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1979 Lubrilon Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 6 of 7 Sunday, July 29, 1979 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:13:39 Average speed: 162.934 mph Pole speed: 191.678 mph Cautions: 2 for 8 laps Margin of victory: 12 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1979 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 14   A.J. Foyt Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Parnelli / Cosworth 100 14040 running 68 400 2 2 43   Tom Bigelow Armstrong Moulding   (Sherman Armstrong) Lola / Cosworth 100 8530 running 32 320 3 5 24   Sheldon Kinser Genesee Beer   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Offy 99 5930 running 0 280 4 8 44   Roger McCluskey Armstrong Moulding   (Sherman Armstrong) Lola / Cosworth 99 4040 running 0 240 5 4 46   Gary Bettenhausen Vita Fresh Orange Juice   (Sherman Armstrong) Wildcat / DGS 98 3375 running 0 200 6 11 22   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Leader Card   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Offy 97 2900 running 0 160 7 10 17   Dick Simon KIKK Radio   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 93 2710 running 0 120 8 14 23   Phil Threshie McElreath Racing   (Shirley McElreath) Eagle / Cosworth 90 2520 running 0 100 9 6 26   Jim McElreath McElreath Racing   (Jim McElreath) Eagle / Offy 81 2330 turbocharger 0 80 10 16 93   Dana Carter Shade Tree Racing   (Raymond Reimer) March / Chevy 42 2640 suspension 0 60 11 3 80   Larry Dickson R.P. Racing   (Russ Polak) Penske / Cosworth 32 2045 fuel vent 0 40 12 13 81   Jerry Sneva Shade Tree Racing   (Wayne Woodward) Eagle / Offy 28 1950 oil cooler 0 20 13 12 86   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Precision Metal   (Robert LaWarre) McLaren / Offy 18 1855 fuel pickup 0 10 14 7 38   Jerry Karl Tonco Trailers   (Jerry Karl) McLaren / Offy 16 1760 piston 0 10 15 9 66   Roger Rager Advance Clean Sweep   (Roger Rager) Eagle / Chevy 15 1665 valve 0 10 16 15 29   Cliff Hucul Hucul Racing   (Emil Hucul) McLaren / Offy 1 1608 piston 0 10

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 35 35     36 38 3   #86 stalled turn 3   39 42 4     43 47 5   debris   48 100 53       Percent of race run under caution: 8.0%             Average green flag run: 30.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   A.J. Foyt 1 31 31   Tom Bigelow 32 34 3   A.J. Foyt 35 41 7   Tom Bigelow 42 70 29   A.J. Foyt 71 100 30 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   A.J. Foyt 3300     2   Billy Vukovich, Jr. 1490   -1810   3   Larry Dickson 1225   -2075   4   Tom Bigelow 985   -2315   5   Jim McElreath 975   -2325   6   Gary Bettenhausen 848   -2452   7   Jerry Sneva 791   -2509   8   Dick Simon 758   -2542   9   Sheldon Kinser 663   -2637   10   Cliff Hucul 645   -2655   11   Howdy Holmes 600   -2700   12   Johnny Parsons 358   -2942   13   George Snider 321   -2979   14   Roger McCluskey 316   -2984   15   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 175   -3125   16   Dana Carter 165   -3135   17   Phil Threshie 153   -3147   18   Al Loquasto 150   -3150   19   Todd Gibson 130   -3170   20   Jerry Karl 105   -3195   21   Frank Weiss 98   -3202