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1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Kent Oil 150 Race Results

CHAMP Car

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 - Kent Oil 150 Race Results

Race Name - Kent Oil 150
Date - 8/5/1979
Race Track - Watkins Glen International
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 62
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Al Unser / 135.657 mph
Cautions - 1 cautions for 4 laps
Average Race Speed - 120.889 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Unser
Race Number - 9


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 2 Bobby Unser Norton Spirit Penske Cosworth 134.683
2 4 Rick Mears Gould Charge Penske Cosworth 132.344
3 5 Gordon Johncock North American Van Lines Penske Cosworth 132.234
4 3 Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth 133.639
5 1 Al Unser Pennzoil Chaparral Cosworth 135.657
6 9 Tom Bagley Dairy Queen Kent Oil Penske Cosworth 129.389
7 8 Vern Schuppan Barrett Motors Wildcat DGS 130.797
8 15 Tim Richmond SM Electric Lightning Offenhauser 119.523
9 10 Bill Alsup Claremont Ford McLaren Offenhauser 127.988
10 6 Tom Sneva Sugaripe Prune McLaren Cosworth 131.982
11 18 Tom Frantz Kent Oil Wildcat DGS 112.234
12 13 Mike Mosley Theodore Racing Eagle Cosworth 122.037
13 14 Joe Saldana Hoffman Racing Eagle Offenhauser 120.17
14 11 Wally Dallenbach Foreman Industries Penske Cosworth 124.46
15 7 Johnny Rutherford Budweiser McLaren Cosworth 130.215
16 16 Pancho Carter Alex XLNT Foods Lightning Offenhauser 118.28
17 17 Spike Gehlhausen StaOn Car Glaze Eagle Offenhauser 115.366
18 12 Steve Krisiloff Frosty Acres Lightning Cosworth 124.013