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1972 Can-Am season

Index 1972 Can-Am season

The 1972 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the Can-Am auto racing series. [1]

49 relations: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, Auto racing, Brainerd International Raceway, Can-Am, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Carl Haas, Carlos Pace, Castrol, Chevrolet, David Hobbs (racing driver), Denny Hulme, Edmonton International Speedway, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Ferrari, Ferrari 512, François Cevert, George Follmer, Group 7 (racing), Jackie Oliver, Jean-Pierre Jarier, John Cordts, Kauhsen, Labatt Brewing Company, Lola Cars, Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Mark Donohue, McLaren, McLaren M12, McLaren M20, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Mike Hiss, North American Racing Team, Peter Gregg (racing driver), Peter Revson, Porsche, Porsche 908, Porsche 917, Riverside International Raceway, Road America, Road Atlanta, Road Atlanta Can-Am, Sam Posey, Shadow Racing Cars, Star Tribune, Team Penske, Watkins Glen International, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am.

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is a car manufacturer, founded by Frenchman Alexandre Darracq as A.L.F.A. (" Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili", "Lombard Automobile Factory Company") on 24 June 1910, in Milan.

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Alfa Romeo Tipo 33

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo factory-backed team between 1967 and 1977.

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Auto racing

Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

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Brainerd International Raceway

Brainerd International Raceway is a road course, and dragstrip racing complex North West of the city of Brainerd, Minnesota.

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Can-Am

The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.

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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.

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Carl Haas

Carl A. Haas (February 26, 1929 – June 29, 2016) was an American auto racing impresario.

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Carlos Pace

José Carlos Pace (October 6, 1944 in São Paulo – March 18, 1977 in Mairiporã, São Paulo) was a racing driver from Brazil.

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Castrol

Castrol is a British global brand of industrial and automotive lubricants offering a wide range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a British former racing driver.

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Denny Hulme

Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme, (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team.

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Edmonton International Speedway

Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, was a multi-track auto racing facility located in the present Cumberland and Hudson neighbourhoods of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Ferrari

Ferrari N.V. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Ferrari 512

Ferrari 512 S is the designation for 25 sports cars built in 1969–70, with five-litre 12-cylinder ("512") engines, related to the Ferrari P sports prototypes.

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François Cevert

Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver who took part in the Formula One World Championship.

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George Follmer

George Follmer (born January 27, 1934) is an American former auto racing driver, and one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s.

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Group 7 (racing)

Group 7 was a set of regulations for automobile racing created by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI), a division of the modern Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

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Jackie Oliver

Keith Jack "Jackie" Oliver (born 14 August 1942 in Chadwell Heath, Essex) is a British former Formula One driver and team-owner from England.

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Jean-Pierre Jarier

Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier (born 10 July 1946) is a French former Grand Prix racing driver.

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John Cordts

John Cordts (born 23 July 1935 in Hamburg, Germany) is a former racing driver from North Bay, Ontario.

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Kauhsen

Kauhsen was a Formula One constructor from Germany, founded by former sportscar driver Willi Kauhsen.

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Labatt Brewing Company

Labatt Brewing Company Limited (La Brasserie Labatt Limitée) is a Belgian-owned brewery in Canada, founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario.

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Lola Cars

Lola Cars International Ltd. was a racing car engineering company founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, England.

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Los Angeles Times Grand Prix

The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix was a sports car race held at the Riverside International Raceway.

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Mark Donohue

Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," and later "Dark Monohue," was an American racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

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McLaren

McLaren Racing Limited, competing as McLaren F1 Team, is a British Formula One team based at the McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey, England.

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McLaren M12

The McLaren M12 was an open-cockpit racing car developed by Bruce McLaren Motor Racing in 1969, solely for the purpose of selling to customers in the Can-Am series.

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McLaren M20

The McLaren M20 was a sports prototype developed by McLaren for the 1972 season of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup.

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.

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Mike Hiss

Mike Hiss (born July 7, 1941) is an American former driver in the USAC Championship Car series.

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North American Racing Team

The North American Racing Team (NART) was created by businessman Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in United States through success in endurance motorsport.

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Peter Gregg (racing driver)

Peter Holden Gregg (May 4, 1940 – December 15, 1980) was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

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Peter Revson

Peter Jeffrey Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American race car driver and heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune.

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Porsche

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Porsche 908

The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 910/Porsche 907 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech.

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Porsche 917

The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche.

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Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as RIV, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a race track or road course in Moreno Valley, California.

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Road America

Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67.

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Road Atlanta

Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile (4.088 km) road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States.

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Road Atlanta Can-Am

The Road Atlanta Can-Am races were Can-Am series sports car races held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, from 1970 until 1984.

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Sam Posey

Sam Posey (born May 26, 1944, in New York City, New York) is a retired American racing driver and sports broadcast journalist.

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Shadow Racing Cars

Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and sports car racing team, founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations were run from Britain.

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Star Tribune

The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota.

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Team Penske

Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional stock car, open wheel and sports car racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the team has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Can Am, Trans Am and Formula One. Team Penske is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. The team president is Tim Cindric.

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Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.

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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (previously known as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Laguna Seca Raceway) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.

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1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am

The 1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the second round of the 1972 Can-Am season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Can-Am_season

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