1972 Can-Am season

1972 Can-Am season

The 1972 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was contested by FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. The series began June 11, 1972, and ended October 29, 1972, after nine rounds. It was jointly sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and the Canadian Automobile Sports Club.

The series was won by George Follmer driving a Porsche 917/10 for Penske Racing.

Schedule

George Follmer won the series driving a Porsche 917/10 similar to the example pictured above

Denny Hulme placed second driving a McLaren M20

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Labatt's Blue Trophy	Mosport Park	June 11
2	Road Atlanta Can-Am	Road Atlanta	July 9
3	Watkins Glen Can-Am	Watkins Glen International	July 23
4	Buckeye Can-Am	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	August 6
5	Road America Can-Am	Road America	August 27
6	Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix	Donnybrooke International Raceway	September 17
7	Klondike 200	Edmonton Speedway Park	October 1
8	Monterey Castrol GTX Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	October 15
9	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	October 29

Entries

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Number	Drivers	Rounds
Vasek Polak Racing, Inc.	Porsche 917/10	Porsche 5.4 L Flat-12 Porsche 5.0 L Turbo Flat-12	G	0	Milt Minter	All
	Porsche 917 PA	Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12		20	Sam Posey	8–9
	Porsche 908	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8		24	Tony Adamowicz	9
Don Nichols	Shadow Mk. III	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8 Chevrolet 8.1 L Turbo V8	G	1/101	Jackie Oliver	1–4, 6–9
					Carlos Pace	5
		Chevrolet 8.1 L V8		102	Jackie Oliver	5, 8–9
					Carlos Pace	6–7
					Bobby Allison	8–9
Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd.	Lola T310	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	1	David Hobbs	2–9
Young American Racing	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet 8.3 L V8 Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	2	Gregg Young	1–7
				22	François Cevert	2–9
McLaren Cars/Boyd Jefferies	McLaren M20	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	4	Peter Revson	All
				5	Denny Hulme	All
Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc.	Porsche 917/10	Porsche 5.0 L Turbo Flat-12	G	6	Mark Donohue	1, 6–9
					George Follmer	2–5
				7	George Follmer	6–9
US Racing-Herb Caplan	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8		8	Jerry Grant	6
					Mike Hiss	8–9
William Overhauser Racing, Ltd.	Lola T163 McLaren M8E	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	9	John Cordts	All
	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.4 L V8		79/10	Chuck Parsons	2
					Ron Grable	8–9
Motschenbacher Racing Enterprises	McLaren M8D	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	1–4, 6–9
					Brett Lunger	5
	McLaren M8F			12	Hans Wiedmar	6–9
Place Motor Supply	Lola T160	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	13	James Place	1, 5
Modena Sport Cars	Ferrari 512 M/F	Ferrari 5.0 L V12	G	13	Mike Parkes	9
William M. Wonder	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8		15	Bill Wonder	1–2, 5
Nagel Racing	Lola T222	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8	G	17	Bob Nagel	1–6, 8–9
William Cuddy	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8		18/3	Alan Johnson	4
					Bill Cuddy	8–9
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Porsche 917/10	Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12	G	18	Willi Kauhsen	8–9
Gary Wilson Racing	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8 Chevrolet 8.3 L V8	G	19	Gary Wilson	4–9
Grand Touring Cars, Inc.	Ferrari 512 S	Ferrari 5.0 L V12		20	Harley Cluxton	5
Rinzler Motoracing - Holiday Inns	Lola T222	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	23	Charlie Kemp	All
Jerry Hodges	Hodges Mk. II	Chevrolet 7.2 L V8		25	Jerry Hodges	2
Alain de Cadenet	Duckhams LM	Ford Cosworth 3.0 L V8		28	Alain de Cadenet	3
Jerry Rosbach	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8		28	Jerry Rosbach	6
Midwest Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet 7.1 L V8	G	30	Frank Kahlich	3–9
Warren Agor Racing Enterprises, Inc.	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	31	Warren Agor	3–5
					Kent Fellows	6, 9
					Mark Waco	8
	McLaren M8FP	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8		37	Warren Agor	6–8
					Mark Waco	9
Otto Zipper Racing Team	Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo T33/4	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V8 Alfa Romeo 4.0 L V8	G	33	Scooter Patrick	2–4, 8–9
Warren Burmester	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8	G	34	George Drolsom	2, 4–5
					Tom Dutton	3, 6–9
Commander Motor Homes Racing Team, Inc.	Lola T160	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		35	Danny Hopkins	2, 5–6, 8–9
F & H Racing	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		36	Chuck Frederick	5
Videopack Toronto	Porsche 910	Porsche 2.3 L Flat-8		39	Rainer Brezinka	1
North American Racing Team	Ferrari 712 M	Ferrari 7.0 L V12	G	40	Jean-Pierre Jarier	3, 5
					Sam Posey	3
Jim Butcher Racing	Lola T165	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	41	Jim Butcher	1–2, 4–7
Reinhold Joest	Porsche 908/03	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8	F	42	Reinhold Joest	3
Jerry Hansen	Lola T260	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8		44	Jerry Hansen	6
Blue Magic Corporation	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	47	Ed Felter	5–6, 8–9
JNO Racing Enterprises, Ltd.	McLaren M8C/D	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	50	Gordon Dewar	1–2, 4–6
Peter Sherman	McLaren M12	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		51	Peter Sherman	5–6
Roger McCaig Racing	McLaren M8FP	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8	G	55	Roger McCaig	1–5
					Chuck Parsons	8–9
Monte's Motors	Lola T162	Chevrolet 7.4 L V8		57	Monte Shelton	8–9
Brumos Porsche-Audi Corporation	Porsche 917/10	Porsche 5.4 L Flat-12 Porsche 4.5 L Turbo Flat-12	G	59	Peter Gregg	1–6, 8–9
Racing Specialties	Lola T260	Chevrolet 8.1 L V8	G	61	Tom Heyser	2, 4–9
					Reine Wisell	3
Peckham Engineering	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet 7.4 L V8		64	Bob Peckham	8–9
Nick Dioguardi	Autocoast Ti22 Mk. II	Chevrolet 7.6 L V8		65	Nick Dioguardi	8–9
A. G. Dean	Porsche 908/02	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8		68	Tony Dean	3–4
Thomas P. Fox	McLaren M12	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		72	Dave Morris	7
Bob Klempel	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 7.4 L V8	F	77	Bob Klempel	1–2, 4–5
Racing Associates, Inc.	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		81	Dick Durant	1–2, 4–5
Don Burns	Porsche 908/02K	Porsche 3.4 L Flat-8	G	82	Dick Hayes	9
Ecurie Bonnier	Lola T260	Ford Cosworth 3.0 L V8	G	90	Gérard Larrousse	3
R. S. Racing Enterprises	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		91	Dave Causey	5–6
The March Company	McLaren M8D	Chevrolet 8.2 L V8	G	96	Steve Durst	1–6, 8
Don Devine	McLaren M12	Chevrolet V8		99	Don Devine	2
O. T. Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet V8		99	Orly Thornsjo	6

