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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 24, 2018 17:00:09 GMT -5
Race #8 - Tony Bettenhausen 200
The CART Series made their 8th stop of 1980 at the Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin, for Tony Bettenhausen 200.
Bobby Unser led the field to the green flag for the third race in a row as for the second time in 1980 drivers raced at the Milwaukee Mile. Unser would lead early before points leader Johnny Rutherford would have his turn at the lead. Hot conditions led to several drivers dropping out to due mechanical issues as Rick Mears, the 1979 CART Series Champion would work his way into the lead around the first half of the race. As no cautions would fly during the last hundred laps, Mears put on a great showing, battling with Bobby Unser for much of the last half of the event, and would go on to score his first win of 1980.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears scored his 1st win of the year,
Mears led 4 times for 111 laps, including the final 42 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since 1979 at Atlanta; 9 races ago,
Johnny Rutherford, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 1,042 points
1.1-Rick Mears (111 laps led)
2.4-Johnny Rutherford (35 laps led)
3.11-Bobby Unser (53 laps led)
4.40-Tom Bagley (1 lap led)
5.65-Bill Tempero
6.35-Spike Gehlhausen
7.26-Jim McElreath
8.29-Billy Engelhart-1 lap
9.28-Herm Johnson-1 lap
10.8-Dick Simon-1 lap
11.9-Tom Sneva-3 laps
12.10-Pancho Carter-3 laps
13.92-John Mahler-3 laps
14.21-Mike Mosley-4 laps
15.24-Billy Vukovich Jr.-4 laps
16.38-Jerry Karl-4 laps
17.41-Bill Alsup-5 laps
18.20-Gordon Johncock-5 laps
19.97-Roger Mears-6 laps
20.7-Jerry Sneva-6 laps
21.5-Al Unser-20 laps (Piston)
22.66-Roger Rager-129 laps (Engine)
23.43-Tom Bigelow-129 laps (Header)
24.59-Joe Saldana-147 laps (Accident)
25.37-John Martin-162 laps (Piston)
26.2-Sheldon Kinser-182 laps (Camshaft)
Bobby Unser-1-13
Johnny Rutherford-14
Bobby Unser-15-24
Johnny Rutherford-25-58
Rick Mears-59
Tom Bagley-60
Rick Mears-61-126
Bobby Unser-127-150
Rick Mears-151-152
Bobby Unser-153-158
Rick Mears-159-200
10 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 12 laps
Lap 54 (Car #59 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 72 (Car #66 Stalled Turn 4),
Lap 81 (Cars #7 and 97 Spin Turn 2)
Margin of Victory: 5.093 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 16 Minutes and 16 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 3, 2018 16:01:13 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the California 500 at the Ontario Motor Speedway.
Bobby Unser won the pole, with a time of 56.169 seconds, beating Johnny Rutherford by 0.029 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser won his 4th pole of the year and fourth in a row,
Unser won his 5th career pole in the CART Series and his first since Milwaukee; 1 race ago,
Johnny Rutherford, who will start 2nd, has a 1,042 point lead over Pancho Carter
1.11-Bobby Unser
2.4-Johnny Rutherford
3.81-Dick Ferguson
4.1-Rick Mears
5.40-Tom Bagley
6.61-Tom Gloy
7.24-Sheldon Kinser
8.21-Mike Mosley
9.18-Dennis Firestone
10.72-Michael Chandler
11.20-Gordon Johncock
12.66-Roger Rager
13.10-Pancho Carter
14.5-Al Unser
15.9-Tom Sneva
16.28-Herm Johnson
17.44-Greg Leffler
18.37-John Martin
19.34-Vern Schuppan
20.47-Phil Caliva
21.15-Johnny Parsons
22.82-Rick Muther
23.41-Bill Alsup
24.46-Gary Bettenhausen
25.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.
26.43-Jerry Sneva
27.25-Danny Ongais
28.65-Bill Tempero
29.29-Billy Engelhart
30.92-John Mahler
31.30-Larry Dickson
32.38-Jerry Karl
33.35-Spike Gehlhausen
34.8-Dick Simon
35.95-Larry Cannon
36.86-Jeff Heywood
37.91-Chip Mead
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 3, 2018 20:09:20 GMT -5
Race #9 - California 500
The CART Series made their 9th stop of 1980 at the Ontario Motor Speedway, in Ontario, California, for the California 500.
