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