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1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Trenton Twin Indy 1 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.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1979 - Trenton Twin Indy 1 Race Results

Race Name - Trenton Twin Indy 1
Date - 6/10/1979
Race Track - Trenton Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 67
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Gordon Johncock / 172.298 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 20 laps
Average Race Speed - 129.677 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gordon Johncock
Race Number - 5


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 2 Bobby Unser Norton Spirit Penske Cosworth 171.581
2 3 Al Unser Pennzoil Chaparral Cosworth 170.621
3 1 Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines Penske Cosworth 172.298
4 7 Wally Dallenbach Foreman Industries Penske Cosworth 167.827
5 6 Rick Mears Gould Charge Penske Cosworth 168.093
6 4 Tom Sneva Sugaripe Prune McLaren Cosworth 169.067
7 10 Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth 166.051
8 8 Tom Bagley Dairy Queen Kent Oil Penske Cosworth 166.692
9 12 Steve Krisiloff Frosty/Winton Lightning Cosworth 161.396
10 13 Pancho Carter Alex XLNT Foods Lightning Offenhauser 161.102
11 15 John Mahler Intercomp DGS 156.903
12 17 Bill Alsup Tinsley McLaren Offenhauser 150.791
13 9 Mike Mosley Theodore Racing Eagle Cosworth 166.22
14 11 Lee Kunzman Conqueste Parnelli Cosworth 163.137
15 5 Johnny Rutherford Budweiser McLaren Cosworth 168.829
16 14 Larry Rice SM Electric Lightning Offenhauser 158.158
17 18 Joe Saldana Snyder Industries Lightning Offenhauser
18 16 Spike Gehlhausen StaOn Car Glaze Eagle Offenhauser 154.683