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1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Miller High Life 150 Race Results

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The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

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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