1972 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
| Date | 27.05.1972 | Category | Champcars |
| Circuit | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Championship | USAC National Championship |
| Race title | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Round | 3 |
| Distance | 200 laps = 500 miles | Country | USA |
Winner's speed: 162.962 mph
Pole's speed: 195.940 mph
Fastest lap speed: n/a
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Laps lead | Time | Status | Pts | Purse | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 66 | Mark Donohue | Penske | McLaren Offenhauser | 200 | 13 | 3:04'05.54 | finished | 1000 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Bill Daniels GOP | Atlanta Foyt | 193 | finished | 150 | 22133 USD | 32 | 11 | |||
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Denny Zimmerman | Bryant Heating & Cooling | McLaren Offy TC | 116 | DNF, broken distributor | 28 | 10 | |||||
| 23 | 23 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Miller High Life | Coyote Foyt TC | 94 | penalized | 13 | 5 | 181.050 mph |