1972 Indianapolis 500 - Round 3

Name: 1972 Indianapolis 500
Start: 27/05/1972
Location: Indianapolis

Saturday, May 27, 1972
Indianapolis 500
USAC National Championship

Race Winner

Mark Donohue , Roger Penske Enterprises

Country

United States

Circuit

Indianapolis

Round

Laps

200

Pole

Bobby Unser , All-American Racers

Fastest Lap

Donohue, 47.99s

1972 Season

Past Results

1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922, 1921, 1920, 1919, 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911

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Race Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Team	Vehicle	Time	Points
1 2	Mark Donohue	66	Roger Penske Enterprises	McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	3h 4m 5.54s	1000
2 17	Al Unser	4	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 7m 16.49s	800
3 3	Joe Leonard	1	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 8m 17.51s	700
4 20	Sam Sessions	52	Gene White Co	Lola T270-Ford (Firestone)	3h 9m 22.88s	600
5 2	Sam Posey	34	ChampCarr	Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	198 laps	0
6 5	Lloyd Ruby	5	Gene White Co	Atlanta-Ford (Firestone)	196 laps	400
7 18	Mike Hiss	60	Ross Page	Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	196 laps	300
8 3	Mario Andretti	9	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone)	194 laps Out of fuel	250
9 22	Jimmy Caruthers	11	Quality Racing Team	Scorpion-Ford (Firestone)	194 laps	200
10 22	Cale Yarborough	21	Gene White Co	Atlanta-Ford (Firestone)	193 laps	150
11 10	George Snider	84	AJ Foyt Enterprises	Coyote-Ford (Goodyear)	190 laps	100
12 3	Jerry Grant	48	All-American Racers	Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	188 laps Disqualified	50
13 10	Dick Simon	44	Dick Simon Racing	Lola-Ford (Goodyear)	186 laps	0
14 10	Gary Bettenhausen	7	Roger Penske Enterprises	McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	182 laps Ignition	0
15 18	Wally Dallenbach	40	Andy Granatelli	Lola T270-Ford (Firestone)	182 laps	0
16 2	John Martin	89	Automotive Technology	Brabham-Offenhauser (Firestone)	161 laps Fuel leak	0
17 13	Lee Kunzman	37	Caves Buick	Gerhardt-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	131 laps Wheel	0
18 6	Mel Kenyon	23	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Coyote-Ford (Goodyear)	126 laps Fuel injection	0
19 9	Denny Zimmerman	17	Vollstedt Enterprises	McLaren M15-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	116 laps Distributor	0
20 6	Gordon Johncock	24	Team McLaren	McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	113 laps Exhausts	0
21 11	Steve Krisiloff	15	Grant King Racers	King-Offenhauser (Firestone)	102 laps Turbocharger	0
22 7	John Mahler	31	Vanguard Racing	McLaren-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	99 laps Piston	0
23 10	Jim Hurtubise	56	MVS	Coyote-Ford (Firestone)	94 laps Disqualified	0
24 4	Roger McCluskey	14	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Antares-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	92 laps Valve	0
25 8	AJ Foyt jr	2	AJ Foyt Enterprises	Coyote-Ford (Goodyear)	60 laps Turbocharger	0
26 10	Mike Mosley	98	Leader Card Racers	Eagle 68-Offenhauser (Firestone)	56 laps Accident	0
27 19	Johnny Rutherford	18	Patrick Racing	Brabham-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	55 laps Con rod	0
28 10	Billy Vukovich	3	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	54 laps Upright	0
29 7	Carl Williams	95	Vatis Enterprises	Eagle-Offenhauser (Firestone)	52 laps Oil cooler	0
30 29	Bobby Unser	6	All-American Racers	Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	31 laps Distributor	0
31 29	Peter Revson	12	Team McLaren	McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	23 laps Gearbox	0
32 23	Swede Savage	42	Patrick Racing	Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear)	5 laps Con rod	0
33 6	Salt Walther	33	Dayton-Walther	Colt-Ford (Firestone)	Magneto	0

Qualifying

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Grid	Driver	Team	Time
1	Bobby Unser	All-American Racers	3m 3.73s
2	Peter Revson	Team McLaren	3m 6.64s
3	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske Enterprises	3m 8.08s
4	Gary Bettenhausen	Roger Penske Enterprises	3m 10.6s
5	Mario Andretti	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	3m 11.88s
6	Joe Leonard	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	3m 13.32s
7	Sam Posey	ChampCarr	3m 15.25s
8	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Racing	3m 16.47s
9	Swede Savage	Patrick Racing	3m 18.1s
10	Steve Krisiloff	Grant King Racers	3m 18.42s
11	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White Co	3m 18.44s
12	Mel Kenyon	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	3m 18.47s
13	Jim Hurtubise	MVS	3m 18.84s
14	John Martin	Automotive Technology	3m 20.43s
15	Jerry Grant	All-American Racers	3m 10.18s
16	Mike Mosley	Leader Card Racers	3m 10.33s
17	AJ Foyt jr	AJ Foyt Enterprises	3m 10.48s
18	Billy Vukovich	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team	3m 14.79s
19	Al Unser	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	3m 16.06s
20	Roger McCluskey	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	3m 17.07s
21	George Snider	AJ Foyt Enterprises	3m 17.96s
22	Carl Williams	Vatis Enterprises	3m 19.48s
23	Dick Simon	Dick Simon Racing	3m 19.53s
24	Sam Sessions	Gene White Co	3m 19.54s
25	Mike Hiss	Ross Page	3m 21.1s
26	Gordon Johncock	Team McLaren	3m 10.97s
27	Salt Walther	Dayton-Walther	3m 19.4s
28	Denny Zimmerman	Vollstedt Enterprises	3m 19.97s
29	John Mahler	Vanguard Racing	3m 20.56s
30	Lee Kunzman	Caves Buick	3m 20.82s
31	Jimmy Caruthers	Quality Racing Team	3m 21.22s
32	Cale Yarborough	Gene White Co	3m 21.27s
33	Wally Dallenbach	Andy Granatelli	3m 18.21s