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1972 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:04:05.54
Average speed of winner: 162.962 mph
Margin of victory: 190.55 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Fastest lap: Mark Donohue 187.539
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-30, Bettenhausen 31-53, Mosley 54-56, Bettenhausen 57-161, Grant 162-165, Bettenhausen 166-175, Grant 176-187, Donohue 188-200
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Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 3 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco McLaren | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Penske | 191.408 | 200 | 1 | 13 | running | 218763 | 1000 |
2 | 19 | Al Unser | 4 | Viceroy | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | Parnelli | 183.617 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 95258 | 800 |
3 | 6 | Joe Leonard | 1 | Samsonite | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | Parnelli | 185.223 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 58793 | 700 |
4 | 24 | Sammy Sessions | 52 | Gene White Firestone | Lola | Ford | Firestone | White | 180.415 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 39583 | 600 |
5 | 7 | Sam Posey | 34 | Norris Eagle | Eagle | Offenhauser | Champcarr | 184.379 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running | 37411 | 500 | |
6 | 11 | Lloyd Ruby | 5 | Wynn's | Atlanta | Foyt | White | 181.415 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 29557 | 400 | |
7 | 25 | Mike Hiss | 60 | STP Pylon Windshield Wiper Blade | Eagle | Offenhauser | Page | 179.015 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 30814 | 300 | |
8 | 5 | Mario Andretti | 9 | Viceroy | Parnelli | Offenhauser | Firestone | Parnelli | 187.617 | 194 | 0 | 0 | out of fuel | 24822 | 250 |
9 | 31 | Jimmy Caruthers | 11 | US Armed Forces/Steed | Scorpion | Foyt | Quality | 178.909 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running | 23094 | 200 | |
10 | 32 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Bill Daniels GOP | Atlanta | Foyt | White | 178.864 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 22133 | 150 | |
11 | 21 | George Snider | 84 | ITT-Thompson | Coyote | Foyt | Foyt | 181.855 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running | 23080 | 100 | |
12 | 15 | Jerry Grant | 48 | Mystery Eagle | Eagle | Offenhauser | AAR | 189.294 | 188 | 2 | 16 | penalty | 24156 | 50 | |
13 | 23 | Dick Simon | 44 | TraveLodge Sleeper | Lola | Foyt | Simon | 180.424 | 186 | 0 | 0 | out of fuel | 19759 | 0 | |
14 | 4 | Gary Bettenhausen | 7 | Sunoco McLaren | McLaren | Offenhauser | Penske | 188.877 | 182 | 3 | 138 | ignition | 41284 | 0 | |
15 | 33 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | STP Oil Treatment | Lola | Foyt | Granatelli | 181.626 | 182 | 0 | 0 | running | 19645 | 0 | |
16 | 14 | John Martin | 89 | Unsponsored | Brabham | Offenhauser | Auto Tech | 179.614 | 161 | 0 | 0 | fuel leak | 18084 | 0 | |
17 | 30 | Lee Kunzman | 37 | Caves Buick Company | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Caves Buick | 179.265 | 131 | 0 | 0 | lost tire | 17901 | 0 | |
18 | 12 | Mel Kenyon | 23 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Ford | Hopkins | 181.388 | 126 | 0 | 0 | fuel injection | 17146 | 0 | |
19 | 28 | Denny Zimmerman | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | McLaren | Offenhauser | Vollstedt | 180.027 | 116 | 0 | 0 | ignition rotor | 17320 | 0 | |
20 | 26 | Gordon Johncock | 24 | Gulf McLaren | McLaren | Offenhauser | McLaren | 188.511 | 113 | 0 | 0 | exhaust valve | 17823 | 0 | |
21 | 10 | Steve Krisiloff | 15 | Ayr-Way/Lloyd's | Kingfish | Offenhauser | King | 181.433 | 102 | 0 | 0 | ignition rotor | 15954 | 0 | |
22 | 29 | John Mahler | 31 | Harbor Fuel Oil | McLaren | Offenhauser | Vanguard | 179.497 | 99 | 0 | 0 | piston | 16013 | 0 | |
23 | 13 | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Miller High Life | Coyote | Foyt | MVS | 181.050 | 94 | 0 | 0 | penalty | 15350 | 0 | |
24 | 20 | Roger McCluskey | 14 | American Marine Underwriters | Antares | Offenhauser | Hopkins | 182.686 | 92 | 0 | 0 | valve | 15016 | 0 | |
25 | 17 | A.J. Foyt | 2 | ITT-Thompson | Coyote | Foyt | Foyt | 188.996 | 60 | 0 | 0 | turbocharger | 15611 | 0 | |
26 | 16 | Mike Mosley | 98 | Vivitar | Eagle | Offenhauser | Leader Card | 189.145 | 56 | 1 | 3 | accident | 15984 | 0 | |
27 | 8 | Johnny Rutherford | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Brabham | Offenhauser | Michner | 183.234 | 55 | 0 | 0 | rod | 14535 | 0 | |
28 | 18 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. | 3 | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle | Offenhauser | O Connell | 184.814 | 54 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 14364 | 0 | |
29 | 22 | Carl Williams | 95 | City of Terre Haute | Eagle | Offenhauser | Vatis | 180.469 | 52 | 0 | 0 | oil cooler | 14022 | 0 | |
30 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 6 | Olsonite Eagle | Eagle | Offenhauser | AAR | 195.940 | 31 | 1 | 30 | ignition rotor | 30830 | 0 | |
31 | 2 | Peter Revson | 15 | Gulf McLaren | McLaren | Offenhauser | McLaren | 192.885 | 23 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 15924 | 0 | |
32 | 9 | Swede Savage | 42 | Michner Industries | Eagle | Offenhauser | Patrick | 181.726 | 5 | 0 | 0 | rod | 13767 | 0 | |
33 | 27 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton Disc Brakes | P.J. Colt | Foyt | Walmotor | 180.542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 14538 | 0 |
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