1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am
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
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 )
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.