CART standings for 1980Click on the Driver to see 1980 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | Podium | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johnny Rutherford | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1452 | 447 | 490,010 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 10 | 2,899.06 | 10 | 4723 | |
| 2 | Bobby Unser | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1197 | 446 | 274,965 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8 | 2,377.54 | 7 | 3714 | -1,009 |
| 3 | Tom Sneva | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1321 | 115 | 216,868 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 9 | 2,557.16 | 3 | 2930 | -1,793 |
| 4 | Rick Mears | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1424 | 106 | 155,702 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 9 | 2,728.04 | 4 | 2866 | -1,857 |
| 5 | Pancho Carter | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1169 | 9 | 96,660 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 8 | 2,444.70 | 2 | 1855 | -2,868 |
| 6 | Gordon Johncock | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 746 | 91 | 108,820 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 5 | 1,520.22 | 3 | 1572 | -3,151 |
| 7 | Bill Alsup | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 960 | 2 | 61,475 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 7 | 1,958.01 | 0 | 1214 | -3,509 |
| 8 | Al Unser | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 921 | 183 | 80,363 | 4.7 | 13.8 | 4 | 1,707.09 | 1 | 1153 | -3,570 |
| 9 | Gary Bettenhausen | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 705 | 0 | 109,783 | 20.4 | 15.7 | 5 | 1,255.05 | 1 | 1057 | -3,666 |
| 10 |  Vern Schuppan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 0 | 28,601 | 18.3 | 9.5 | 3 | 1,147.24 | 0 | 806 | -3,917 |
| 11 | Tom Bagley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 853 | 0 | 119,157 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 5 | 1,545.36 | 1 | 794 | -3,929 |
| 12 | Dennis Firestone | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 0 | 57,135 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 4 | 1,320.86 | 0 | 743 | -3,980 |
| 13 | Sheldon Kinser | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1088 | 2 | 43,106 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 7 | 2,001.96 | 0 | 697 | -4,026 |
| 14 | Tom Gloy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 20,065 | 18.0 | 6.7 | 3 | 761.00 | 0 | 680 | -4,043 |
| 15 | Danny Ongais | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 618 | 1 | 66,006 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 3 | 1,440.04 | 1 | 601 | -4,122 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 401 | 68 | 62,072 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 2 | 740.00 | 2 | 580 | -4,143 |
| 17 | Spike Gehlhausen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 47,325 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 3 | 661.00 | 0 | 473 | -4,250 |
| 18 | Roger Rager | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 2 | 55,130 | 19.3 | 15.1 | 3 | 1,194.56 | 0 | 381 | -4,342 |
| 19 | Rick Muther | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 0 | 21,245 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 3 | 895.65 | 0 | 356 | -4,367 |
| 20 | Bill Tempero | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 893 | 0 | 31,060 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 6 | 1,492.18 | 0 | 331 | -4,392 |
| 21 | Dick Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 37,939 | 22.0 | 15.3 | 3 | 869.50 | 0 | 315 | -4,408 |
| 22 | Howdy Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 0 | 18,951 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 3 | 999.14 | 0 | 314 | -4,409 |
| 23 | Larry Cannon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 44,629 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 2 | 1,031.50 | 0 | 299 | -4,424 |
| 24 | Herm Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 953 | 0 | 29,996 | 21.1 | 12.6 | 6 | 1,650.26 | 0 | 272 | -4,451 |
| 24 | Roger Mears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 17,533 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 2 | 453.32 | 0 | 272 | -4,451 |
| 26 | Tom Bigelow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 44,563 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 654.00 | 0 | 260 | -4,463 |
| 27 | Billy Engelhart | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 760 | 0 | 48,295 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 3 | 1,324.00 | 0 | 246 | -4,477 |
| 28 | Jim McElreath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 0 | 40,413 | 20.0 | 15.6 | 3 | 662.72 | 0 | 240 | -4,483 |
| 29 | Jerry Karl | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 747 | 0 | 56,160 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 4 | 1,364.46 | 0 | 215 | -4,508 |
| 30 | Tim Richmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 1 | 45,109 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 0 | 500.50 | 0 | 209 | -4,514 |
| 31 | Dick Simon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 0 | 47,742 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 3 | 925.46 | 0 | 185 | -4,538 |
| 32 | Greg Leffler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 0 | 44,959 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 2 | 949.50 | 0 | 184 | -4,539 |
