Claim: UK driver Jackie Stewart led the pack of 32 drivers who participated in the 1972 United States Grand Prix held on October 8, 1972, at the Watkins Glen, New York.
Evidence: Pos United_Kingdom Jackie Stewart The 1972 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 8, 1972, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. France François Cevert New_Zealand Denny Hulme Sweden Ronnie Peterson Belgium Jacky Ickx United_States Mario Andretti France Patrick Depailler Switzerland Clay Regazzoni South_Africa Jody Scheckter Sweden Reine Wisell United_Kingdom Graham Hill United_States Sam Posey United_Kingdom Mike Beuttler France Henri Pescarolo New_Zealand Chris Amon United_States Skip Barber United_Kingdom Mike Hailwood United_States Peter Revson Austria Niki Lauda Brazil Carlos Pace United_Kingdom Peter Gethin New_Zealand Howden Ganley Australia Dave Walker Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi France Jean-Pierre Beltoise United_Kingdom Brian Redman Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Andrea de Adamich Australia Tim Schenken Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United_Kingdom Derek Bell United_Kingdom John Surtees