1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am
Introduction 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 ()*Fastest lap: Peter Revson, 1:16.281 ()*Race distance: *Winner's average speed:  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
External links * Race results from World Sports Racing Prototypes* Race results from Ultimate Racing History