The 1972 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the

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series. It was contested by

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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

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and the Canadian Automobile Sports Club.Can-Am 72 - The begininning of another era?, Automobile Year 1972/73, pages 178 to 187 The series was won by

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driving a

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/10 for

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Schedule

Porsche 917-10K at 2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Season results

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.Can-Am Chmapionship, Automobile Year 1972/73, page 247

References

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