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USAC National Championship 1972 standings
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. |
| 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 |
| Mike Mosley | 2 |
|
| Mario Andretti | 2 | |
|
| William John Vukovich Jr | 2 | |
|
| Al Unser | 2 | |
|
| Johnny Rutherford | 2 |
Nationality of participating drivers
Individual driver statistics for the 1972 USAC National Championship
| # | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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