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1980 Datsun Twin 200 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 1 of 5 Sunday, April 13, 1980 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 80 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:14:03 Average speed: 162.053 mph Pole speed: 196.803 mph Cautions: 3 for 15 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1980 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1980 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 21 4 1   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 24 1750 electrical fire 0 6 1 1 4   Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil   (Chaparral Racing) Chaparral / Cosworth 80 15550 running 74 400 16 3 5   Al Unser Mark C. Bloome   (Bobby Hillin) Longhorn / Cosworth 45 2090 transmission 0 10 2 5 7   Tom Sneva O'Connell Racing   (Jerry O'Connell) McLaren / Cosworth 79 11280 running 0 320 18 6 10   Pancho Carter Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Penske / Cosworth 39 1950 fuel pump 0 8 23 2 11   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 14 1680 radiator 6 6 17 17 15   Bill Tempero Spirit of Colorado   (Bill Tempero) Eagle / Chevy 42 2020 fuel pump 0 8 3 8 20   Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / Cosworth 79 8280 running 0 280 22 24 22   Ross Davis The Enterprise   (Ross Davis) Wildcat / DGS 19 1680 fuel 0 6 8 16 23   Dick Ferguson Aero Electronics   (Sanett Racing) Penske / Cosworth 75 3720 running 0 100 13 19 24   Sheldon Kinser Scientific Drilling   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Cosworth 58 2530 overheating 0 10 14 21 28   Herm Johnson Spirit of Eau Claire   (Cliff-Menard) Lightning / Offy 51 2360 stalled 0 10 20 20 34   Pete Halsmer Wysard Motors   (Herb Wysard) Wildcat / DGS 33 1815 engine 0 8 24 15 38   Rick Muther Pacific Coast Racing   (William Compton) Penske / Cosworth 14 1680 oil pressure 0 6 5 7 40   Tom Bagley Kent Oil   (Pat Patrick) Penske / Cosworth 77 55950 running 0 200 7 14 41   Bill Alsup Alsup Racing   (Bill Alsup) Penske / Cosworth 77 4400 running 0 120 12 25 42   John Wood Bose Corporation   (Don Mergard) Eagle / Offy 68 2700 running 0 20 15 18 47   Phil Caliva Alsup Racing   (Bill Alsup) McLaren / Offy 51 2190 ignition 0 10 19 11 48   Mike Mosley Theodore Racing   (Dan Gurney) Eagle / Cosworth 36 1885 cylinder 0 8 10 23 50   Jan Sneva BFM Enterprises   (Doug Biedersted) Antares / Offy 71 3040 running 0 60 4 9 55   Spike Gehlhausen Arizona Mechanic   (Robert Fletcher) Penske / Cosworth 78 6610 running 0 240 6 13 60   Gordon Smiley Patrick Racing   (Pat Patrick) Penske / Cosworth 77 4910 running 0 160 25 10 69   Joe Saldana Dynamics, Inc.   (Hoffman Racing) Penske / Cosworth 3 1680 turbocharger 0 4 9 12 72   Roger Mears Hodgdon Engineering   (Warner Hodgdon) McLaren / Cosworth 74 3380 running 0 80 11 22 75   Ron Shuman Stanton Racing   (Gary Stanton) Penske / Cosworth 71 2870 crash 0 40

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dana Carter 19 Scientific Drilling Controls McLaren / Offy Bill Alsup 35 Winton Sales Penske / Cosworth WD A.J. Foyt 14 Gilmore Racing A.J. Foyt Parnelli / Cosworth Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 40 40     41 45 5   #10 stalled on track   46 48 3     49 53 5   #15 stalled backstretch   54 75 22     76 80 5   #75 spun turn 4     Percent of race run under caution: 18.8%             Average green flag run: 21.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Johnny Rutherford 1 7 7   Bobby Unser 8 13 6   Johnny Rutherford 14 80 67 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Johnny Rutherford 400     2   Tom Sneva 320   -80   3   Gordon Johncock 280   -120   4   Spike Gehlhausen 240   -160   5   Tom Bagley 200   -200   6   Gordon Smiley 160   -240   7   Bill Alsup 120   -280   8   Dick Ferguson 100   -300   9   Roger Mears 80   -320   10   Jan Sneva 60   -340   11   Ron Shuman 40   -360   12   John Wood 20   -380   13   Sheldon Kinser 10   -390   13   Al Unser 10   -390   13   Phil Caliva 10   -390   13   Herm Johnson 10   -390   17   Bill Tempero 8   -392   17   Pancho Carter 8   -392   17   Mike Mosley 8   -392   17   Pete Halsmer 8   -392   21   Rick Mears 6   -394