The 1972 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the second round of the 1972 Can-Am season. It was held July 9, 1972, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the third Can-Am race held at the track.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 75 | 1:39:36.200 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | 2 |  Young American Racing Team | 74 | -1 lap | 7 | 15 | |||
| 3 | 0 | Vasek Polak Racing Team | 74 | -1 lap | 5 | 12 | |||
| 4 | 23 | Bobby Rinzler | 73 | -2 laps | 11 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 59 | 72 | -3 laps; out of fuel | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Motschenbacher Racing | 71 | -4 laps | 9 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 71 | -4 laps | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 79 | William Overhauser Racing | 69 | -6 laps | 15 | 3 | |||
| 9 | 33 | Otto Zipper Alfa Racing | 69 | -6 laps | 13 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 55 |  McCaig Racing | 68 | -7 laps | 12 | 1 | |||
| 11 | 61 | Albert Heyser | 66 | -9 laps | 17 | ||||
| 12 | 50 | JNO Racing | 65 | -10 laps | 16 | ||||
| 13 | 17 | Bob Nagel | 63 | -12 laps | 18 | ||||
| 14 | 34 | George Drolsom | 59 | Blown engine | 20 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | Bill Wonder | 57 | -18 laps | 21 | ||||
| 16 | 99 | Don Devine | 49 | -26 laps | 19 | ||||
| DNF | 77 | Bob Klempel | 42 | Oil leak | 22 | ||||
| DNF | 96 | Steve Durst | 33 | Blown engine | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Young American Racing Team | 20 | Camshaft | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 101 | 20 | Blown engine | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 35 | Danny Hopkins | 13 | Stopped on course | 23 | ||||
| DNF | 4 | 13 | Rotor arm | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | 4 | Accident | 1 | |||||
| DNS | - | Jerry Hodges | |||||||
| DNS | 9 | William Overhauser Racing | |||||||
| DNS | 81 | Dick Durant |