1979 Miller High Life 150

Race 14 of 14

Phoenix
150 laps
Time of race: 1:13:03
Average speed of winner: 123.203 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser pole, A. Unser 1-51, B. Unser 52-57, Mears 58-63, A. Unser 64-150

Race notes: First win for Al Unser. Finale for Wally Dallenbach, Sr.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	147.813	150	2	138	flagged	300
2	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	147.965	150	1	6	flagged	240
3	4	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	142.777	148	1	6	flagged	210
4	15	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		148	0	0	flagged	180
5	5	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	142.286	147	0	0	flagged	150
6	6	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	142.084	146	0	0	flagged	120
7	10	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales	136.337	145	0	0	flagged	90
8	7	Spike Gehlhausen	55	Frosty Acres-Winton Sales	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	140.307	144	0	0	flagged	75
9	16	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin		144	0	0	flagged	60
10	14	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore		139	0	0	flagged	45
11	12	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP	127.732	138	0	0	flagged	30
12	3	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Patrick	142.925	136	0	0	spun out	15
13	18	Herm Johnson	42	Mergard 20th Century	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Mergard		130	0	0	flagged	8
14	17	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Wysard		96	0	0	out	8
15	9	Tim Richmond	35	S&M Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Schultz	138.057	65	0	0	oil leak	8
16	13	Larry Cannon	95	Cannon Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Cannon	126.845	44	0	0	oil pressure	8
17	8	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	139.378	11	0	0	turbocharger	6
18	11	Joe Saldana	79	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	134.278	4	0	0	piston	6

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	4060	14	2	3	9
2	Bobby Unser	3820	14	6	6	9
3	Gordon Johncock	2211	14	1	2	5
4	Johnny Rutherford	2163	14	1	2	5
5	Al Unser	2085	14	1	1	4
6	Danny Ongais	1473	13	0	0	0
7	Tom Sneva	1360	14	0	0	4
8	Tom Bagley	1208	13	0	0	0
9	Wally Dallenbach	1149	14	0	0	1
10	Mike Mosley	1121	12	0	0	2
11	Mario Andretti	700	1	0	0	1
12	Lee Kunzman	485	8	0	0	1
13	Pancho Carter	452	13	0	0	0
14	Vern Schuppan	449	8	0	0	0
15	Bill Alsup	400	13	0	0	0
16	Joe Saldana	368	13	0	0	0
17	Spike Gehlhausen	343	14	0	0	0
18	Salt Walther	314	8	0	0	0
19	Steve Krisiloff	279	10	0	0	0
20	Tom Frantz	236	7	0	0	0
21	Jerry Sneva	155	2	0	0	0
22	Tim Richmond	112	5	0	0	0
23	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
24	Herm Johnson	98	2	0	0	0
25	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0