1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Primera Copa Mexico 150 Race Results

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1980 - Primera Copa Mexico 150 Race Results

Race Name - Primera Copa Mexico 150
Date - 10/26/1980
Race Track - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 60
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 124.278 mph
Cautions - 0 cautions for 0 laps
Average Race Speed - 116.376 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 7 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	123.116
2	1	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	124.278
3	5	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	120.671
4	10	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	117.021
5	12	Dennis Firestone	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Cosworth	115.48
6	19	Jim McElreath	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	107.929
7	17	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	110.57
8	15	Bill Tempero	Zamboni Electric	Eagle	Chevrolet	112.021
9	25	Larry Cannon	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	98.54
10	4	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	120.265
11	23	Roger Rager	Agencio Heriberto Acosta	Wildcat	Chevrolet	103.369
12	11	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	116.954
13	22	John Mahler	Ovaciones	Penske	Offenhauser	105.359
14	13	Herm Johnson	Cliff IndustriesMenard	Lightning	Offenhauser	115.095
15	16	Daniel Muiz	Pronosticos Deportivos	Penske	Cosworth	111.275
16	4	Bill Alsup	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	121.077
17	21	Juan Carlos Bolaos	Ovaciones	Eagle	Offenhauser	105.471
18	9	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Phoenix	Cosworth	118.294
19	6	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	120.541
20	20	Michel Jourdain	Shade Tree Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	107.27
21	24	Phil Caliva	Intersec Security	McLaren	Offenhauser	101.836
22	8	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	119.427
23	14	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	112.474
24	3	Danny Ongais	ArmstrongInterscope	Parnelli	Cosworth	122.111
25	18	Spike Gehlhausen	OHanlon	McLaren	Cosworth	109.238