1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Datsun Twin 200 Race Results

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1980 - Datsun Twin 200 Race Results

Race Name - Datsun Twin 200
Date - 4/13/1980
Race Track - Ontario Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 80
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Johnny Rutherford / 196.803 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 15 laps
Average Race Speed - 162.016 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Johnny Rutherford
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	196.803
2	5	Tom Sneva	OConnell	McLaren	Cosworth	192.967
3	8	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Wildcat	Cosworth	187.57
4	9	Spike Gehlhausen	Arizona Mechanic	Penske	Cosworth	187.145
5	7	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	189.561
6	13	Gordon Smiley	Pat Patrick Racing	Penske	Cosworth	181.236
7	14	Bill Alsup	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	180.422
8	16	Dick Ferguson	Aero Electronics	Penske	Cosworth	176.512
9	12	Roger Mears	Hodgdon Engineering	McLaren	Cosworth	181.527
10	23	Jan Sneva	BFM Enterprises	Anteres	Offenhauser	163.328
11	22	Ron Shuman	Stanton Racing	Penske	Cosworth	165.786
12	25	John Wood	Bose Corporation	Eagle	Offenhauser	159.618
13	19	Sheldon Kinser	Scientific Drilling	Watson	Offenhauser	170.091
14	21	Herm Johnson	Spirit of Eau Claire	Lightning	Offenhauser	166.568
15	18	Phil Caliva	Alsup Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	173.779
16	3	Al Unser	Mark C Bloome	Longhorn	Cosworth	193.187
17	17	Bill Tempero	Spirit of Colorado	Eagle	Chevrolet	173.91
18	6	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	190.702
19	11	Mike Mosley	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	185.594
20	20	Pete Halsmer	Wysard Motor	Wildcat	Offenhauser	169.122
21	4	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	193.183
22	24	Ross Davis	The Enterprise	Wildcat	Offenhauser	163.085
23	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	193.473
24	15	Rick Muther	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	178.158
25	10	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	Penske	Cosworth	186.339