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1977 Michigan Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 13 of 14 Saturday, September 17, 1977 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 75 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 0:51:21 Average speed: 175.25 mph Pole speed: 200.949 mph Cautions: 1 for 5 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1977 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 7 20   Gordon Johncock STP Double Oil Filter   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / DGS 75 15289 running 5 300 2 4 2   Johnny Rutherford 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Cosworth 74 9121 out of fuel 0 240 3 6 40   Wally Dallenbach STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / DGS 74 6045 running 0 210 4 5 21   Al Unser American Racing Wheels   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Cosworth 72 4327 half shaft 16 180 5 12 74   Jim McElreath AMC Experimental   (Warner Hodgdon) Eagle / AMC 72 3899 running 0 150 6 17 80   Larry Dickson WKYG Radio   (Russ Polak) McLaren / Offy 71 3472 running 0 120 7 8 11   Roger McCluskey 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Lindsey Hopkins) Lightning / Offy 71 3358 running 0 90 8 11 38   Rick Mears Theodore Racing   (Teddy Yip) McLaren / Offy 71 3044 running 0 75 9 19 78   Bobby Olivero Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Lightning / Offy 71 2830 running 0 60 10 3 8   Tom Sneva Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 69 2616 out of fuel 0 45 11 15 86   Al Loquasto Frostie Root Beer   (Al Loquasto) McLaren / Offy 69 2510 running 0 30 12 9 85   Larry Cannon Cannon Brothers   (Larry Cannon) Wildcat / DGS 69 2403 running 0 15 13 10 19   Spike Gehlhausen PV Corp   (Carl Gehlhausen) Eagle / Offy 69 2296 piston 0   14 16 30   Johnny Parsons Caesar's Palace   (Thunder Racing) McLaren / Offy 68 2189 running 0   15 20 24   Tom Bigelow Thermo King   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Offy 68 2082 running 0   16 14 65   Lee Kunzman S&M Electric   (Patrick Santello) Eagle / Offy 59 2018 piston 0   17 1 25   Danny Ongais Interscope Racing   (Ted Field) Parnelli / Cosworth 56 2975 clutch 54   18 13 5   Mike Mosley Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Lightning / Offy 54 1932 engine 0   19 21 26   James McElreath AMAX Energy   (Jim McElreath) Eagle / Offy 24 1890 handling 0   20 2 9   Mario Andretti CAM2 Motor Oil   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 21 1847 clutch 0   21 18 23   George Snider Leader Card   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 1 1826 fuel pump 0   22 22 69   Joe Saldana Hoffman Racing   (Richard Hoffman) Eagle / Offy 0 1804 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jerry Sneva 36 Bidwell Bertil Roos 42 Mergard Racing Salt Walther 77 Dayton-Walther Bubby Jones 90 Eastside Cafe Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 18 18     19 23 5   #85 spun   24 75 52       Percent of race run under caution: 6.7%             Average green flag run: 35.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Danny Ongais 1 19 19   Al Unser 20 20 1   Danny Ongais 21 55 35   Al Unser 56 70 15   Gordon Johncock 71 75 5 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Tom Sneva 3965     2   Johnny Rutherford 2840   -1125   2   A.J. Foyt 2840   -1125   4   Al Unser 2790   -1175   5   Gordon Johncock 2530   -1435   6   Wally Dallenbach 2515   -1450   7   Mario Andretti 1400   -2565   8   Tom Bigelow 1370   -2595   9   Pancho Carter 1210   -2755   10   Mike Mosley 1030   -2935   11   Danny Ongais 920   -3045   11   Bobby Olivero 920   -3045   13   Gary Bettenhausen 850   -3115   14   Johnny Parsons 840   -3125   15   Roger McCluskey 790   -3175   16   Larry Dickson 740   -3225   17   Lee Kunzman 700   -3265   18   Todd Gibson 600   -3365   19   Vern Schuppan 575   -3390   20   Rick Mears 555   -3410   21   Jim McElreath 530   -3435