom Bigelow (#70), Jim McElreath (#73), Arnie Knepper (#90), Bill Puterbaugh (#91), Bruce Walkup (#97), Swede Savage (#42), Rick Muther (#38), Billy Vukovich, Jr. (#3), Jerry Karl (#4, 58, 99), Jim Malloy (#16), Larry Dickson (#19), George Eaton (#25), Bill Simpson (#28), George Snider (#35), Merle Bettenhausen (#35), Bentley Warren (#36), Bob Harkey (#99)

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

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

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