| 33 | Gordon Smiley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 30,540 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 390.00 | 0 | 176 | -4,547 |
| 34 | Lee Kunzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 7,136 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 457.50 | 0 | 150 | -4,573 |
| 35 | Jerry Sneva | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 47,166 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 2 | 942.00 | 0 | 149 | -4,574 |
| 36 | Pete Halsmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 5,215 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 227.50 | 0 | 128 | -4,595 |
| 37 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 0 | 43,851 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 1 | 855.00 | 0 | 96 | -4,627 |
| 38 |  Cliff Hucul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 3,500 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 145.00 | 0 | 90 | -4,633 |
| 39 |  Phil Caliva | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 19,141 | 23.8 | 17.0 | 0 | 779.24 | 0 | 70 | -4,653 |
| 40 | Jan Sneva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 3,040 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 177.50 | 0 | 60 | -4,663 |
| 41 | John Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 16,701 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 0 | 733.70 | 0 | 56 | -4,667 |
| 41 | Mike Mosley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 36,539 | 10.8 | 22.2 | 0 | 651.50 | 0 | 56 | -4,667 |
| 43 | Joe Saldana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0 | 14,216 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 1 | 468.00 | 0 | 50 | -4,673 |
| 44 | A.J. Foyt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 67 | 31,697 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 645.00 | 0 | 45 | -4,678 |
| 45 | Ron Shuman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 2,870 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 177.50 | 0 | 40 | -4,683 |
| 46 | Johnny Parsons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 32,699 | 10.5 | 23.3 | 0 | 478.00 | 0 | 36 | -4,687 |
| 47 | John Mahler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 13,540 | 23.6 | 18.8 | 0 | 379.35 | 0 | 35 | -4,688 |
| 48 | John Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 4,965 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 170.00 | 0 | 25 | -4,698 |
| 48 | Don Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 27,835 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 445.00 | 0 | 25 | -4,698 |
| 48 | Michael Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 6,000 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 417.50 | 0 | 25 | -4,698 |
| 48 | George Snider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 1 | 27,372 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 422.50 | 0 | 25 | -4,698 |
| 52 | Hurley Haywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 25,497 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 317.50 | 0 | 20 | -4,703 |
| 53 | Phil Threshie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 4,786 | 28.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 171.00 | 0 | 15 | -4,708 |
| 54 | Larry Dickson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6,000 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 0 | 47.00 | 0 | 10 | -4,713 |
| 55 |  Daniel Muniz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3,200 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 29.76 | 0 | 8 | -4,715 |
| 57 | Jerry Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2,950 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 65.00 | 0 | 8 | -4,715 |
| 57 | Bob Frey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 1,500 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 130.00 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 57 | Juan Carlos Bolanos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3,000 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 22.32 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 57 | Salt Walther | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1,500 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 128.00 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 57 | Billie Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 1,500 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 126.00 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 57 | Michel Jourdain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,700 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 12.40 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 57 | Ross Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1,680 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 47.50 | 0 | 6 | -4,717 |
| 63 | Chip Mead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3,600 | 37.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 65.00 | 0 | 5 | -4,718 |
| 63 | Bill Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21,924 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 | 5 | -4,718 |
| 63 | Al Loquasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3,536 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 25.00 | 0 | 5 | -4,718 |
| 63 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4,436 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 5 | -4,718 |
| 63 | Jeff Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3,300 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 35.00 | 0 | 5 | -4,718 |