1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Norton Twin 125 1 Race Results

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1979 - Norton Twin 125 1 Race Results

Race Name - Norton Twin 125 1
Date - 7/15/1979
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 63
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 203.879 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 11 laps
Average Race Speed - 170.976 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gordon Johncock
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	200.239
2	7	Mike Mosley	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	197.775
3	10	Johnny Rutherford	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	196.174
4	5	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	199.556
5	4	Wally Dallenbach	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	199.567
6	9	Tom Bagley	Dairy Queen Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	196.19
7	12	Pancho Carter	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	191.81
8	14	Salt Walther	Dayton Walther	Penske	Cosworth	189.588
9	16	Bill Alsup	Tinsley Manufacturing	McLaren	Offenhauser	188.176
10	20	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	177.641
11	19	Tom Frantz	Kent Oil	Wildcat	DGS	180.668
12	17	John Mahler	Sport Magazine		Offenhauser	185.95
13	2	Al Unser	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	201.224
14	11	Lee Kunzman	Vetter Windjammer	Parnelli	Cosworth	193.944
15	18	Dick Ferguson	Aero Electronics	Spyder	Offenhauser	185.752
16	13	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	DGS	189.608
17	8	Steve Krisiloff	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	196.522
18	6	Danny Ongais	Interscope/Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	199.396
19	1	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	203.879
20	22	Al Loquasto	Gehlhausen	Eagle	Offenhauser	175.421
21	23	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	196.694
22	15	Spike Gehlhausen	StaOn Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	189.548
23	21	Tim Richmond	Schultz	Eagle	Offenhauser	175.768