Bobby Unser led the field to the Green as for the fourth race in a row as the two and half mile track was a demolition derby as ten cautions would fly while hot temperatures led to six drivers dropping out due to mechanical problems. Unser would dominate the day, losing the lead only during the last round of pit stops, before taking the lead back under caution. Back out front, Unser's lead grew lap-by-lap and would go on to lead all but three laps to score his third win of 1980.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 3rd win of the year,
Unser led 2 times for 197 laps, including the final 25 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Watkins Glen; 2 races ago,
Michael Chandler(30th), Jeff Heywood(31st) and Chip Mead(37th) made their CART Series debuts,
Johnny Rutherford, who finished 11th, kept his points lead, leading Bobby Unser by 794 points
1.11-Bobby Unser (197 laps led)
2.1-Rick Mears (2 laps led)
3.5-Al Unser (1 lap led)
4.34-Vern Schuppan
5.44-Greg Leffler
6.81-Dick Ferguson-1 lap
7.40-Tom Bagley-1 lap
8.66-Roger Rager-1 lap
9.28-Herm Johnson-1 lap
10.24-Sheldon Kinser-1 lap
11.4-Johnny Rutherford-1 lap
12.9-Tom Sneva-1 lap
13.47-Phil Caliva-1 lap
14.18-Dennis Firestone-2 laps
15.95-Larry Cannon-2 laps
16.41-Bill Alsup-3 laps
17.37-John Martin-3 laps
18.82-Rick Muther-3 laps
19.21-Mike Mosley-3 laps
20.29-Billy Engelhart-4 laps
21.20-Gordon Johncock-4 laps
22.38-Jerry Karl-5 laps
23.30-Larry Dickson-6 laps
24.43-Jerry Sneva-6 laps
25.46-Gary Bettenhausen-6 laps
26.92-John Mahler-9 laps
27.8-Dick Simon-9 laps
28.65-Bill Tempero-47 laps (Clutch)
29.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.-80 laps (Gearbox)
30.72-Michael Chandler-103 laps (Valve)
31.86-Jeff Heywood-110 laps (Accident)
32.15-Johnny Parsons-141 laps (Accident)
33.35-Spike Gehlhausen-151 laps (Clutch)
34.25-Danny Ongais-173 laps (Accident)
35.61-Tom Gloy-175 laps (Accident)
36.10-Pancho Carter-176 laps (Suspension)
37.91-Chip Mead-200 laps (Transmission)
Bobby Unser-1-172
Al Unser-173
Rick Mears-174-175
Bobby Unser-176-200
3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 10 for 40 laps
Lap 8 (Car #43 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 18 (Cars #15, 82 and 41 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 25 (Cars #61 and 15 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 49 (Car #21 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 60 (Cars #2, 15, 29 and 43 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 93 (Car #86 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 121 (Car #18 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 138 (Cars #95 and 46 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 146 (Car #92 Accident Turn 1)
Lap 174 (Cars #82 and 8 Accident Turn 2)
Margin of Victory: 15.049 Seconds
Time of Race: 4 Hours, 7 Minutes and 40 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 2, 2018 14:00:03 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Gould Grand Prix at the Michigan International Speedway.
Al Unser won the pole, with a time of 43.847 seconds, beating Danny Ongais by 0.199 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Al Unser won his 1st pole of the year,
Unser won his 3rd career pole in the CART Series and his first since 1979 at Phoenix; 10 races ago,
Johnny Rutherford, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 4th,
Rutherford, who will start 4th, has a 794 point lead over Bobby Unser
1.5-Al Unser
2.43-Danny Ongais
3.12-Mario Andretti
4.4-Johnny Rutherford
5.10-Pancho Carter
6.11-Bobby Unser
7.9-Tom Sneva
8.15-Johnny Parsons
9.81-Jerry Sneva
10.1-Rick Mears
11.61-Tom Gloy
12.59-Joe Saldana
13.40-Tom Bagley
14.95-Larry Cannon
15.69-Bob Frey
16.46-Gary Bettenhausen
17.44-Greg Leffler
18.65-Bill Tempero
19.41-Bill Alsup
20.24-Sheldon Kinser
21.77-Salt Walther
22.18-Dennis Firestone
23.35-Gordon Smiley
24.28-Herm Johnson
25.20-Gordon Johncock
26.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 2, 2018 21:00:53 GMT -5
Race #10 - Gould Grand Prix
The CART Series made their 10th stop of 1980 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan, for the Gould Grand Prix.
