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1979 - Trenton Twin Indy 2 Race Results

Race Name - Trenton Twin Indy 2
Date - 6/10/1979
Race Track - Trenton Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 16
Laps Run - 67
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 10 laps
Average Race Speed - 147.914 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Unser
Race Number - 6


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 1 Bobby Unser Norton Spirit Penske Cosworth
2 4 Wally Dallenbach Foreman Industries Penske Cosworth
3 15 Johnny Rutherford Budweiser McLaren Cosworth
4 8 Tom Bagley Dairy Queen Kent Oil Penske Cosworth
5 3 Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines Penske Cosworth
6 7 Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth
7 5 Rick Mears Gould Charge Penske Cosworth
8 10 Pancho Carter Alex XLNT Foods Lightning Offenhauser
9 12 Bill Alsup Tinsley McLaren Offenhauser
10 16 Larry Rice SM Electric Lightning Offenhauser
11 11 John Mahler Intercomp Bea DGS
12 2 Al Unser Pennzoil Chaparral Cosworth
13 18 Spike Gehlhausen StaOn Car Glaze Eagle Offenhauser
14 9 Steve Krisiloff Frosty Acres Lightning Cosworth
15 6 Tom Sneva Sugaripe Prune McLaren Cosworth
16 17 Joe Saldana Snyder Industries Lightning Offenhauser
17 13 Lee Kunzman Conqueste Parnelli Cosworth
18 14 Mike Mosley Theodore Racing Eagle Cosworth