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1972 USAC Championship Car Season
The 1972 USAC Championship Car season consisted of ten races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 18 and concluding at the same location on November 4. The USAC National Champion was Joe Leonard and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mark Donohue. Jim Malloy was killed at Indianapolis in practice; he was 40 years old. After sponsoring the USAC Championship Trail in 1970-1971, Marlboro dropped out of the sport for 1972. After only two seasons as title sponsor, the company became angered when rival Viceroy was signed on to sponsor Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, at the time dubbed the "super team" of the series. Without any exclusivity clause, managers at Marlboro deemed the situation "impractical and untenable," and abruptly quit. Marlboro would not return to Indy car racing until 1986. Schedule and results All races running on Oval/Speedway. : Originally scheduled for July 2, postponed because of rain. In the fall of 1971, a tentative schedule held the possibility of return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Sports
1972 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * 1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy ** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria American football * 16 January − Super Bowl VI: the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) won 24−3 over the Miami Dolphins (AFC) ** Location: Tulane Stadium ** Attendance: 81,023 ** MVP: Roger Staubach, QB (Dallas) * 1972 Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl (1971 season): ** The Nebraska Cornhuskers won 38–6 over the Alabama Crimson Tide to win the college football 1971 NCAA University Division football season, national championship * 23 December – In the first Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game in 25 years (and the franchises first playoff win), rookie Franco Harris salvages and converts into a touchdown a final seconds Terry Bradshaw incomplete pass in what has been called the greatest play in NFL history—The Immaculate Reception—to beat the Oakl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
