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USAC Champ Car Series race number 10 of 14
Sunday, July 31, 1977 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:13:05
Average speed: 164.191 mph
Pole speed: 205.421 mph

Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1977 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1977 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	2	Johnny Rutherford	1st National City Travelers Checks (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Cosworth	100	14870	running	81	400
2	4	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	100	9410	running	9	320
3	8	48	Pancho Carter	Jorgensen Steel (Dan Gurney)	Eagle / Offy	98	5670	running	0	280
4	9	5	Johnny Parsons	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Lightning / Offy	98	4070	running	0	240
5	6	8	Tom Sneva	Norton Spirit (Roger Penske)	Penske / Cosworth	98	3690	running	0	200
6	11	74	Jim McElreath	Carillo Rods (Warner Hodgdon)	Eagle / AMC	97	3310	running	0	160
7	13	38	Rick Mears	Theodore Racing (Teddy Yip)	McLaren / Offy	97	3120	running	0	120
8	17	80	Larry Dickson	WKYG Radio (Russ Polak)	McLaren / Offy	95	2930	running	0	100
9	18	78	Bobby Olivero	Alex Foods (Alex Morales)	Lightning / Offy	92	2740	running	0	80
10	20	24	Tom Bigelow	Thermo King (Ralph Wilke)	Watson / Offy	91	2550	running	0	60
11	22	86	Al Loquasto	Frostie Root Beer (Al Loquasto)	McLaren / Offy	80	2455	running	0	40
12	14	19	Spike Gehlhausen	PV Corp (Carl Gehlhausen)	McLaren / Offy	71	2360	engine	0	20
13	1	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing (Ted Field)	Parnelli / Cosworth	36	3265	clutch	5
14	12	17	Dick Simon	Payne Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt)	Lightning / Offy	36	2170	pit crash	0
15	7	6	Bobby Unser	Cobre Tire / Clayton (Robert Fletcher)	Lightning / Offy	34	2075	crash	0
16	15	44	Phil Threshie	Mr. Golden Sunflower (Dick Simon)	Eagle / Foyt	32	2018	oil temperature	0
17	16	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	27	1980	wheel bearing	0
18	19	23	Joe Saldana	Thermo King (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	22	1942	overheating	0
19	5	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	17	2404	suspension	0
20	10	18	George Snider	Longhorn Racing (Bobby Hillin)	Eagle / Offy	17	1866	stabilizer bar	0
21	3	21	Al Unser	American Racing Wheels (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Cosworth	15	1847	gearbox	5
22	21	65	Lee Kunzman	S&M Electric (Patrick Santello)	Eagle / Offy	11	1828	piston	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Roger McCluskey	11	1st National Travelers Checks
	Jim McElreath	26	McElreath Racing
	Ed Crombie	67	Crombie Brothers
	Jerry Grant	69	Hoffman Racing
	Steve Krisiloff	90	Eastside Cafe

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	34	34
	35	45	11	#6 accident
	46	49	4
	50	53	4	debris
	54	63	10
	64	67	4	#86 tow-in
	68	100	33
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 20.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Johnny Rutherford	1	9	9
Al Unser	10	14	5
Johnny Rutherford	15	27	13
Danny Ongais	28	32	5
Johnny Rutherford	33	39	7
Gordon Johncock	40	43	4
Johnny Rutherford	44	57	14
Gordon Johncock	58	61	4
Johnny Rutherford	62	63	2
Gordon Johncock	64	64	1
Johnny Rutherford	65	100	36

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tom Sneva	3220
2	Johnny Rutherford	2200	-1020
3	Gordon Johncock	2070	-1150
4	A.J. Foyt	2040	-1180
5	Wally Dallenbach	2025	-1195
6	Al Unser	1610	-1610
7	Tom Bigelow	1130	-2090
8	Mike Mosley	1030	-2190
9	Pancho Carter	890	-2330
10	Johnny Parsons	840	-2380
11	Mario Andretti	800	-2420
12	Gary Bettenhausen	750	-2470
13	Roger McCluskey	700	-2520
13	Lee Kunzman	700	-2520
15	Danny Ongais	670	-2550
16	Todd Gibson	600	-2620
17	Salt Walther	450	-2770
18	Spike Gehlhausen	340	-2880
19	Steve Krisiloff	320	-2900
20	Larry Dickson	300	-2920
21	Rick Mears	280	-2940