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1979 Kent Oil 150 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post CART race number 9 of 14 Sunday, August 5, 1979 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 62 laps on a 2.427 mile road course (150.474 miles) Time of race: 1:14:42 Average speed: 120.889 mph Pole speed: 135.657 mph Cautions: 1 for 4 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1979 CART results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 12   Bobby Unser Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 62   running 36 300 2 4 9   Rick Mears Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) Penske / Cosworth 62   running 0 240 3 5 20   Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines   (Pat Patrick) Penske / Cosworth 62   running 0 210 4 3 25   Danny Ongais Interscope Racing   (Ted Field) Parnelli / Cosworth 62   running 0 180 5 1 2   Al Unser Pennzoil   (Chaparral Cars) Chaparral / Cosworth 62   running 26 150 6 9 11   Tom Bagley Dairy Queen / Kent Oil   (Bobby Hillin) Penske / Cosworth 60   running 0 120 7 8 34   Vern Schuppan Barrett Motors   (Herb Wysard) Wildcat / DGS 58   out of fuel 0 90 8 15 35   Tim Richmond S & M Electric Lightning / Offy 58   running 0 75 9 10 41   Bill Alsup Claremont Ford   (Bill Alsup) McLaren / Offy 57   out of fuel 0 60 10 6 1   Tom Sneva Sugaripe Prunes   (Jerry O'Connell) McLaren / Cosworth 55   gearbox 0 45 11 18 18   Tom Frantz Kent Oil Wildcat / DGS 54   crash 0 30 12 13 36   Mike Mosley Theodore Racing   (Dan Gurney) Eagle / Cosworth 46   gearbox 0 15 13 14 69   Joe Saldana Hoffman Racing Eagle / Offy 29   oil hose 0 8 14 11 40   Wally Dallenbach Foreman Industries   (Pat Patrick) Penske / Cosworth 15   shift linkage 0 8 15 7 4   Johnny Rutherford Budweiser   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Cosworth 9   engine 0 8 16 16 10   Pancho Carter Alex XLNT Foods   (Alex Morales) Lightning / Offy 6   clutch 0 8 17 17 19   Spike Gehlhausen Sta-On Car Glaze   (Carl Gehlhausen) Eagle / Offy 1   cylinder head 0 6 18 12 7   Steve Krisiloff Frosty Acres   (Fletcher Racing) Lightning / Cosworth 0   starter drive 0 6

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Al Unser 1 12 12   Bobby Unser 13 27 15   Al Unser 28 31 4   Bobby Unser 32 37 6   Al Unser 38 47 10   Bobby Unser 48 62 15 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rick Mears 2240     2   Bobby Unser 1830   -410   3   Gordon Johncock 1750   -490   4   Johnny Rutherford 1083   -1157   5   Mike Mosley 1055   -1185   6   Danny Ongais 1051   -1189   7   Al Unser 970   -1270   8   Tom Bagley 903   -1337   9   Tom Sneva 665   -1575   10   Wally Dallenbach 639   -1601   11   Lee Kunzman 285   -1955   12   Salt Walther 279   -1961   13   Pancho Carter 269   -1971   14   Bill Alsup 205   -2035   15   Spike Gehlhausen 190   -2050   16   Steve Krisiloff 174   -2066   17   Joe Saldana 162   -2078   18   Vern Schuppan 141   -2099   19   Larry Rice 105   -2135   20   Tim Richmond 79   -2161   21   John Mahler 74   -2166