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USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 14
Sunday, May 29, 1977 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:58
Average speed: 161.331 mph
Pole speed: 198.884 mph

Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 28.63 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1977 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1977 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	200	252278	running	46	1000
2	1	8	Tom Sneva	Norton Spirit (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Cosworth	200	106051	running	3	800
3	3	21	Al Unser	American Racing Wheels / Vel's (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Cosworth	199	64114	running	17	700
4	10	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	199	39927	running	0	600
5	11	60	Johnny Parsons	STP / Goodyear (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	193	32019	running	0	500
6	22	24	Tom Bigelow	Thermo King (Ralph Wilke)	Watson / Offy	192	29899	running	0	400
7	24	65	Lee Kunzman	City of Syracuse (Patrick Santello)	Eagle / Offy	191	28141	running	0	300
8	18	11	Roger McCluskey	1st National City Travelers Checks (Lindsey Hopkins)	Lightning / Offy	191	26341	running	0	250
9	25	92	Steve Krisiloff	Dave McIntire Chevy (Tassi Vatis)	Eagle / Offy	191	25801	running	0	200
10	16	36	Jerry Sneva	21st Amendment (Spirit of America Racers)	McLaren / Offy	187	22601	running	0	150
11	5	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	184	44230	engine	129	100
12	28	16	Bill Puterbaugh	Dayton-Walther (George Walther)	Eagle / Offy	170	22137	oil leak	0	50
13	32	58	Eldon Rasmussen	Rent-A-Racer (Eldon Rasmussen)	Rascar / Foyt	168	20370	rear end	0
14	31	42	John Mahler	20th Century (Don Mergard)	Eagle / Offy	157	19976	running	0
15	8	48	Pancho Carter	Jorgensen Steel (Dan Gurney)	Eagle / Offy	156	21015	engine	0
16	21	98	Gary Bettenhausen	Agajanian-Knievel (Grant King)	King / Offy	138	19079	stalled	0
17	23	84	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	110	19271	connecting rod	1
18	2	6	Bobby Unser	Cobre Tire / Clayton (Robert Fletcher)	Lightning / Offy	94	21538	oil line	2
19	9	5	Mike Mosley	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Lightning / Offy	91	18584	engine	0
20	7	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing (Ted Field)	Parnelli / Cosworth	90	20706	lost power	0
21	33	72	Bubby Jones	Bruce Cogle Ford (Bobby Hillin)	Eagle / Offy	78	16856	valve	0
22	27	29	Cliff Hucul	Team Canada (Hucul-Hunter-Arndt)	McLaren / Offy	72	17232	rear end	0
23	20	73	Jim McElreath	Carrillo Rods (Carrillo Industries)	Eagle / AMC	71	21935	waste gate	0
24	13	18	George Snider	Mel Simon (Bobby Hillin)	Wildcat / DGS	65	16165	valve	2
25	14	78	Bobby Olivero	Alex Foods (Alex Morales)	Lightning / Offy	57	16773	turbocharger	0
26	6	9	Mario Andretti	CAM2 Motor Oil (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Cosworth	47	17007	header	0
27	19	10	Lloyd Ruby	1st National City Travelers Checks	Lightning / Offy	34	16168	crash	0
28	15	86	Al Loquasto	Frostie Root Beer (Al Loquasto)	McLaren / Offy	28	17005	magneto	0
29	26	27	Janet Guthrie	Bryant Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt)	Lightning / Offy	27	16121	engine	0
30	29	38	Clay Regazzoni	Theodore Racing (Teddy Yip)	McLaren / Offy	25	15212	fuel leak	0
31	30	17	Dick Simon	Bryant Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	24	15032	engine	0
32	12	97	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer (Grant King)	Dragon / Offy	14	14678	engine	0
33	17	2	Johnny Rutherford	1st National City Travelers Checks (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Cosworth	12	19051	gearbox	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #42: Larry Cannon (8 laps)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	E. Forbes-Robinson		Caesars Palace
	Bobby Olivero	15	Alex Foods
	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	15, 75	Alex Foods
	Spike Gehlhausen	19	PV Corp.
	Todd Gibson	22, 96	Baja Boats, McIntire Chevy Center
	Gary Irvin	23	McCord Auto Supply
	James McElreath	26	AMAX Coal Company
	John Martin	28	American Kids Racers
	Jerry Karl	37, 88	Bryant Heating & Cooling, Boyd Robeson
	Clay Regazzoni	39	Theodore Racing
	Jim Hurtubise	56	Moran Electric
	Larry McCoy	63	Spirit of America
	Jerry Sneva	63	Spirit of America
	Joe Saldana	64	Toledo Construction Equipment
	Larry Cannon	67	Crombie
	Jerry Grant	69, 75	Team 69 / Hoffman Trucking, Alex Foods
	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther
	Larry Dickson	80	WKYG Radio / Polak
	Vern Schuppan	85	Wildcat Racing
	Tom Frantz	88	Boyd Robeson
	Bob Harkey	88	Boyd Robeson
	Mel Kenyon	88	Boyd Robeson
	Rick Mears	90	Eastside Cafe
	Teddy Pilette	91	Sugai
	Steve Krisiloff	93	McIntire Chevy Center

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	35	35
	36	44	9	#10 accident
	45	48	4
	49	51	3	#58 spun
	52	68	17
	69	72	4	#18 tow-in
	73	158	86
	159	160	2	#48 tow-in
	161	162	2
	163	166	4	#60 tow-in
	167	200	34
Percent of race run under caution: 11.0% Average green flag run: 29.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Al Unser	1	17	17
Gordon Johncock	18	21	4
A.J. Foyt	22	23	2
George Snider	24	25	2
Billy Vukovich, Jr.	26	26	1
A.J. Foyt	27	51	25
Gordon Johncock	52	68	17
Bobby Unser	69	70	2
Gordon Johncock	71	93	23
Tom Sneva	94	96	3
Gordon Johncock	97	179	83
A.J. Foyt	180	182	3
Gordon Johncock	183	184	2
A.J. Foyt	185	200	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	A.J. Foyt	1640
2	Al Unser	1400	-240
3	Wally Dallenbach	1325	-315
4	Tom Sneva	1260	-380
5	Tom Bigelow	840	-800
6	Gordon Johncock	715	-925
7	Roger McCluskey	660	-980
8	Johnny Rutherford	640	-1000
9	Mike Mosley	600	-1040
10	Johnny Parsons	500	-1140
11	Pancho Carter	400	-1240
12	Todd Gibson	360	-1280
13	Lee Kunzman	300	-1340
14	Danny Ongais	270	-1370
15	Dick Simon	250	-1390
16	James McElreath	240	-1400
16	Salt Walther	240	-1400
18	Steve Krisiloff	200	-1440
19	Vern Schuppan	175	-1465
20	Jerry Sneva	150	-1490
21	Gary Bettenhausen	130	-1510