1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - California 500 Race Results

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.

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1980 - California 500 Race Results

Race Name - California 500
Date - 8/31/1980
Race Track - Ontario Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 37
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 195.2 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 37 laps
Average Race Speed - 156.372 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 8 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Unser
Race Number - 9

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	195.2
2	3	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	189.685
3	2	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	191.396
4	6	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	187.643
5	24	Tom Gloy	Lane Sports	Penske	Cosworth	182.402
6	23	Dennis Firestone	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Chevrolet	182.567
7	22	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	184.29
8	17	Rick Muther	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	181.19
9	34	Dick Ferguson	Brookside Winery	McLaren	Cosworth
10	25	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motor	McLaren	Cosworth	181.982
11	33	Roger Rager	Advanced Clean Sweep	Wildcat	Chevrolet
12	26	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	178.939
13	27	Herm Johnson	Cliff International	Lightning	Offenhauser	178.17
14	13	Mike Chandler	National Engineering	McLaren	Cosworth	183.007
15	16	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Wildcat	Cosworth	182.096
16	7	Bill Alsup	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	186.635
17	5	Mike Mosley	All American Racers	Eagle	Chevrolet	188.76
18	19	Bill Tempero	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	179.732
19	10	Danny Ongais	InterscopePanasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	183.636
20	18	Greg Leffler	Starcraft RV	Lola	Cosworth	180.27
21	29	Phil Caliva	London Pride	McLaren	Offenhauser	173.663
22	11	Johnny Parsons	Hopkins Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	183.501
23	14	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	182.847
24	31	Larry Cannon	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	166.419
25	15	John Martin	J J Enterprises	Wildcat	DGS	182.225
26	8	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	184.953
27	9	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	184.213
28	20	Billy Engelhart	Beadouin	McLaren	Cosworth	179.376
29	37	Chip Mead	Parts Washer Service	Eagle	Offenhauser
30	35	John Mahler	Parts Washer Service	Penske	Offenhauser
31	21	Gary Bettenhausen	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	Offenhauser	178.922
32	36	Jeff Heywood	Pacific Coast Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser
33	4	Spike Gehlhausen	Winton Sales	Penske	Cosworth	189.024
34	12	Bill Vukovich Jr	Leader Card	Watson	Offenhauser	183.425
35	32	Larry Dickson	I A M/Machinist Union	IAM	Chevrolet	164.361
36	30	Jerry Sneva	Armstrong Mold	Orbiter	Cosworth	166.425
37	28	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	173.668