USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1980Click on the Driver to see 1980 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johnny Rutherford | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 695 | 261 | 388,060 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 1,506.00 | 5 | 2740 | |
| 2 | Tom Sneva | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 665 | 16 | 165,768 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 4 | 1,439.30 | 1 | 1970 | -770 |
| 3 | Bobby Unser | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 503 | 189 | 128,065 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 2 | 1,031.20 | 2 | 1334 | -1,406 |
| 4 | Gordon Johncock | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 494 | 86 | 84,870 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1,003.50 | 3 | 1330 | -1,410 |
| 5 | Pancho Carter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 636 | 9 | 58,660 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 4 | 1,363.70 | 0 | 1078 | -1,662 |
| 6 | Bill Alsup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 480 | 0 | 36,275 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 4 | 976.10 | 0 | 990 | -1,750 |
| 7 | Rick Mears | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 586 | 42 | 59,127 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 2 | 1,239.20 | 0 | 766 | -1,974 |
| 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 346 | 0 | 89,333 | 24.3 | 17.0 | 2 | 650.30 | 1 | 726 | -2,014 |
| 9 |  Vern Schuppan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 19,601 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 628.90 | 0 | 650 | -2,090 |
| 10 | Sheldon Kinser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 394 | 2 | 15,956 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 2 | 769.00 | 0 | 345 | -2,395 |
| 11 | Danny Ongais | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 1 | 42,556 | 11.8 | 18.0 | 1 | 779.00 | 0 | 330 | -2,410 |
| 12 | Howdy Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 355 | 0 | 13,551 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 2 | 673.60 | 0 | 266 | -2,474 |
| 13 | Roger Mears | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 12,583 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 336.20 | 0 | 260 | -2,480 |
| 14 | Tom Bigelow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 41,313 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 495.00 | 0 | 250 | -2,490 |
| 15 | Spike Gehlhausen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 30,175 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 245.00 | 0 | 245 | -2,495 |
| 16 | Tom Bagley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 84,507 | 9.3 | 21.3 | 1 | 387.00 | 0 | 220 | -2,520 |
| 17 | Larry Cannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 30,279 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 475.00 | 0 | 205 | -2,535 |
| 18 | Tim Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 1 | 42,359 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 492.50 | 0 | 205 | -2,535 |
| 19 | Gordon Smiley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 29,040 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 310.00 | 0 | 170 | -2,570 |
| 20 | Billy Engelhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 470 | 0 | 37,795 | 20.0 | 11.3 | 2 | 959.00 | 0 | 170 | -2,570 |
| 21 | Lee Kunzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 7,136 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 457.50 | 0 | 150 | -2,590 |
| 21 | Greg Leffler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 35,809 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 492.50 | 0 | 150 | -2,590 |
| 23 | Tom Gloy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6,515 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 144.00 | 0 | 120 | -2,620 |
| 24 | Jerry Sneva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 36,516 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 1 | 762.50 | 0 | 120 | -2,620 |
| 25 | Herm Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 0 | 10,796 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 718.50 | 0 | 116 | -2,624 |
| 26 | Dick Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 27,939 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 1 | 210.00 | 0 | 105 | -2,635 |
| 27 | Roger Rager | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 2 | 33,230 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 336.80 | 0 | 100 | -2,640 |
| 28 |  Cliff Hucul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 3,500 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 145.00 | 0 | 90 | -2,650 |
| 29 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 33,201 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 1 | 646.50 | 0 | 65 | -2,675 |
| 30 | Jan Sneva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 3,040 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 177.50 | 0 | 60 | -2,680 |
| 31 | Rick Muther | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 7,795 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 1 | 272.40 | 0 | 57 | -2,683 |
| 32 | Jerry Karl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 0 | 34,810 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 605.00 | 0 | 54 | -2,686 |
| 33 |  Phil Caliva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 11,941 | 22.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 479.30 | 0 | 50 | -2,690 |
| 34 | Al Unser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 4 | 34,163 | 5.6 | 20.0 | 0 | 461.80 | 0 | 49 | -2,691 |
| 35 | A.J. Foyt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 67 | 31,697 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 645.00 | 0 | 45 | -2,695 |
| 36 | Ron Shuman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 2,870 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 177.50 | 0 | 40 | -2,700 |
| 37 | Mario Andretti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 14 | 36,272 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 440.00 | 0 | 40 | -2,700 |
| 38 | Dick Simon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 29,992 | 22.7 | 18.7 | 1 | 473.00 | 0 | 38 | -2,702 |
| 39 | Dennis Firestone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 29,535 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 367.50 | 0 | 30 | -2,710 |
| 40 | John Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 7,951 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 226.20 | 0 | 28 | -2,712 |
| 41 | Mike Mosley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 28,389 | 13.7 | 24.7 | 0 | 215.00 | 0 | 28 | -2,712 |
| 42 | John Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 4,965 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 170.00 | 0 | 25 | -2,715 |
| 43 | Don Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 27,835 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 445.00 | 0 | 25 | -2,715 |
| 44 | George Snider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 1 | 27,372 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 422.50 | 0 | 25 | -2,715 |
| 45 | Jim McElreath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 27,713 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 0 | 197.50 | 0 | 25 | -2,715 |
| 46 | Bill Tempero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 6,710 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 1 | 274.80 | 0 | 22 | -2,718 |
| 47 | Hurley Haywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 25,497 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 317.50 | 0 | 20 | -2,720 |
| 48 | Joe Saldana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 6,216 | 16.0 | 23.5 | 0 | 190.00 | 0 | 19 | -2,721 |
| 49 | Phil Threshie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 4,786 | 28.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 171.00 | 0 | 15 | -2,725 |
| 50 | Johnny Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 24,049 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 110.00 | 0 | 10 | -2,730 |
| 51 | Pete Halsmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1,815 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 82.50 | 0 | 8 | -2,732 |
| 52 | Billie Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 1,500 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 126.00 | 0 | 6 | -2,734 |
| 52 | John Mahler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2,640 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 19.20 | 0 | 6 | -2,734 |
| 54 | Ross Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1,680 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 47.50 | 0 | 6 | -2,734 |
| 55 | Bill Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21,924 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 | 5 | -2,735 |
| 56 | Al Loquasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3,536 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 25.00 | 0 | 5 | -2,735 |
| 57 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4,436 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 5 | -2,735 |