1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Red Roof Inns 250 Race Results

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1980 - Red Roof Inns 250 Race Results

Race Name - Red Roof Inns 250
Date - 7/13/1980
Race Track - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 65
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Al Unser / 101.803 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 9 laps
Average Race Speed - 86.601 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 5

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	99.919
2	6	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	97.959
3	7	Bill Alsup	Polaroid Time Zero	Penske	Cosworth	97.506
4	18	Roger Mears	AgajanianGiuffre	King	Chevrolet	90.804
5	12	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motor	Wildcat	DGS	93.355
6	15	Tom Gloy	Lane Sports	Penske	Cosworth	91.739
7	9	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	96.128
8	17	Roger Rager	Advanced Clean Sweep	Wildcat	Chevrolet	91.12
9	3	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	100.418
10	16	Rick Muther	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	91.351
11	8	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	96.796
12	20	Phil Caliva	Alsup Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	90.424
13	1	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	101.803
14	10	Howdy Holmes	Armstrong Molding	Orbiter	Cosworth	95.925
15	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	100.782
16	13	John Martin	J J Enterprises	Wildcat	DGS	92.903
17	11	Bill Tempero	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	94.416
18	14	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	McLaren	Chevrolet	92.288
19	21	John Mahler	Parts Washer	Penske	Offenhauser	90.15
20	24	Gary Bettenhausen	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	68.768
21	5	Danny Ongais	Interscope Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	97.691
22	19	Tim Richmond	UNO Star	Penske	Cosworth	99.815
23	23	John Wood	Mergard Enterprises	Eagle	Offenhauser	90.632
24	22	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	89.599