1972 Can-Am season

North American auto racing season April 2012 February 2025 1972 Can-Am season 1971 1973 The 1972 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was contested by FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. The series began June 11, 1972, and ended October 29, 1972, after nine rounds. It was jointly sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and the Canadian Automobile Sports Club.Can-Am 72 - The begininning of another era?, Automobile Year 1972/73, pages 178 to 187 The series was won by George Follmer driving a Porsche 917/10 for Penske Racing. Schedule thumb|George Follmer won the series driving a Porsche 917/10 similar to the example pictured above thumb|Denny Hulme placed second driving a McLaren M20 Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Labatt's Blue Trophy Mosport Park June 11 2 Road Atlanta Can-Am Road Atlanta July 9 3 Watkins Glen Can-Am Watkins Glen International July 23 4 Buckeye Can-Am Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 6 5 Road America Can-Am Road America August 27 6 Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix Donnybrooke International Raceway September 17 7 Klondike 200 Edmonton Speedway Park October 1 8 Monterey Castrol GTX Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway October 15 9 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 29 Entries Team Chassis Engine Tire Number Drivers Rounds USA Vasek Polak Racing, Inc. Porsche 917/10 Porsche 5.4 L Flat-12Porsche 5.0 L Turbo Flat-12 Goodyear 0 USA Milt Minter All Porsche 917 PA Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12 20 USA Sam Posey 8–9 Porsche 908 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 24 USA Tony Adamowicz 9 USA Don Nichols Shadow Mk. III Chevrolet 8.1 L V8Chevrolet 8.1 L Turbo V8 Goodyear 1/101 GBR Jackie Oliver 1–4, 6–9 BRA Carlos Pace 5 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 102 GBR Jackie Oliver 5, 8–9 BRA Carlos Pace 6–7 USA Bobby Allison 8–9 USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd. Lola T310 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 1 GBR David Hobbs 2–9 USA Young American Racing McLaren M8F Chevrolet 8.3 L V8Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 2 USA Gregg Young 1–7 22 FRA François Cevert 2–9 GBR McLaren Cars/Boyd Jefferies McLaren M20 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 4 USA Peter Revson All 5 NZL Denny Hulme All USA Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. Porsche 917/10 Porsche 5.0 L Turbo Flat-12 Goodyear 6 USA Mark Donohue 1, 6–9 USA George Follmer 2–5 7 USA George Follmer 6–9 USA US Racing-Herb Caplan McLaren M8F Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 8 USA Jerry Grant 6 USA Mike Hiss 8–9 USA William Overhauser Racing, Ltd. Lola T163McLaren M8EChevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 9 CAN John Cordts All Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.4 L V8 79/10 USA Chuck Parsons 2 USA Ron Grable 8–9 USA Motschenbacher Racing Enterprises McLaren M8D Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 11 DEU Lothar Motschenbacher 1–4, 6–9 USA Brett Lunger 5 McLaren M8F 12 DEU Hans Wiedmar 6–9 USA Place Motor Supply Lola T160 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 13 USA James Place 1, 5 USA Modena Sport Cars Ferrari 512 M/F Ferrari 5.0 L V12 Goodyear 13 GBR Mike Parkes 9 USA William M. Wonder McLaren M8C Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 15 USA Bill Wonder 1–2, 5 USA Nagel Racing Lola T222 Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 Goodyear 17 USA Bob Nagel 1–6, 8–9 USA William Cuddy McLaren M8E Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 18/3 USA Alan Johnson 4 USA Bill Cuddy 8–9 DEU Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Porsche 917/10 Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12 Goodyear 18 DEU Willi Kauhsen 8–9 USA Gary Wilson Racing McLaren M8E Chevrolet 7.6 L V8Chevrolet 8.3 L