1972 California 500
The 1972 California 500, the third running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 3, 1972. The event was race number 8 of 10 in the 1972 USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Roger McCluskey, his first 500-mile Indy Car victory. In qualifying, Jerry Grant became the first IndyCar driver to ever break to 200 mile per hour barrier.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 8 of 10 in the 1972 USAC Championship Car season | |
| Date | September 3, 1972 |
| Official name | 1972 California 500 |
| Location | Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California, United States |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi / 4.023 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Jerry Grant (Oscar Olson) |
| Time | 199.600 mph (321.225 km/h) |
| Podium | |
| First | Roger McCluskey (Lindsey Hopkins) |
| Second | Mike Hiss (Team Penske) |
| Third | Bill Vukovich II (Jerry O'Connell) |
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