1972 Indianapolis 500
Appearance
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 |
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.
- Jim Malloy died in a practice crash.
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 |