Little 500 Results 1972

24th Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 20, 1972

* Herman Wise drove 106 laps in relief** Mark Caldwell drove 160 laps in relief# Louis Mann drove 112 laps in relief## Calvin Gilstrap drove 159 laps in relief Sanctioned by:  American Speed Association Fast Qualifier:  Bob Kinser – 51.550 seconds (New Track Record)Time of Race:  2:12:10.09Cautions:  8 for 70 laps Lead Changes:  5 among 3 drivers Lap Leaders:  Butch Wilkerson 1-69; Bob Kinser 70-74; Butch Wilkerson 75-303; Bob Kinser 304-344; Butch Wilkerson 345-458; Jeff Bloom 459-500.

POS ST # DRIVER HOMETOWN ENTRANT LAPS STATUS
1 22 28 Jeff Bloom Elkhart, IN Jeff Bloom 500 Running
2 3 22 Butch Wilkerson Bloomington, IN Kinser Brothers 499 Running
3 9 6 Ray Wright Elkhart, IN Lyle Roberts 488 Running
4 7 11* Dave Scarborough Largo, FL George Becker 481 Running
5 15 52 Ron Fisher Kokomo, IN Ron Hall 480 Running
6 8 48 Mike Johnson Martinsville, IN Bill Tirey 477 Running
7 14 9 Steve Lehnert North Olmstead, OH Steve Lehnert 473 Running
8 11 51 Bob Luscomb Orlando, FL Bob Luscomb 472 Running
9 24 99 Tucker Nunnery South Point, OH Steve Enslow 467 Running
10 25 91 Ron Semelka Wauseon, oH Ron Semelka 467 Running
11 16 35 Ray Kenens Romney, IN Lowell Sanuders 458 Running
12 17 90 Dale Looper Fort Worth, TX H.P. Looper 439 Handling
13 21 3** Leon Thickstun Bloomington, IN Leon Thickstun 431 Running
14 33 31 Ron Koehler South Bend, IN Grant Pershing 418 Running
15 31 14# Richard Jackson Kokomo, IN Louis Mann 418 Running
16 5 5## Bob Papoy Salem, IN Chester Coyle 370 Rear End
17 23 54 Bill Harter Hagerstown, IN Boyd Johnson 364 Engine
18 30 26 Jim Murphy South Haven, MI Jim Murphy 358 Engine
19 26 1 Ed Angle Flora, IN Bruce Richardson 348 Engine
20 1 56 Bob Kinser Bedford, IN Jerry Shields 344 Engine
21 12 71 Bobby Black Taylorsville, IN David Wise 343 Handling
22 13 39 Jim Hines New Castle, IN David Hodson 283 Brakes
23 20 7 Tommy York Parma, MI Arthur Braithwaite 162 Engine
24 29 73 Ron Marish Milwaukee, WI Byron Russell 138 Rear End
25 10 44 Chuck amati Freeman Spur, IL M.A. Brown 136 Fire
26 2 2 Dick Gaines Seymour, IN Kinser Brothers 118 Ignition
27 4 43 Roger Branson Champaign, IL M.A. Brown 98 Engine
28 32 57 Buzz Gregory Indianapolis, IN Dave Robinson 93 Oil Leak
29 6 77 Herman Wise Toccoa, GA David Wise 81 Oil Leak
30 27 55 Roy Forbes Bryan, OH Ray Breininger 22 Fuel System
31 19 41 Bobby Leever Anderson, IN Bobby Leever 15 Oil Pressure
32 18 33 Mark Caldwell Bunker Hill, IN C-B-C 6 Oil Leak
33 28 59 Jerry Powell Carmel, IN Jerry Powell 2 Oil Leak

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