1980 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Gould Rex Mays Classic Race Results

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1980 - Gould Rex Mays Classic Race Results

Race Name - Gould Rex Mays Classic
Date - 6/8/1980
Race Track - Milwaukee Mile
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 150
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Gordon Johncock / 131.531 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 112.773 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gordon Johncock
Race Number - 3

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	5	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	129.964
2	2	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	130.862
3	1	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	131.531
4	8	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	127.569
5	4	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	130.482
6	9	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	126.895
7	12	Cliff Hucul	OHanlon Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	124.01
8	15	Jerry Sneva	Huggers Holders	Orbiter	Cosworth	122.993
9	7	Bill Alsup	Polaroid Time Zero	Penske	Cosworth	128.382
10	18	Billy Engelhart	Beaudoin Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	122.117
11	13	Sheldon Kinser	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	123.077
12	16	Gary Bettenhausen	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	122.241
13	23	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	121.54
14	11	Jerry Karl	Tonco Trailer	Gerhardt	Chevrolet	124.309
15	21	Howdy Holmes	Armstrong Molding	Lola	Cosworth	121.581
16	10	Bill Tempero	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	124.728
17	22	Herm Johnson	Menard Lumber	Lightning	Offenhauser	121.54
18	20	Rick Muther	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	121.663
19	19	Billie Harvey	Del Ray Marine	King	Chevrolet	121.91
20	3	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	130.672
21	14	Bill Vukovich Jr	Leader Card	Watson	Offenhauser	123.035
22	24	Phil Threshie	I A M/Machinist Union	IAM	Donovan	120.24
23	6	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Phoenix	Cosworth	128.48
24	17	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	122.2