NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1972 Indianapolis 500

These are the results of the 1972 Indianapolis 500, which was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 27, 1972. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mark Neary Donohue (born in Summit, New Jersey, March 18, 1937 - died in Graz, August 19, 1975) was an American racing driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former U.S. automobile racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American racecar driver and motorcycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Allen Dale Sammy Sessions (September 10, 1935 - December 17, 1977), was an American racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Sam Posey (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lloyd Ruby was a Formula One driver from the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mike Hiss (born July 7, 1941, Tustin, California), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona dIstria, Italy, now Motovun, Croatia) is an Italian American racing driver, and one of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Douglas Jimmy Caruthers (January 18, 1945 - October 26, 1975), was an American racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... William Caleb Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1939 in Timmonsville, South Carolina, near the Famous Darlington Raceway), is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and was one of the series engaging personalities. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... George Snider is a retired American race car driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jerry Grant (born January 23, 1935, Santa Ana, California), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dick Simon (born September 21, 1933 in Sandy, Utah) is one of the oldest men to ever have raced in the Indianapolis 500. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Gary Bettenhausen (born November 18, 1941) is a former American auto racing driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Wally Dallenbach Sr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... John Martin (born March 30, 1939, Long Beach, California), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lee Kunzman (born November 29, 1944, Guttenberg, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mel Kenyon The legendary Mel Kenyon, given the title of King of the Midgets was born in Lacon, Illinois on April 15, 1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dennis Denny Zimmerman (born December 14, 1940, Glastonbury, Connecticut), is a retired American racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Gordon Johncock (born 5th August 1937, Coldwater, Michigan) is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and 1976 Champcar champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Steve Krisiloff (born July 7, 1946, Parsippany, New Jersey), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... John Mahler (born November 16, 1936, Bettendorf, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jim Hurtubise was a Formula One driver (Indy 500 only) from the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Roger McCluskey (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mike Mosley (December 13, 1946 - March 3, 1984), was an American racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Johnny Rutherford (born March 12, 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas) was a U.S. automobile racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Bill Vukovich II (born March 29, 1944, Fresno, California), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Carl Williams (August 24, 1930 - February 4, 1973), was an American racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Robert William Bobby Unser (born February 20, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) was a U.S. automobile racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Peter Jeffrey Revson (born in New York City, February 27, 1939 - died in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 22, 1974) was a racecar and Formula One driver from United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... David Earl Swede Savage, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... David Salt Walther (born November 22, 1947, Dayton, Ohio), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. ...

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Jerry Grant (born January 23, 1935, Santa Ana, California), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. ... Jim Malloy (May 23, 1935 - May 18, 1972), was an American racecar driver. ...

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"And there's the checkered flag for Mark Donohue, winner of the 1972 Indianapolis 500 mile race" - Sid Collins calling the final moments of the race from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Sid Collins (born Sidney Cahn) (1923 â€“ May 2, 1977) was an American broadcaster best known as the radio voice of the Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1952-1976. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network is a broadcast radio network (acutally, more properly a radio syndication arrangement) by which the annual Indianapolis 500 atomobile race is broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America. ...

Categories: 1972 in sports | Indianapolis 500 races Results of the 1971 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1971. ... Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former U.S. automobile racer. ... Mark Neary Donohue (born in Summit, New Jersey, March 18, 1937 - died in Graz, August 19, 1975) was an American racing driver. ... Results of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1973. ... Gordon Johncock (born 5th August 1937, Coldwater, Michigan) is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and 1976 Champcar champion. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Cover of Speed Age magazine, claiming to show the start of first Indianapolis 500 race; the event depicted was in fact the start of a 5-mile race on August 19, 1909. ... The 1912 Indianapolis 500, or Indianapolis 500-Mile International Sweepstakes, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1912. ... Results of the 1913 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1913. ... Results of the 1914 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1914. ... Results of the 1915 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1915. ... Results of the 1916 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1916. ... Results of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 31, 1919. ... Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1920. ... Results of the 1921 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1921. ... Results of the 1922 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1922. ... Results of the 1923 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1923. ... Results of the 1924 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1924. ... Results of the 1925 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1925. ... Results of the 1926 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1926. ... Results of the 1927 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1927. ... Results of the 1928 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1928. ... Results of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1929. ... Results of the 1930 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1930. ... Results of the 1931 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1931. ... Results of the 1932 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1932. ... Results of the 1933 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1933. ... Results of the 1934 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1934. ... Results of the 1935 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1935. ... Results of the 1936 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1936. ... Results of the 1937 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1937. ... Results of the 1938 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1938. ... Results of the 1939 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1939. ... Results of the 1940 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1940. ... Results of the 1941 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1941. ... Results of the 1946 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1946. ... Results of the 1947 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1947. ... Results of the 1948 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1948. ... Results of the 1949 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1949. ... The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was a Formula One race held on Tuesday, May 30, 1950 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Results from the 1951 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1951 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Lee Wallard 17. ... The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was a Formula One race held on May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was a Formula One race held on May 30, 1953 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Results from the 1954 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 31, 1954 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jack McGrath 14. ... Results from the 1955 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1955 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Bill Vukovich 13. ... Results from the 1956 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1956 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Paul Russo 102. ... The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was a Formula One race held on Thursday, May 30, 1957 at Indianapolis. ... Results from the 1958 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1958 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Tony Bettenhausen 102. ... Results from the 1959 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1959 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Johnny Thomson 1890 Categories: 1959 in sports | Formula One race reports ... Results from the 1960 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1960 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Rathmann 101. ... Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. ... Results of the 1962 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1962. ... Results of the 1963 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1963. ... Results of the 1964 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1964. ... Jim Clark won the race after various attempts with the Lotus team. ... Results of the 1966 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1966. ... Results of the 1967 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1967. ... Results of the 1968 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1968. ... Results of the 1969 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1969. ... Results of the 1970 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1970. ... Results of the 1971 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1971. ... Results of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1973. ... Results of the 1974 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1974. ... Results of the 1975 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1975. ... Results of the 1976 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1976. ... Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1977. ... Results of the 1978 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1978. ... Results of the 1979 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1979. ... Results of the 1980 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1980. ... Results of the 1981 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1981. ... Results of the 1982 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1982. ... Results of the 1983 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1983. ... Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1984. ... Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 26, 1985. ... Results of the 1986 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1986. ... Results of the 1987 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1987. ... Results of the 1988 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1988. ... Results of the 1989 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1989. ... Results of the 1990 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1990. ... Results of the 1991 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1991. ... Results of the 1992 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 24, 1992. ... Results of the 1993 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 30, 1993. ... Results of the 1994 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1994. ... Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1995. ... Results of the 1996 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 26, 1996. ... Results of the 1997 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis, scheduled for Sunday, May 25, delayed for rain until Monday, May 26, then only 15 laps run owing to raining again, and finally finished (185 laps) on Tuesday, May 27, 1997. ... Results of the 1998 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 24, 1998. ... Results of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 30, 1999. ... Results of the 2000 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 2000. ... Results of the 2001 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 2001. ... Results of the 2002 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 26, 2002. ... Results of the 2003 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 2003. ... Results of the 2004 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 30, 2004. ... Results of the 2005 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 2005. ... The 90th Indianapolis 500 will be run on May 28 and covered by ABC Sports. ... The 91st Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to be run on May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...

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