1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Gould Grand Prix Race Results

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1980 - Gould Grand Prix Race Results

Race Name - Gould Grand Prix
Date - 9/20/1980
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mario Andretti / 195.812 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 13 laps
Average Race Speed - 167.494 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 10

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Mario Andretti	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	195.812
2	2	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	195.185
3	4	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	193.004
4	3	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	194.532
5	5	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	191.327
6	7	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	Phoenix	Cosworth	187.735
7	6	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	188.813
8	14	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Wildcat	Cosworth	182.297
9	15	Tom Gloy	Lane Sports	Penske	Cosworth	181.832
10	8	Bill Alsup	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	187.515
11	12	Danny Ongais	ArmstrongInterscope	Orbiter	Cosworth	184.03
12	25	Jerry Sneva	Huggers	McLaren	Cosworth
13	17	Herm Johnson	Menard Lumber	Lightning	Offenhauser	181.305
14	19	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	180.463
15	18	Greg Leffler	Armstrong Mold	Lola	Cosworth	181.068
16	26	Bill Tempero	Zamboni Electric	Eagle	Offenhauser
17	24	Bob Frey	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	162.493
18	21	Salt Walther	Walmotor	Penske	Cosworth	176.996
19	16	Gary Bettenhausen	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	181.529
20	9	Gordon Smiley	Red Roof Inns	Penske	Cosworth	186.635
21	22	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	176.117
22	23	Larry Cannon	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	170.669
23	11	Johnny Parsons	Hopkins	Lightning	Chevrolet	185.538
24	10	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	186.36
25	13	Bill Vukovich Jr	Leader Card	Watson	Offenhauser	182.774
26	20	Dennis Firestone	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Cosworth	177.681