Al Unser led the field to the Green as the fans in attendance were given a great show as the battle for the lead was a race long duel between Al and Danny Ongais as both drivers combined would lead 62 of the 75 laps, but during the final ten laps, their battle was slowed as they caught lap traffic, allowing for Al's brother Bobby to cut down a five second lead, and with three laps to go, Bobby passed his brother for the lead. As Danny Ongais passed Al on the last lap, Bobby had nothing stopping him, as he would go on to score his 5th CART Series win, and his fourth of 1980.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 4th win of the year and second in a row,
Unser led 1 time for 3 laps, which were the final 3 laps,
It was the 5th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Ontario; 1 race ago,
Bob Frey, who finished 13th, made his CART Series debut,
Johnny Rutherford, who finished 4th, kept his points lead, leading Bobby Unser by 674 points
1.11-Bobby Unser (3 laps led)
2.43-Danny Ongais (28 laps led)
3.5-Al Unser (34 laps led)
4.4-Johnny Rutherford
5.61-Tom Gloy
6.9-Tom Sneva
7.10-Pancho Carter
8.24-Sheldon Kinser
9.40-Tom Bagley
10.81-Jerry Sneva
11.44-Greg Leffler
12.77-Salt Walther
13.69-Bob Frey
14.46-Gary Bettenhausen
15.59-Joe Saldana
16.41-Bill Alsup-1 lap
17.12-Mario Andretti-1 lap
18.15-Johnny Parsons-1 lap
19.28-Herm Johnson-1 lap
20.35-Gordon Smiley-1 lap
21.65-Bill Tempero-1 lap
22.95-Larry Cannon-1 lap
23.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.-2 laps
24.20-Gordon Johncock-2 laps
25.1-Rick Mears-20 laps (Camshaft) (10 laps led)
26.18-Dennis Firestone-75 laps (Did Not Start)
Al Unser-1-3
Danny Ongais-4-23
Al Unser-24-45
Rick Mears-46-55
Danny Ongais-56-58
Al Unser-59
Danny Ongais-60-62
Al Unser-63-65
Danny Ongais-66
Al Unser-67-68
Danny Ongais-69
Al Unser-70-72
Bobby Unser-73-75
12 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.800 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 3 Minutes and 40 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 17, 2018 14:00:13 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 11th race of the season the Primera Copa Mexico 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Al Unser won the pole, with a time of 91.032 seconds, beating Bobby Unser by 0.100 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Al Unser won his 2nd pole of the year and second in a row,
Unser won his 4th career pole in the CART Series and his first since Michigan; 1 race ago,
Johnny Rutherford, who will start 16th, has a 674 point lead over Bobby Unser
1.5-Al Unser
2.11-Bobby Unser
3.1-Rick Mears
4.9-Tom Sneva
5.26-Jim McElreath
6.18-Dennis Firestone
7.41-Bill Alsup
8.28-Herm Johnson
9.24-Sheldon Kinser
10.10-Pancho Carter
11.88-Daniel Muniz
12.92-John Mahler
13.47-Phil Caliva
14.65-Bill Tempero
15.38-Jerry Karl
16.7-Johnny Rutherford
17.95-Larry Cannon
18.8-Dick Simon
19.91-Juan Carlos Bolanos
20.40-Tom Bagley
21.66-Roger Rager
22.25-Danny Ongais
23.20-Gordon Johncock
24.85-Michel Jourdain
25.81-Spike Gehlhausen
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 18, 2018 6:50:14 GMT -5
Race #11 - Primera Copa Mexico 150
The CART Series made their 11th stop of 1980 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, in Mexico City, Mexico, for the inaugural Primera Copa Mexico 150.
Al Unser led the field to the Green for the second race in a row as drivers raced for the first time outside of the United States and at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Unser would pick up his dominating performance from Michigan as he would once again show his talents as he was able to keep all challengers behind him for the first thirty laps before Tom Sneva would finally give the race it's first lead change. A few laps later the second and final caution would come out, allowing drivers to pit, now able to make it the rest of the way without making anymore pit stops.
With the green back out, Sneva quickly began to build up a lead, growing to three seconds, as Sneva would hang on and would score his first win in over a year. Meanwhile, finishing in 12th, Johnny Rutherford scored enough points to lock up the championship with one race to go.
