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1977 Rex Mays Classic

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 6 of 14
Sunday, June 12, 1977 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
150 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:36:49
Average speed: 92.962 mph
Pole speed: 131.482 mph

Cautions: 7 for 61 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

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	150	19658	running	103	300
2	9	8	Tom Sneva	Norton Spirit (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Cosworth	150	12594	running	1	240
3	7	21	Al Unser	American Racing Wheels (Vel Miletich)	Parnelli / Cosworth	150	8264	running	0	210
4	4	5	Mike Mosley	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Lightning / Offy	150	5975	running	5	180
5	11	48	Pancho Carter	Jorgensen Steel (Dan Gurney)	Eagle / Offy	149	5320	running	0	150
6	20	78	Bobby Olivero	Alex Foods (Alex Morales)	Lightning / Offy	143	4664	running	0	120
7	12	24	Tom Bigelow	Thermo King (Ralph Wilke)	Watson / Offy	143	4437	running	0	90
8	18	91	Clark Templeman	Eastside Cafe (Art Sugai)	Eagle / Offy	143	4009	running	0	75
9	14	19	Spike Gehlhausen	PV Corp (Carl Gehlhausen)	McLaren / Offy	142	3681	engine	0	60
10	19	67	Ed Crombie	Crombie Brothers (Ed Crombie)	Eagle / Foyt	142	3354	running	0	45
11	17	23	Joe Saldana	McCord Auto Supply (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	138	3190	running	0	30
12	3	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	120	3726	crash	19	15
13	15	17	Dick Simon	Bryant Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	86	2862	engine	0
14	16	22	Todd Gibson	Baja Boats (Richard Routh)	Eagle / Offy	85	2698	crash	0
15	6	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Wildcat / DGS	79	2534	engine	0
16	1	6	Bobby Unser	Cobre Tire / Clayton (Robert Fletcher)	Lightning / Offy	71	3436	magneto	22
17	5	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing (Ted Field)	Parnelli / Cosworth	49	2370	crash	0
18	10	77	Salt Walther	Dayton-Walther (George Walther)	McLaren / DGS	48	2305	oil fitting	0
19	8	11	Roger McCluskey	1st National City Travelers Checks (Lindsey Hopkins)	Lightning / Offy	38	2239	crash	0
20	13	98	Gary Bettenhausen	Agajanian-Knievel (Grant King)	King / Offy	25	2174	oil cooler	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ed Finley	70	B & M
	Johnny Parsons	92	McIntire Chevy Center

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	13	4	#24 spun
	14	39	26
	40	45	6	#23,11 spun
	46	49	4
	50	69	20	#25 accident
	70	72	3
	73	77	5	#6 tow-in
	78	80	3
	81	84	4	#40 tow-in
	85	150	66
Percent of race run under caution: 26.0% Average green flag run: 18.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Unser	1	22	22
Johnny Rutherford	23	41	19
Tom Sneva	42	42	1
Johnny Rutherford	43	82	40
Mike Mosley	83	85	3
Gordon Johncock	86	86	1
Mike Mosley	87	88	2
Gordon Johncock	89	106	18
Johnny Rutherford	107	150	44

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	A.J. Foyt	1640
2	Al Unser	1610	-30
3	Tom Sneva	1500	-140
4	Wally Dallenbach	1325	-315
5	Johnny Rutherford	940	-700
6	Tom Bigelow	930	-710
7	Mike Mosley	780	-860
8	Gordon Johncock	730	-910
9	Roger McCluskey	660	-980
10	Pancho Carter	550	-1090
11	Johnny Parsons	500	-1140
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	Spike Gehlhausen	180	-1460
20	Vern Schuppan	175	-1465
21	Jerry Sneva	150	-1490