1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am

1972 race in Braselton, Georgia February 2025 thumb|250px|Layout of Road Atlanta (1970-1997) 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 km/h on) Fastest lap: Peter Revson, 1:16.281 (118.929 mph km/h on) Race distance: 189.06 mi km Winner's average speed: 114.123 mph km/h Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 USA George Follmer Porsche 917/10 TC USA Penske Racing 75 1:39:36.200 2 20 2 2 USA Gregg Young McLaren M8F-Chevrolet USA Young American Racing Team 74 -1 lap 7 15 3 0 USA Milt Minter Porsche 917/10 USA Vasek Polak Racing Team 74 -1 lap 5 12 4 23 USA Charlie Kemp Lola T222-Chevrolet USA Bobby Rinzler 73 -2 laps 11 10 5 59 USA Peter Gregg Porsche 917/10 USA Peter Gregg 72 -3 laps; out of fuel 6 8 6 11 USA Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet USA Motschenbacher Racing 71 -4 laps 9 6 7 1 GBR David Hobbs Lola T310-Chevrolet USA Carl Haas 71 -4 laps 8 4 8 79 USA Chuck Parsons Lola T160/3-Chevrolet USA William Overhauser Racing 69 -6 laps 15 3 9 33 USA Scooter Patrick Alfa Romeo T33/4 USA Otto Zipper Alfa Racing 69 -6 laps 13 2 10 55 CAN Roger McCaig McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet CAN McCaig Racing 68 -7 laps 12 1 11 61 USA Tom Heyser Lola T260-Chevrolet USA Albert Heyser 66 -9 laps 17 12 50 CAN Gordon Dewar McLaren M8C-Chevrolet CAN JNO Racing 65 -10 laps 16 13 17 USA Bob Nagel Lola T222-Chevrolet USA Bob Nagel 63 -12 laps 18 14 34 USA George Drolsom McLaren M8C-Chevrolet USA George Drolsom 59 Blown engine 20 15 15 USA William Wonder McLaren M8C-Chevrolet USA Bill Wonder 57 -18 laps 21 16 99 USA Don Devine McLaren M12-Chevrolet USA Don Devine 49 -26 laps 19 DNF 77 USA Bob Klempel McLaren M1C-Chevrolet USA Bob Klempel 42 Oil leak 22 DNF 96 USA Steve Durst McLaren M8E-Chevrolet USA Steve Durst 33 Blown engine 10 DNF 22 FRA François Cevert McLaren M8F-Chevrolet USA Young American Racing Team 20 Camshaft 4 DNF 101 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow Mk.3-Chevrolet USA Advanced Vehicle Systems 20 Blown engine 14 DNF 35 USA Danny Hopkins Lola T160-Chevrolet USA Danny Hopkins 13 Stopped on course 23 DNF 4 USA Peter Revson McLaren M20-Chevrolet GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 13 Rotor arm 3 DNF 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren M20-Chevrolet GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 4 Accident 1 DNS - USA Jerry Hodges McKee-Hodges Mk.2-Chevrolet USA Jerry Hodges DNS 9 CAN John Cordts McLaren M8D-Chevrolet USA William Overhauser Racing DNS 81 USA Dick Durant Lola T163-Chevrolet USA Dick Durant External links Race results from World Sports Racing Prototypes Race results from Ultimate Racing History Road Atlanta Category:Road Atlanta Can-Am Road Atlanta