Episode 2989
1972 California 500
Thu, 2025-Jul-10 00:48 UTC
Length - 1:20
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The random article for Thursday, 10 July 2025, is 1972 California 500.
The 1972 California 500, the third running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 3, 1972. The event was race number 8 of 10 in the 1972 USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Roger McCluskey, his first 500-mile Indy Car victory. In qualifying, Jerry Grant became the first IndyCar driver to ever break to 200 mile per hour barrier.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Thursday, 10 July 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see 1972 California 500 on Wikipedia.
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