1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am

The 1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the second round of the 1972 Can-Am season. It was held July 9, 1972, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the third Can-Am race held at the track.

Results

Pole position: Denny Hulme, 1:14.134 (122.373 mph (196.940 km/h))
Fastest lap: Peter Revson, 1:16.281 (118.929 mph (191.398 km/h))
Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
Winner's average speed: 114.123 miles per hour (183.663 km/h)

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	George Follmer	Porsche 917/10 TC	Penske Racing	75	1:39:36.200	2	20
2	2	Gregg Young	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	Young American Racing Team	74	-1 lap	7	15
3	0	Milt Minter	Porsche 917/10	Vasek Polak Racing Team	74	-1 lap	5	12
4	23	Charlie Kemp	Lola T222-Chevrolet	Bobby Rinzler	73	-2 laps	11	10
5	59	Peter Gregg	Porsche 917/10	Peter Gregg	72	-3 laps; out of fuel	6	8
6	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	Motschenbacher Racing	71	-4 laps	9	6
7	1	David Hobbs	Lola T310-Chevrolet	Carl Haas	71	-4 laps	8	4
8	79	Chuck Parsons	Lola T160/3-Chevrolet	William Overhauser Racing	69	-6 laps	15	3
9	33	Scooter Patrick	Alfa Romeo T33/4	Otto Zipper Alfa Racing	69	-6 laps	13	2
10	55	Roger McCaig	McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet	McCaig Racing	68	-7 laps	12	1
11	61	Tom Heyser	Lola T260-Chevrolet	Albert Heyser	66	-9 laps	17
12	50	Gordon Dewar	McLaren M8C-Chevrolet	JNO Racing	65	-10 laps	16
13	17	Bob Nagel	Lola T222-Chevrolet	Bob Nagel	63	-12 laps	18
14	34	George Drolsom	McLaren M8C-Chevrolet	George Drolsom	59	Blown engine	20
15	15	William Wonder	McLaren M8C-Chevrolet	Bill Wonder	57	-18 laps	21
16	99	Don Devine	McLaren M12-Chevrolet	Don Devine	49	-26 laps	19
DNF	77	Bob Klempel	McLaren M1C-Chevrolet	Bob Klempel	42	Oil leak	22
DNF	96	Steve Durst	McLaren M8E-Chevrolet	Steve Durst	33	Blown engine	10
DNF	22	François Cevert	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	Young American Racing Team	20	Camshaft	4
DNF	101	Jackie Oliver	Shadow Mk.3-Chevrolet	Advanced Vehicle Systems	20	Blown engine	14
DNF	35	Danny Hopkins	Lola T160-Chevrolet	Danny Hopkins	13	Stopped on course	23
DNF	4	Peter Revson	McLaren M20-Chevrolet	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	13	Rotor arm	3
DNF	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren M20-Chevrolet	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	4	Accident	1
DNS	-	Jerry Hodges	McKee-Hodges Mk.2-Chevrolet	Jerry Hodges
DNS	9	John Cordts	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	William Overhauser Racing
DNS	81	Dick Durant	Lola T163-Chevrolet	Dick Durant

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