Other Noticeables:
Tom Sneva scored his 1st win of the year,
Sneva led 1 time for 31 laps, which were the final 31 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the CART Series and his first since 1979 at Atlanta; 20 races ago,
Daniel Muniz(19th), Juan Carlos Bolanos(20th) and Michel Jourdain(22nd) made their CART Series debuts,
Johnny Rutherford, who finished 12th, is the 1980 CART Series Champion, leading Bobby Unser by 449 points
1.9-Tom Sneva (31 laps led)
2.11-Bobby Unser
3.5-Al Unser (29 laps led)
4.26-Jim McElreath
5.65-Bill Tempero
6.28-Herm Johnson
7.1-Rick Mears
8.41-Bill Alsup
9.18-Dennis Firestone
10.95-Larry Cannon
11.66-Roger Rager
12.7-Johnny Rutherford
13.38-Jerry Karl
14.20-Gordon Johncock
15.10-Pancho Carter
16.81-Spike Gehlhausen
17.92-John Mahler
18.24-Sheldon Kinser
19.88-Daniel Muniz
20.91-Juan Carlos Bolanos
21.47-Phil Caliva
22.85-Michel Jourdain
23.8-Dick Simon
24.25-Danny Ongais-1 lap
25.40-Tom Bagley-52 laps (Header)
Al Unser-1-29
Tom Sneva-30-60
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 7 (Car #25 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 33 (Car #92 Spin Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 3.895 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 46 Minutes and 45 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 7, 2018 15:04:11 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 12th and final race of the season the Miller High Life 150 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Mario Andretti won the pole, with a time of 32.272 seconds, beating Herm Johnson by 0.049 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Mario Andretti won his 1st pole of the year,
Andretti won his 1st career pole in the CART Series and his first in his 5th career start,
Al Unser, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 21st,
Johnny Rutherford, who will start 17th, already has the 1980 CART Championship locked up
1.12-Mario Andretti
2.28-Herm Johnson
3.10-Pancho Carter
4.24-Sheldon Kinser
5.9-Tom Sneva
6.65-Bill Tempero
7.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.
8.46-Gary Bettenhausen
9.38-Jerry Karl
10.29-Billy Engelhart
11.18-Dennis Firestone
12.81-Jerry Sneva
13.8-Dick Simon
14.66-Roger Rager
15.43-Greg Leffler
16.34-Pete Halsmer
17.4-Johnny Rutherford
18.1-Rick Mears
19.97-Jerry Miller
20.30-Larry Dickson
21.5-Al Unser
22.20-Gordon Johncock
23.40-Tom Bagley
24.41-Bill Alsup
25.95-Larry Cannon
Did Not Qualify
26.Larry Rice
27.11-Bobby Unser
28.55-Josele Garza
29.85-Michel Jourdain
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 7, 2018 21:00:00 GMT -5
Race #12 - Miller High Life 150
The CART Series made their 12th and final stop of 1980 at Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona, for the Miller High Life 150.
Mario Andretti led the field to the Green as Andretti quickly began to build up a huge lead as a lack of cautions resulted in drivers spreading out all over the track as drivers had only one chance to make changes to their cars. During the round of pit stops, Andretti would lose the lead for one lap to Dennis Firestone before taking it back. Andretti would lap nearly the full field until the lone caution came out with five laps to go, setting up a three lap shootout. Andretti got a great restart, pulling away and for the second year the winner at Phoenix led all but one lap as Andretti scored his first career CART Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Mario Andretti scored his 1st win of the year,
Andretti led 2 times for 149 laps, including the final 66 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the CART Series and his first in his 5th career start,
Jerry Miller, who finished 8th, made his CART Series debut,
Johnny Rutherford, who finished 24th, is the 1980 CART Series Champion, beating Bobby Unser by 454 points
1.12-Mario Andretti (149 laps led)
2.34-Pete Halsmer
3.1-Rick Mears-1 lap
4.46-Gary Bettenhausen-1 lap
5.5-Al Unser-1 lap
6.2-Billy Vukovich Jr.-1 lap
7.65-Bill Tempero-1 lap
8.97-Jerry Miller-1 lap
9.66-Roger Rager-2 laps
10.38-Jerry Karl-2 laps
11.81-Jerry Sneva-2 laps
12.40-Tom Bagley-2 laps
13.20-Gordon Johncock-2 laps
14.8-Dick Simon-3 laps
15.43-Greg Leffler-3 laps
16.95-Larry Cannon-3 laps
17.41-Bill Alsup-3 laps
18.29-Billy Engelhart-3 laps
19.9-Tom Sneva-3 laps
20.24-Sheldon Kinser-4 laps
21.28-Herm Johnson-4 laps
22.30-Larry Dickson-5 laps
23.10-Pancho Carter-5 laps
24.4-Johnny Rutherford-7 laps (Clutch)
25.18-Dennis Firestone-41 laps (Suspension) (1 lap led)
Mario Andretti-1-83
Dennis Firestone-84
Mario Andretti-85-150
2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 145 (Car #4 Stalled Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 5.291 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes and 19 Seconds
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