1972 Indianapolis 500 - Round 3
- Saturday, May 27, 1972
- Indianapolis 500
- USAC National Championship
Race Results
Position | Driver | No. | Team | Vehicle | Time | Points |
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1 2 |
66 |
McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
3h 4m 5.54s |
1000 |
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2 17 |
4 |
Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 7m 16.49s |
800 |
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3 3 |
1 |
Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 8m 17.51s |
700 |
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4 20 |
52 |
Lola T270-Ford (Firestone) |
3h 9m 22.88s |
600 |
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5 2 |
34 |
Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
198 laps |
0 |
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6 5 |
5 |
Atlanta-Ford (Firestone) |
196 laps |
400 |
||
7 18 |
60 |
Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
196 laps |
300 |
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8 3 |
9 |
Parnelli VPJ1-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
194 laps Out of fuel |
250 |
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9 22 |
11 |
Scorpion-Ford (Firestone) |
194 laps |
200 |
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10 22 |
21 |
Atlanta-Ford (Firestone) |
193 laps |
150 |
||
11 10 |
84 |
Coyote-Ford (Goodyear) |
190 laps |
100 |
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12 3 |
48 |
Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
188 laps Disqualified |
50 |
||
13 10 |
44 |
Lola-Ford (Goodyear) |
186 laps |
0 |
||
14 10 |
7 |
McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
182 laps Ignition |
0 |
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15 18 |
40 |
Lola T270-Ford (Firestone) |
182 laps |
0 |
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16 2 |
89 |
Brabham-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
161 laps Fuel leak |
0 |
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17 13 |
37 |
Gerhardt-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
131 laps Wheel |
0 |
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18 6 |
23 |
Coyote-Ford (Goodyear) |
126 laps Fuel injection |
0 |
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19 9 |
17 |
McLaren M15-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
116 laps Distributor |
0 |
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20 6 |
24 |
McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
113 laps Exhausts |
0 |
||
21 11 |
15 |
King-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
102 laps Turbocharger |
0 |
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22 7 |
31 |
McLaren-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
99 laps Piston |
0 |
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23 10 |
56 |
Coyote-Ford (Firestone) |
94 laps Disqualified |
0 |
||
24 4 |
14 |
Antares-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
92 laps Valve |
0 |
||
25 8 |
2 |
Coyote-Ford (Goodyear) |
60 laps Turbocharger |
0 |
||
26 10 |
98 |
Eagle 68-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
56 laps Accident |
0 |
||
27 19 |
18 |
Brabham-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
55 laps Con rod |
0 |
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28 10 |
3 |
Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
54 laps Upright |
0 |
||
29 7 |
95 |
Eagle-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
52 laps Oil cooler |
0 |
||
30 29 |
6 |
Eagle 72-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
31 laps Distributor |
0 |
||
31 29 |
12 |
McLaren M16B-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
23 laps Gearbox |
0 |
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32 23 |
42 |
Eagle-Offenhauser (Goodyear) |
5 laps Con rod |
0 |
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33 6 |
33 |
Colt-Ford (Firestone) |
Magneto |
0 |
Qualifying
Grid | Driver | Team | Time |
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1 |
3m 3.73s |
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2 |
3m 6.64s |
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3 |
3m 8.08s |
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4 |
3m 10.6s |
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5 |
3m 11.88s |
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6 |
3m 13.32s |
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7 |
3m 15.25s |
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8 |
3m 16.47s |
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9 |
3m 18.1s |
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10 |
3m 18.42s |
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11 |
3m 18.44s |
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12 |
3m 18.47s |
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13 |
3m 18.84s |
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14 |
3m 20.43s |
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15 |
3m 10.18s |
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16 |
3m 10.33s |
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17 |
3m 10.48s |
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18 |
3m 14.79s |
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19 |
3m 16.06s |
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20 |
3m 17.07s |
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21 |
3m 17.96s |
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22 |
3m 19.48s |
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23 |
3m 19.53s |
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24 |
3m 19.54s |
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25 |
3m 21.1s |
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26 |
3m 10.97s |
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27 |
3m 19.4s |
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28 |
3m 19.97s |
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29 |
3m 20.56s |
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30 |
3m 20.82s |
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31 |
3m 21.22s |
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32 |
3m 21.27s |
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33 |
3m 18.21s |
Circuit - Indianapolis
Country
United States
Location
Speedway, Indiana
Type
Paved oval
Length
2.5 (Miles)
Record
Eddie Cheever (Lola T95/00-Buick/Menard), 38.119s, 236.103 mph, Indycars, 1996