1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Kent Oil 150 Race Results

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1980 - Kent Oil 150 Race Results

Race Name - Kent Oil 150
Date - 8/3/1980
Race Track - Watkins Glen International
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 62
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Al Unser / 132.266 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 21 laps
Average Race Speed - 99.309 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	129.061
2	2	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	129.684
3	7	Danny Ongais	InterscopePanasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	126.478
4	21	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	122.873
5	15	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	127.152
6	13	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Phoenix	Cosworth	117.802
7	12	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	122.087
8	4	Bill Alsup	Polaroid Time Zero	Penske	Cosworth	128.145
9	11	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	123.296
10	14	Rick Muther	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	116.92
11	19	Gary Bettenhausen	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	112.721
12	18	Jim McElreath	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	113.423
13	6	Howdy Holmes	Armstrong Molding	Orbiter	Cosworth	126.554
14	16	John Mahler	Parts Washer Service	Penske	Offenhauser	115.424
15	10	Bill Tempero	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	123.306
16	15	Roger Mears	Del Ray Marine	King	Chevrolet	116.654
17	17	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	114.501
18	9	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motor	Wildcat	DGS	124.988
19	1	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	132.266
20	20	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Offenhauser	111.208
21	8	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	126.376