USAC National Championship 1972 standings

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USAC National Championship 1972 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1972

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Joe Leonard	Parnelli Jones	Parnelli (OffenhauserTC)	3460
2.	Billy (William John) Vukovich Jr	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

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Bobby Unser	4
Most pole positions	Bobby Unser	7
Most podium positions	Joe Leonard	5
Most podium positions without a win	Billy (William John) Vukovich Jr	2
	Al Unser	2
	Johnny Rutherford	2
	Mike Mosley	2
	Mario Andretti	2

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
98.1%	U.S.A.		Rick Muther, Joe Leonard, Billy (William John) Vukovich Jr, Roger McCluskey, Al Unser, Mark Donohue, Mike Hiss, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions, Mike Mosley, Mario Andretti, Gary Bettenhausen, Wally Dallenbach, Salt Walther, Lee Kunzman, George Snider, Sam Posey, Lloyd Ruby, Mel Kenyon, Art Pollard, Jimmy Caruthers, Gordon Johncock, Jim Malloy, Swede Savage, Dick Simon, Bill Simpson, Johnny Parsons Jr., Cale Yarborough, John Mahler, Jerry Grant, Tom Bigelow, Steve Krisiloff, John Hubbard, Al Loquasto, A.J. Foyt, Lee Brayton, Bentley Warren, Jim McElreath, Jim Hurtubise, Greg Weld, Merle Bettenhausen, Bob Harkey, Dee Jones, Jerry Karl, Arnold Knepper, John Martin, Larry McCoy, Peter Revson, Leonard Stephens, Joe Tetz, Carl Williams, Dennis Zimmerman	53
1.9%	Canada		George Eaton	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1972 USAC National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Andretti, Mario	32 y/o	10	0	2	1
Bettenhausen, Gary	30 y/o	6	1	2	0
Bettenhausen, Merle	29 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bigelow, Tom	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Brayton, Lee	38 y/o	2	0	0	0
Caruthers, Jimmy	27 y/o	5	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	35 y/o	8	0	1	0
Donohue, Mark	35 y/o	6	1	3	1
Eaton, George	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Foyt, A.J.	37 y/o	5	0	0	0
Grant, Jerry	37 y/o	5	0	0	1
Harkey, Bob	42 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hiss, Mike	30 y/o	8	0	1	0
Hubbard, John	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	39 y/o	4	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	35 y/o	7	0	0	0
Jones, Dee	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Karl, Jerry	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Kenyon, Mel	39 y/o	10	0	1	0
Knepper, Arnold	41 y/o	1	0	0	0
Krisiloff, Steve	25 y/o	8	0	0	0
Kunzman, Lee	27 y/o	9	0	0	0
Leonard, Joe	39 y/o	9	3	5	0
Loquasto, Al	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mahler, John	35 y/o	6	0	0	0
Malloy, Jim	40 y/o	2	0	0	0
Martin, John	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	41 y/o	10	1	2	0
McCoy, Larry	29 y/o	3	0	0	0
McElreath, Jim	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mosley, Mike	25 y/o	6	0	2	0
Muther, Rick	36 y/o	6	0	0	0
Parsons Jr., Johnny	27 y/o	3	0	0	0
Pollard, Art	45 y/o	4	0	0	0
Posey, Sam	28 y/o	3	0	0	0
Revson, Peter	33 y/o	3	0	0	0
Ruby, Lloyd	44 y/o	7	0	0	0
Rutherford, Johnny	34 y/o	9	0	2	0
Savage, Swede	25 y/o	10	0	0	0
Sessions, Sammy (Allen Dale)	36 y/o	4	0	0	0
Simon, Dick	38 y/o	9	0	0	0
Simpson, Bill	32 y/o	6	0	0	0
Snider, George	31 y/o	9	0	0	0
Stephens, Leonard	46 y/o	1	0	0	0
Tetz, Joe	n/a	2	0	0	0
Unser, Al	33 y/o	10	0	2	0
Unser, Bobby	38 y/o	9	4	4	7
Vukovich Jr, Billy (William John)	28 y/o	10	0	2	0
Walther, Salt	24 y/o	5	0	0	0
Warren, Bentley	31 y/o	5	0	0	0
Weld, Greg	28 y/o	2	0	0	0
Williams, Carl	41 y/o	4	0	0	0
Yarborough, Cale	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Zimmerman, Dennis	31 y/o	3	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL