Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1972
Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | ![]() | Joe Leonard | Parnelli Jones | Parnelli (OffenhauserTC) | 3460 |
2. | ![]() | Bill Vukovich II | Jerry O'Connell | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 2200 |
3. | ![]() | Roger McCluskey | Hopkins Racing | McLaren M16B (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser TC) Antares (Offenhauser) | 1970 |
4. | ![]() | Al Unser | Parnelli Jones | Colt (Offenhauser TC) Parnelli (Offenhauser) | 1800 |
5. | ![]() | Mark Donohue | Penske Racing | McLaren M16B (Offenhauser TC) | 1720 |
6. | ![]() | Mike Hiss | Page Racing, Penske Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) McLaren (Offenhauser) | 1665 |
7. | ![]() | Johnny Rutherford | Patrick-Michner Racing, Don Gerhardt Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) | 1620 |
8. | ![]() | Bobby Unser | All American Racers | Eagle 72 (Offenhauser TC) | 1500 |
9. | ![]() | Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions | Gene White Racing, Foyt Racing | Lola (Foyt TC) Coyote (Foyt) | 1440 |
10. | ![]() | Mike Mosley | Agajanian-Leader Card | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Watson (Offenhauser) | 1250 |
11. | ![]() | Mario Andretti | Parnelli Jones | Parnelli (Offenhauser TC) | 1135 |
12. | ![]() | Gary Bettenhausen | Penske Racing | McLaren M16B (Offenhauser TC) | 790 |
13. | ![]() | Wally Dallenbach | Gilmore Racing, STP Oil Treatment | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Lola (Foyt TC) | 720 |
14. | ![]() | Salt Walther | Dayton-Walther Racing | Morris (FoytTC) McLaren (Offenhauser) | 690 |
15. | ![]() | Lee Kunzman | Caves Buick Company, Gilmore Racing | Gerhardt (OffenhauserTC) Eagle (Offenhauser) | 670 |
16. | ![]() | George Snider | King Racing, MVS | King (Offenhauser) Coyote (FoytTC) | 645 |
17. | ![]() | Sam Posey | Champ Carr | Eagle 72 (Offenhauser TC) | 500 |
18. | ![]() | Lloyd Ruby | Gene White Racing | Atlanta (Foyt TC) Lola (Foyt TC) | 490 |
19. | ![]() | Mel Kenyon | Hopkins Racing | Eagle (Foyt) Kuzma (Foyt) Coyote (Foyt) Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 460 |
20. | ![]() | Art Pollard | Qualitiy Racing, STP Oil Treatment | Scorpion (Foyt TC) Lola (Foyt) | 450 |
21. | ![]() | Jimmy Caruthers | Quality Racing, Gene White Racing | Atlanta (Offenhauser TC) Scorpion (FoytTC) | 415 |
22. | ![]() | Gordon Johncock | McLaren Cars, Penske Racing | McLaren (Offenhauser TC) | 360 |
23. | ![]() | Rick Muther | Agajanian-Leader Card, CAMS | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Eagle (Chevrolet) | 250 |
24. | ![]() | Jim Malloy | Don Gerhardt Racing | Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 200 |
25. | ![]() | Swede Savage | Patrick Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Brabham (Offenhauser) | 200 |
26. | ![]() | Dick Simon | Dick Simon | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Lola (Foyt TC) | 200 |
27. | ![]() | Bill Simpson | Bill Simpson | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 200 |
28. | ![]() | Johnny Parsons, Jr. | Niagara Falls Wine | Finley (Offenhauser) | 169 |
29. | ![]() | Cale Yarborough | Gene White Racing | Atlanta (Foyt TC) | 150 |
30. | ![]() | John Mahler | Vanguard Racing, Roy Woods Racing | McLaren (Offenhauser TC) | 130 |
31. | ![]() | Jerry Grant | All American Racers | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 125 |
32. | ![]() | Tom Bigelow | Midwest Mfg Dura-Pot | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) | 120 |
33. | ![]() | Steve Krisiloff | Grant King | King (Offenhauser TC) | 120 |
34. | ![]() | John Hubbard | Gifford | Gerhardt (FoytTC) | 100 |
35. | ![]() | Al Loquasto | Fiore Racing | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Vollstedt (Offenhauser) | 80 |
36. | ![]() | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Coyote (Foyt TC) | 75 |
37. | ![]() | Lee Brayton | Eisenhour-Brayton Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 60 |
38. | ![]() | Bentley Warren | Bay State Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 60 |
39. | ![]() | Jim McElreath | Caves Buick Company | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) | 45 |
40. | ![]() | George Eaton | Fejer Brothers | Colt (FoytTC) | 30 |
41. | ![]() | Jim Hurtubise | MVS | Coyote (Foyt TC) Mallard FE (Offenhauser) | 15 |
42. | ![]() | Greg Weld | Caves Buick Company, King | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) King (Offenhauser) | 6 |
![]() | Merle Bettenhausen | King | King (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | Bob Harkey | Niagara Falls Wine | Finley (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Dee Jones | Minnesota Serendipity | Watson (FoytTC) | 0 |
![]() | Jerry Karl | Automotive Technology, Smokey Yunick | Gilbert (Offenhauser TC) Eagle (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Arnold Knepper | C.H.E.K. Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | John Martin | Automotive Technology | Brabham (Offenhauser TC) Gilbert (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | Larry McCoy | Eastern Racing | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | Peter Revson | McLaren Cars | McLaren (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | Leonard Stephens | Stephens | Halibrand (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | Joe Tetz | Tetz Racing | Watson (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Carl Williams | Vatis Enterprises, Eisenhour-Brayton Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Coyote (Foyt TC) | 0 |
![]() | Dennis Zimmerman | Vollstedt Racing | McLaren (Offenhauser TC) Vollstedt (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
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Driver | Number | ||
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Most race wins | ![]() | Bobby Unser | 4 |
Most pole positions | ![]() | Bobby Unser | 7 |
Most podium positions | ![]() | Joe Leonard | 5 |
Most podium positions without a win | ![]() | Bill Vukovich II | 2 |
![]() | Al Unser | 2 | |
![]() | Johnny Rutherford | 2 | |
![]() | Mike Mosley | 2 | |
![]() | Mario Andretti | 2 |
# | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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