1979 Ditzler 150

Race 10 of 14

Trenton
100 laps
Time of race: 1:09:20
Average speed of winner: 129.807 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-20, Alsup 21, Mears 22-56, Sneva 57-68, B. Unser 69-84, Sneva 85-97, Mears 98-100

Race notes: Debut for Larry Cannon.

Video links: Highlights (early laps only)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	167.874	100	2	38	flagged	300
2	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	171.277	100	2	36	flagged	240
3	3	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	168.983	100	2	25	flagged	210
4	7	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	164.951	100	0	0	flagged	180
5	6	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	167.515	99	0	0	flagged	150
6	13	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	160.662	99	0	0	flagged	120
7	10	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	163.523	97	0	0	flagged	90
8	14	Joe Saldana	69	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	160.443	95	0	0	flagged	75
9	16	Tom Frantz	18	Kent - Sheraton	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Frantz	151.618	71	0	0	flagged	60
10	11	Bill Alsup	41	Claremont Ford	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	WASP	161.663	64	1	1	flagged	45
11	8	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	164.856	62	0	0	connecting rod	30
12	12	Tim Richmond	35	Schultz Associates	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Schultz	161.518	60	0	0	fuel leak	15
13	4	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	168.089	49	0	0	rear end	8
14	9	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	163.612	35	0	0	accident	8
15	15	Larry Cannon	95	Cannon Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Cannon		17	0	0	engine	8
16	2	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	169.465	4	0	0	accident	8

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	2540	10	1	2	5
2	Bobby Unser	2070	10	3	4	5
3	Gordon Johncock	1758	10	1	2	4
4	Johnny Rutherford	1233	10	1	2	5
5	Al Unser	1090	10	1	0	3
6	Mike Mosley	1063	9	0	0	2
7	Danny Ongais	1059	10	0	0	0
8	Tom Bagley	993	10	0	0	0
9	Tom Sneva	875	10	0	0	3
10	Wally Dallenbach	819	10	0	0	1
11	Lee Kunzman	285	7	0	0	1
12	Salt Walther	279	6	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	269	9	0	0	0
14	Bill Alsup	250	9	0	0	0
15	Joe Saldana	237	10	0	0	0
16	Spike Gehlhausen	220	10	0	0	0
17	Steve Krisiloff	174	8	0	0	0
18	Vern Schuppan	141	6	0	0	0
19	Tom Frantz	128	5	0	0	0
20	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
21	Tim Richmond	94	3	0	0	0
22	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0
23	Al Loquasto	55	2	0	0	0
24	Dick Ferguson	10	2	0	0	0
25	Larry Cannon	8	1	0	0	0