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 edit
- Pole position: Denny Hulme, 1:14.134 (122.373 mph (196.940 km/h))
- Fastest lap: Peter Revson, 1:16.281 (118.929 mph (191.398 km/h))
- Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
- Winner's average speed: 114.123 miles per hour (183.663 km/h)
| 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 |
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| DNS | 9 | John Cordts |
McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | William Overhauser Racing |
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| DNS | 81 | Dick Durant |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Dick Durant |