1972 Indianapolis 500
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These are the results of the 1972 Indianapolis 500, which was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 27, 1972.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 66 |  Mark Donohue |
191.408 | 3 | 200 | 13 | Running |
| 2 | 19 | 4 | Al Unser |
183.617 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | Joe Leonard |
185.223 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 24 | 52 | Sammy Sessions |
180.415 | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 34 | Sam Posey |
184.379 | 12 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 11 | 5 | Lloyd Ruby |
181.415 | 20 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 25 | 60 | Mike Hiss |
179.015 | 31 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Mario Andretti |
187.617 | 9 | 194 | 0 | Out of fuel |
| 9 | 31 | 11 | Jimmy Caruthers |
178.909 | 32 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 32 | 21 | Cale Yarborough |
178.864 | 33 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 21 | 84 | George Snider |
181.855 | 16 | 190 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | Jerry Grant |
189.294 | 4 | 188 | 16 | Penalized |
| 13 | 23 | 44 | Dick Simon |
180.424 | 25 | 186 | 0 | Out of Fuel |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Gary Bettenhausen |
188.877 | 7 | 182 | 138 | Ignition |
| 15 | 33 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
181.626 | 18 | 182 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 14 | 89 | John Martin |
179.614 | 28 | 161 | 0 | Fuel Leak |
| 17 | 30 | 37 | Lee Kunzman |
179.265 | 30 | 131 | 0 | Lost Tire |
| 18 | 12 | 23 | Mel Kenyon |
181.388 | 21 | 126 | 0 | Fuel Injection |
| 19 | 28 | 17 | Denny Zimmerman |
180.027 | 27 | 116 | 0 | Ignition Rotor |
| 20 | 26 | 24 | Gordon Johncock |
188.511 | 8 | 113 | 0 | Exhaust Valve |
| 21 | 10 | 15 | Steve Krisiloff |
181.433 | 19 | 102 | 0 | Ignition Rotor |
| 22 | 29 | 31 | John Mahler |
179.497 | 29 | 99 | 0 | Piston |
| 23 | 13 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise |
181.050 | 22 | 94 | 0 | Penalized |
| 24 | 20 | 14 | Roger McCluskey |
182.686 | 15 | 92 | 0 | Valve |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | A.J. Foyt |
188.996 | 6 | 60 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 26 | 16 | 98 | Mike Mosley |
189.145 | 5 | 56 | 3 | Crash T4 |
| 27 | 8 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford |
183.234 | 14 | 55 | 0 | Rod |
| 28 | 18 | 3 | Bill Vukovich II |
184.814 | 11 | 54 | 0 | Rear End |
| 29 | 22 | 95 | Carl Williams |
180.469 | 24 | 52 | 0 | Oil Cooler |
| 30 | 1 | 6 | Bobby Unser |
195.940 | 1 | 31 | 30 | Ignition Rotor |
| 31 | 2 | 12 | Peter Revson |
192.885 | 2 | 23 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 32 | 9 | 42 | Swede Savage |
181.726 | 17 | 5 | 0 | Rod |
| 33 | 27 | 33 | Salt Walther |
180.542 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Magneto |
[edit] Race Notes
- This race was slowed 5 times for caution for only 20 minutes.
- The Indy Emergency Medical Center was enlarged that year.
- Jerry Grant crossed the finished line 2nd but officials later penalized him 12 laps for an illegal pit stop. Grant had consumed all of the fuel in his pitside fuel tank, so he pulled into the pit of his teammate Bobby Unser (who had retired after 31 laps) and refuelled there. USAC ruled that Grant's race ended at that point with 188 laps completed.
- Jim Malloy died in a practice crash.
[edit] Qualifying Chronology
| Att # | Date | Time | Qual Day |
Car # | Driver Name |
Laps | Qual Time |
Qual Speed |
Rank | Start | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05-13 | 17:50 | 1 | 17 | DENNY ZIMMERMAN | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 05-13 | 17:53 | 1 | 14 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 05-13 | 17:57 | 1 | 2 | A. J. FOYT | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 4 | 05-14 | 14:38 | 1 | 4 | AL UNSER | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 5 | 05-14 | 14:46 | 1 | 3 | BILLY VUKOVICH II | 1 | — | — | — | — | ACCIDENT |
| 6 | 05-14 | 15:08 | 1 | 98 | MIKE MOSLEY | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 7 | 05-14 | 16:14 | 1 | 1 | JOE LEONARD | 4 | 3:14.3600 | 185.223 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8 | 05-14 | 16:19 | 1 | 9 | MARIO ANDRETTI | 4 | 3:11.8800 | 187.617 | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 05-14 | 16:25 | 1 | 18 | JOHNNY RUTHERFORD | 4 | 3:16.4700 | 183.234 | 14 | 8 | |
| 10 | 05-14 | 16:31 | 1 | 44 | DICK SIMON | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 05-14 | 16:36 | 1 | 52 | SAM SESSIONS | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | 05-14 | 16:43 | 1 | 7 | GARY BETTENHAUSEN | 4 | 3:10.6000 | 188.877 | 6 | 4 | |
| 13 | 05-14 | 16:49 | 1 | 6 | BOBBY UNSER | 4 | 3:03.7300 | 195.940 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 05-14 | 16:56 | 1 | 34 | SAM POSEY | 4 | 3:15.2500 | 184.379 | 12 | 7 | |
| 15 | 05-14 | 17:01 | 1 | 72 | MIKE HISS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | 05-14 | 17:05 | 1 | 40 | ART POLLARD | 4 | 3:18.2100 | 181.626 | 18 | 33 | DRIVER INJURED; REPLACED BY WALLY DALLENBACH |
| 17 | 05-14 | 17:19 | 1 | 5 | LLOYD RUBY | 4 | 3:18.4400 | 181.415 | 20 | 11 | |
| 18 | 05-14 | 17:24 | 1 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | 05-14 | 17:27 | 1 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | 05-14 | 17:31 | 1 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 0 | — | — | — | — | FLAGGED OFF |
| 21 | 05-14 | 17:40 | 1 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 4 | 3:21.7700 | 178.421 | — | — | BUMPED BY #21 |
| 22 | 05-14 | 17:46 | 1 | 42 | SWEDE SAVAGE | 4 | 3:18.1000 | 181.726 | 17 | 9 | |
| 23 | 05-14 | 17:55 | 1 | 89 | JOHN MARTIN | 4 | 3:20.4300 | 179.614 | 28 | 14 | |
| 24 | 05-14 | 17:59 | 1 | 56 | JIM HURTUBISE | 4 | 3:18.8400 | 181.050 | 22 | 13 | |
| 25 | 05-20 | 11:02 | 1 | 15 | STEVE KRISILOFF | 4 | 3:18.4200 | 181.433 | 19 | 10 | |
| 26 | 05-20 | 11:07 | 1 | 23 | MEL KENYON | 4 | 3:18.4700 | 181.388 | 21 | 12 | |
| 27 | 05-20 | 11:13 | 1 | 66 | MARK DONOHUE | 4 | 3:08.0800 | 191.408 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 | 05-20 | 11:22 | 1 | 58 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | 05-20 | 11:23 | 1 | 12 | PETER REVSON | 4 | 3:06.6400 | 192.885 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30 | 05-20 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | A. J. FOYT | 4 | 3:10.4800 | 188.996 | 5 | 16 | |
| 31 | 05-20 | 11:36 | 2 | 14 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 4 | 3:17.0600 | 182.685 | 15 | 20 | |
| 32 | 05-20 | 11:43 | 2 | 4 | AL UNSER | 4 | 3:16.0600 | 183.617 | 13 | 19 | |
| 33 | 05-20 | 11:49 | 2 | 84 | GEORGE SNIDER | 4 | 3:17.9600 | 181.855 | 16 | 21 | |
| 34 | 05-20 | 11:55 | 2 | 52 | SAM SESSIONS | 4 | 3:19.5400 | 180.415 | 26 | 24 | |
| 35 | 05-20 | 12:02 | 2 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 36 | 05-20 | 12:08 | 2 | 31 | JOHN MAHLER | 2 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 37 | 05-20 | 12:13 | 2 | 98 | MIKE MOSLEY | 4 | 3:10.6300 | 188.848 | 7 | 17 | |
| 38 | 05-20 | 12:20 | 2 | 3 | BILLY VUKOVICH II | 4 | 3:14.7900 | 184.814 | 11 | 18 | |
| 39 | 05-20 | 12:28 | 2 | 48 | JERRY GRANT | 4 | 3:10.1800 | 189.294 | 4 | 15 | |
| 40 | 05-20 | 12:41 | 2 | 24 | GORDON JOHNCOCK | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 41 | 05-20 | 12:57 | 2 | 60 | MIKE HISS | 4 | 3:21.1000 | 179.015 | 31 | 25 | |
| 42 | 05-20 | 17:20 | 2 | 95 | CARL WILLIAMS | 4 | 3:19.4800 | 180.469 | 24 | 22 | |
| 43 | 05-20 | 17:52 | 2 | 44 | DICK SIMON | 4 | 3:19.5300 | 180.424 | 25 | 23 | |
| 44 | 05-21 | 12:02 | 3 | 24 | GORDON JOHNCOCK | 4 | 3:10.9700 | 188.511 | 8 | 26 | |
| 45 | 05-21 | 12:11 | 3 | 37 | LEE KUNZMAN | 4 | 3:20.8200 | 179.265 | 30 | 30 | |
| 46 | 05-21 | 12:17 | 3 | 11 | JIMMY CARUTHERS | 4 | 3:21.2300 | 178.900 | 32 | 31 | |
| 47 | 05-21 | 12:27 | 3 | 31 | JOHN MAHLER | 4 | 3:20.5600 | 179.497 | 29 | 29 | |
| 48 | 05-21 | 14:43 | 3 | 17 | DENNY ZIMMERMAN | 4 | 3:19.7700 | 180.207 | 27 | 28 | |
| 49 | 05-21 | 16:47 | 3 | 58 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | 05-21 | 16:53 | 3 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 51 | 05-21 | 16:56 | 3 | 33 | SALT WALTHER | 4 | 3:19.4000 | 180.542 | 23 | 27 | |
| 52 | 05-21 | 17:06 | 3 | 90 | ARNIE KNEPPER | 1 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 53 | 05-21 | 17:20 | 3 | 19 | LARRY DICKSON | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | 05-21 | 17:24 | 3 | 99 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | 05-21 | 17:29 | 3 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 4 | 3:21.2700 | 178.864 | 33 | 32 | BUMPS #10 |
| 56 | 05-21 | 17:34 | 3 | 16 | JERRY KARL | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | 05-21 | 17:39 | 3 | 36 | BENTLEY WARREN | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 58 | 05-21 | 17:45 | 3 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 1 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 59 | 05-21 | 17:50 | 3 | 61 | LEE BRAYTON | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 60 | 05-21 | 17:53 | 3 | 97 | JIGGER SIROIS | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 61 | 05-21 | 18:00 | 3 | 10 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 2 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1971 Indianapolis 500 Al Unser |
1972 Indianapolis 500 Mark Donohue |
1973 Indianapolis 500 Gordon Johncock |