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning team	Results
		Winning driver
1	Mosport	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
2	Road Atlanta	#6 Penske Racing	Results
		George Follmer
3	Watkins Glen	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
4	Mid-Ohio	#6 Penske Racing	Results
		George Follmer
5	Road America	#6 Penske Racing	Results
		George Follmer
6	Donnybrooke	#22 Young American Racing	Results
		François Cevert
7	Edmonton	#6 Penske Racing	Results
		Mark Donohue
8	Laguna Seca	#7 Penske Racing	Results
		George Follmer
9	Riverside	#7 Penske Racing	Results
		George Follmer

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. For classification, the four best results of the first five races and all four results of the last four races were retained.

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	George Follmer	Penske Racing	Porsche 917/10	Porsche		20	8	20	20	10	12	20	20	130
2	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M20	Chevrolet	20		20	10			15			65
3	Milt Minter	Vasek Polak Racing Team	Porsche 917/10	Porsche	10	12	6	12	(4)	15		10		65
4	Mark Donohue	Penske Racing	Porsche 917/10	Porsche	15						20	15	12	62
5	François Cevert	Young American Racing Team	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet			12		15	20		12		59
6	Peter Revson	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M20	Chevrolet	12		15				6		15	48
7	David Hobbs	Carl Haas	Lola T310	Chevrolet		4	10	6			8	3	8	39
8	Jackie Oliver	Advanced Vehicle Systems	Shadow Mk.3	Chevrolet				15		12			10	37
9	Peter Gregg	Peter Gregg	Porsche 917/10	Porsche	8	8			12				6	34
10	Charlie Kemp	Bobby Rinzler	Lola T222	Chevrolet	2	10		8			1	6		27
11	Lothar Motschenbacher	Motschenbacher Racing	McLaren M8D	Chevrolet	6	6	4			6	4			26
12	Gregg Young	Young American Racing Team	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet		15			8					23
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	North American Racing Team	Ferrari 712M	Ferrari			1		10					11
14	Bob Nagel	Bob Nagel	Lola T222	Chevrolet	1		3	1	3	3				11
15	José Carlos Pace	Advanced Vehicle Systems	Shadow Mk.3	Chevrolet							10			10
16	Gary Wilson	Gary Wilson	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet				3	6			1		10
17=	John Cordts	William Overhauser Racing	Lola T163 McLaren M8D	Chevrolet						8				8
17=	Sam Posey	Vasek Polak Racing Team	Porsche 917PA	Porsche								8		8
19	Scooter Patrick	Otto Zipper Alfa Racing	Alfa Romeo T33/4	Alfa Romeo		2						4	2	8
20	Gordon Dewar	JNO Racing	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet	3			4						7
21	Tom Heyser	Albert Heyser	Lola T260	Chevrolet						1	2	2		5
22=	Steve Durst	Steve Durst	McLaren M8E/D	Chevrolet	4									4
22=	Ed Felter	Ed Felter	McLaren M8E	Chevrolet						4				4
22=	Mike Hiss	Mike Hiss	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet									4	4
25	Warren Agor	Warren Agor	McLaren M8B McLaren M8F	Chevrolet				2	2					4
26=	Chuck Parsons	William Overhauser Racing Robert McCaig	Lola T163 McLaren M8FP	Chevrolet		3								3
26=	Hans Wiedmer	Wiedmer Racing Team	McLaren M8F	Chevrolet							3			3
26=	Willi Kauhsen	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Porsche 917/10	Porsche									3	3
29=	Tony Dean	A.G. Dean Racing	Porsche 908/02	Porsche			2							2
29=	Pete Sherman	Pete Sherman	McLaren M12	Chevrolet						2				2
31	Roger McCaig	Roger McCaig	McLaren M8FP	Chevrolet		1			1					2
32	Bob Peckham	Peckham Racing	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet									1	1

References

• "Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1972". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
• "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2008.