V8 Goodyear 19 USA Gary Wilson 4–9 USA Grand Touring Cars, Inc. Ferrari 512 S Ferrari 5.0 L V12 20 USA Harley Cluxton 5 USA Rinzler Motoracing - Holiday Inns Lola T222 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 23 USA Charlie Kemp All USA Jerry Hodges Hodges Mk. II Chevrolet 7.2 L V8 25 USA Jerry Hodges 2 GBR Alain de Cadenet Duckhams LM Ford Cosworth 3.0 L V8 28 GBR Alain de Cadenet 3 USA Jerry Rosbach McLaren M8E Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 28 USA Jerry Rosbach 6 USA Midwest Racing McLaren M12 Chevrolet 7.1 L V8 Goodyear 30 USA Frank Kahlich 3–9 USA Warren Agor Racing Enterprises, Inc. McLaren M8B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 31 USA Warren Agor 3–5 USA Kent Fellows 6, 9 USA Mark Waco 8 McLaren M8FP Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 37 USA Warren Agor 6–8 USA Mark Waco 9 USA Otto Zipper Racing Team Alfa Romeo T33/3Alfa Romeo T33/4 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V8Alfa Romeo 4.0 L V8 Goodyear 33 USA Scooter Patrick 2–4, 8–9 USA Warren Burmester McLaren M8C Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 Goodyear 34 USA George Drolsom 2, 4–5 USA Tom Dutton 3, 6–9 USA Commander Motor Homes Racing Team, Inc. Lola T160 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 35 USA Danny Hopkins 2, 5–6, 8–9 USA F & H Racing Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 36 USA Chuck Frederick 5 CAN Videopack Toronto Porsche 910 Porsche 2.3 L Flat-8 39 CAN Rainer Brezinka 1 USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 712 M Ferrari 7.0 L V12 Goodyear 40 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 3, 5 USA Sam Posey 3 USA Jim Butcher Racing Lola T165 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 41 USA Jim Butcher 1–2, 4–7 DEU Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/03 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 Firestone 42 DEU Reinhold Joest 3 USA Jerry Hansen Lola T260 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 44 USA Jerry Hansen 6 USA Blue Magic Corporation McLaren M8E Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 47 USA Ed Felter 5–6, 8–9 CAN JNO Racing Enterprises, Ltd. McLaren M8C/D Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 50 CAN Gordon Dewar 1–2, 4–6 USA Peter Sherman McLaren M12 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 51 USA Peter Sherman 5–6 CAN Roger McCaig Racing McLaren M8FP Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 Goodyear 55 CAN Roger McCaig 1–5 USA Chuck Parsons 8–9 USA Monte's Motors Lola T162 Chevrolet 7.4 L V8 57 USA Monte Shelton 8–9 USA Brumos Porsche-Audi Corporation Porsche 917/10 Porsche 5.4 L Flat-12Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12 Goodyear 59 USA Peter Gregg 1–6, 8–9 USA Racing Specialties Lola T260 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 61 USA Tom Heyser 2, 4–9 SWE Reine Wisell 3 USA Peckham Engineering McLaren M8C Chevrolet 7.4 L V8 64 USA Bob Peckham 8–9 USA Nick Dioguardi Autocoast Ti22 Mk. II Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 65 USA Nick Dioguardi 8–9 GBR A. G. Dean Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 68 GBR Tony Dean 3–4 CAN Thomas P. Fox McLaren M12 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 72 CAN Dave Morris 7 USA Bob Klempel McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 7.4 L V8 Firestone 77 USA Bob Klempel 1–2, 4–5 USA Racing Associates, Inc. Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 81 USA Dick Durant 1–2, 4–5 USA Don Burns Porsche 908/02K Porsche 3.4 L Flat-8 Goodyear 82 USA Dick Hayes 9 CHE Ecurie Bonnier Lola T260 Ford Cosworth 3.0 L V8 Goodyear 90 FRA Gérard Larrousse 3 USA R. S. Racing Enterprises McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 91 USA Dave Causey 5–6 USA The March Company McLaren M8D Chevrolet 8.2 L V8 Goodyear 96 USA Steve Durst 1–6, 8 USA Don Devine McLaren M12 Chevrolet V8 99 USA Don Devine 2 USA O. T. Racing McLaren M12 Chevrolet V8 99 USA Orly Thornsjo 6 Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driver 1 Mosport GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results NZL Denny Hulme 2 Road Atlanta USA #6 Penske Racing Results USA George Follmer 3 Watkins Glen GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results NZL Denny Hulme 4 Mid-Ohio USA #6 Penske Racing Results USA George Follmer 5 Road America USA #6 Penske Racing Results USA George Follmer 6 Donnybrooke USA #22 Young American Racing Results FRA François Cevert 7 Edmonton USA #6 Penske Racing Results USA Mark Donohue 8 Laguna Seca USA #7 Penske Racing Results USA George Follmer 9 Riverside USA #7 Penske Racing Results USA George Follmer Drivers Championship Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. For classification, the four best results of the first five races and all four results of the last four races were retained.Can-Am Chmapionship, Automobile Year 1972/73, page 247 Pos Driver Team Car Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total 1 USA George Follmer USA Penske Racing Porsche 917/10 Porsche 20 8 20 20 10 12 20 20 130 2 NZL Denny Hulme GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M20 Chevrolet 20 20 10 15 65 3 USA Milt Minter USA Vasek Polak Racing Team Porsche 917/10 Porsche 10 12 6 12 (4) 15 10 65 4 USA Mark Donohue USA Penske Racing Porsche 917/10 Porsche 15 20 15 12 62 5 FRA François Cevert USA Young American Racing Team McLaren M8F Chevrolet 12 15 20 12 59 6 USA Peter Revson GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M20 Chevrolet 12 15 6 15 48 7 GBR David Hobbs USA Carl Haas Lola T310 Chevrolet 4 10 6 8 3 8 39 8 GBR Jackie Oliver USA Advanced Vehicle Systems Shadow Mk.3 Chevrolet 15 12 10 37 9 USA Peter Gregg USA Peter Gregg Porsche 917/10 Porsche 8 8 12 6 34 10 USA Charlie Kemp USA Bobby Rinzler Lola T222 Chevrolet 2 10 8 1 6 27 11 GER Lothar Motschenbacher USA Motschenbacher Racing McLaren M8D Chevrolet 6 6 4 6 4 26 12 USA Gregg Young USA Young American Racing Team McLaren M8F Chevrolet 15 8 23 13 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 712M Ferrari 1 10 11 14 USA Bob Nagel USA Bob Nagel Lola T222 Chevrolet 1 3 1 3 3 11 15 BRA José Carlos Pace USA Advanced Vehicle Systems Shadow Mk.3 Chevrolet 10 10 16 USA Gary Wilson USA Gary Wilson McLaren M8E Chevrolet 3 6 1 10 17= CAN John Cordts USA William Overhauser Racing Lola T163McLaren M8D Chevrolet  8 8 17= USA Sam Posey USA Vasek Polak Racing Team Porsche 917PA Porsche 8 8 19 USA Scooter Patrick USA Otto Zipper Alfa Racing Alfa Romeo T33/4 Alfa Romeo 2 4 2 8 20 CAN Gordon Dewar CAN JNO Racing McLaren M8C Chevrolet 3 4 7 21 USA Tom Heyser USA Albert Heyser Lola T260 Chevrolet 1 2 2 5 22= USA Steve Durst USA Steve Durst McLaren M8E/D Chevrolet 4 4 22= USA Ed Felter USA Ed Felter McLaren M8E Chevrolet 4 4 22= USA Mike Hiss USA Mike Hiss McLaren M8F Chevrolet 4 4 25 USA Warren Agor USA Warren Agor McLaren M8BMcLaren M8F Chevrolet 2  2  4 26= USA Chuck Parsons USA William Overhauser RacingCAN Robert McCaig Lola T163McLaren M8FP Chevrolet 3  3 26= DEU Hans Wiedmer DEU Wiedmer Racing Team McLaren M8F Chevrolet 3 3 26= DEU Willi Kauhsen DEU Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Porsche 917/10 Porsche 3 3 29= GBR Tony Dean GBR A.G. Dean Racing Porsche 908/02 Porsche 2 2 29= USA Pete Sherman USA Pete Sherman McLaren M12 Chevrolet 2 2 31 CAN Roger McCaig CAN Roger McCaig McLaren M8FP Chevrolet 1 1 2 32 USA Bob Peckham USA Peckham Racing McLaren M8C Chevrolet 1 1 References http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1972.html Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1972 World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130929154601/http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1972.html 2013-09-29 http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080531191220/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html 2008-05-31 Category:Can-Am seasons Can-Am