Jerry Grant (born January 23, 1935, Santa Ana, California), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. The United States Automobile Club (USAC is an Open-wheel Auto racing sanctioning body Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national Automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level single-seat Open wheel He raced in the 1965-1977 seasons, with 54 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1965-1968, 1970 and 1972-1976. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American He finished in the top ten 13 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1974 at Ontario.
Grant is best remembered for his bad luck at the 1972 Indianapolis 500 that cost him first victory and then second place. These are the results of the 1972 Indianapolis 500, which was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday May 27, 1972. He was leading the race comfortably over Mark Donohue when a punctured tire forced him to pit with 12 laps to go. Mark Neary Donohue Jr ( March 18, 1937 - August 19, 1975) was an American Racecar driver known for his ability to set As Donohue went past into the lead, Grant overshot his pit and stopped at his teammate Bobby Unser's. Robert William "Bobby" Unser (born February 20, 1934 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a retired U His mechanics changed the tire in Unser's pit, and also refueled the car - from Unser's pit tank. Grant returned to the track and finished second to Donohue, but third-place Al Unser's team filed a protest, saying that Grant had used fuel from another driver's supply. Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of Bobby The protest was upheld and Grant's final 12 laps were not counted, dropping him from 2nd to 12th.
Grant was the first USAC driver to break 200 miles per hour. He accomplished the feat in qualifying at the Ontario Motor Speedway on September 3, 1972, completing a 2. The Ontario Motor Speedway (located in Ontario California) was a 2 5 mile lap in 44. 7 seconds.
Later in his career, Grant was the racing representative for Champion Spark Plugs followed by Prolong oil conditioner.
Indy 500 results
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