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1979 - Miller High Life 150 Race Results

Race Name - Miller High Life 150
Date - 10/20/1979
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 150
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 147.965 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 20 laps
Average Race Speed - 123.203 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Al Unser
Race Number - 14


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 2 Al Unser Pennzoil Chaparral Cosworth 147.813
2 1 Bobby Unser Norton Spirit Penske Cosworth 147.965
3 4 Rick Mears Gould Charge Penske Cosworth 142.777
4 15 Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines Penske Cosworth
5 5 Tom Sneva Sugaripe Prune McLaren Cosworth 142.286
6 6 Johnny Rutherford Budweiser McLaren Cosworth 142.084
7 10 Pancho Carter Alex XLNT Foods Lightning Offenhauser 136.337
8 7 Spike Gehlhausen Frosty AcresWinton Sales Lightning Cosworth 140.307
9 16 Tom Bagley Dairy Queen Kent Oil Penske Cosworth
10 14 Mike Mosley Theodore Racing Eagle Cosworth
11 12 Bill Alsup WASP Racing McLaren Offenhauser 127.732
12 3 Wally Dallenbach Foreman Industries Wildcat Offenhauser 142.925
13 18 Herm Johnson Mergard 20th Century Eagle Offenhauser
14 17 Vern Schuppan Wysard Motors Wildcat Offenhauser
15 9 Tim Richmond SM Electric Lightning Offenhauser 138.057
16 13 Larry Cannon Cannon Racing Wildcat Offenhauser 126.845
17 8 Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth 139.378
18 11 Joe Saldana Hoffman Racing Eagle Offenhauser 134.278