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| | #REDIRECT [[1972 USAC Championship Car Season (partially found footage of IndyCar races; 1972)]] |
| |title=<center>1972 Trentonian 200</center>
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| |image=1972trentonian2001.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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| The '''''1972 Trentonian 200''''' (also known as the '''''1972 Trenton 200''''') was the second race of the 1972 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 23rd April at the Trenton Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Gary Bettenhausen in a McLaren-Offenhauser, controlling the race following the retirements of Eagle-Offenhauser drivers Bobby Unser and Mike Mosley.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1972 Trentonian 200'' was the 11th running of the event, with the annual race lasting just over 200 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1972_Trentonian_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref> It was one of two 1972 USAC Championship Car Season races to occur at Trenton Speedway, the other being the 1972 Trenton 300,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1972/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1972 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref> which occurred on 24th September and was won by Bobby Unser.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1972_Trenton_300/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1972 Trenton 300.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref> Trenton would continue hosting IndyCar races until 1979 before it was dropped from the schedule, with the circuit being demolished in 1980.<ref>[https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/trenton-speedway.html ''Racing Circuits'' detailing the history of the Trenton Speedway.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Unser winning the pole position with a speed of 165.289 mph.<ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was Mike Mosley, with Eagle-Offenhauser's Billy Vukovich, Jr. lining up third.<ref name="results"/> Gary Bettenhausen qualified fifth out of 23 competitors.<ref name="results"/> According to Trenton's management, the event set a record attendance of 23,500.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/24/archives/bettenhausen-wins-trenton-200.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Bettenhausen winning the race.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1972 Trentonian 200 commenced on 23rd April.<ref name="results"/> Unser maintained his lead from the start, holding it for the first 12.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> However, reliability problems began to affect many of the 1972 vehicles, which according to ''The New York Times'', lacked adequate shakedown.<ref name="nyt"/> Among those affected included the Parnelli-Offenhausers of Mario Andretti and Al Unser, who dropped out on lap 3 and 8 respectively due to mechanical issues.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Bobby Unser meanwhile would retire from the lead when the fuel injection system failed, triggering a fire that necessitated a caution period between laps 13-21.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Mosley then took over as the leader, and was able to hang on to the first position for the next 37 laps.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> But like Unser, Mosley's Eagle failed while leading, this time due to a piston failure.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> This enabled Bettenhausen to claim the first position from lap 49 onwards, dominating the remainder of the event to eventually be four laps in front of any other competitor.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> He therefore claimed his third USAC victory and $11,642 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> His average speed of 146.211 mph also set a record for the event.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> In second was Kuzma-Offenhauser's Roger McCluskey, with McLaren-Offenhauser driver Gordon Johncock taking third.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/> A report from ''The New York Times'' criticised the race as being an "inept affair", noting the reliability failures and how most teams were concentrating on the upcoming [[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)|Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', the race was televised live by ABC.<ref name="indycar">[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1972/1972-trentonian-200 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 5th Jun '22</ref> It was almost shown flag-to-flag, but ABC elected to interrupt proceedings for seven minutes to show coverage of the Apollo 16 Moon landing.<ref name="indycar"/> The broadcast has yet to resurface however, and no footage of the race is currently publicly available. Nevertheless, photos of the event can be found online.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1962 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 100 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1964 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1965 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1966 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1966 Trenton 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1967 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1967)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1968 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Marlboro 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Michigan 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Best Western Motels 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trenton Times 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1973 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1974 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Trentonian 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1975 Bricklin 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trenton Times Auto Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1977 American Parts 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Michigan Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Texas Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1978 Coors 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (partially found CBS and BBC One footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 California 500 (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 Gould Grand Prix (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1980 Miller High Life 150 (partially found footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Primera Copa Mexico 150 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1981 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (lost CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1996 Las Vegas 500K (partially lost footage of IRL Season race; 1996)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of sports events]]
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| [[Category:Completely lost media]]
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