1979 Norton Twin

Race 8 of 14

Michigan
63 laps
Time of race: 0:48:40
Average speed of winner: 155.342 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Johncock pole, Mosley 1, Johncock 2-3, Rutherford 4-11, Mears 12, Rutherford 13-18, Mears 19-25, Rutherford 26-27, B. Unser 28-63

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	18	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		63	1	36	flagged	250
2	20	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell		63	0	0	flagged	200
3	13	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall		63	0	0	flagged	175
4	1	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		63	1	2	flagged	150
5	4	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		62	2	8	flagged	125
6	6	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin		62	0	0	flagged	100
7	8	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor		60	0	0	flagged	75
8	10	Joe Saldana	59	Hoffman Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman		59	0	0	flagged	63
9	19	Al Loquasto	39	Gehlhausen	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen		44	0	0	flagged	50
10	5	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		42	0	0	engine seized	38
11	3	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren		39	3	16	suspension	25
12	17	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope/Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope		38	0	0	accident	13
13	9	Bill Alsup	41	Tinsley Manufacturing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP		38	0	0	engine	5
14	7	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales		20	0	0	header	5
15	12	John Mahler	92	Sport Magazine		Offenhauser	Goodyear	Sport Magazine		20	0	0	engine	5
16	11	Tom Frantz	18	Kent Oil	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Frantz		14	0	0	engine	5
17	14	Lee Kunzman	21	Vetter Windjammer	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hamm		4	0	0	transmission	5
18	16	Steve Krisiloff	7	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher		4	0	0	engine	5
19	15	Dick Ferguson	79	Aero Electronics	Spyder	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Aero		2	0	0	piston	5
20	2	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore		2	1	1	fuel pump	5
21	21	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen		1	0	0	piston	4

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	2000	8	1	1	3
2	Gordon Johncock	1540	8	1	2	3
3	Bobby Unser	1530	8	2	3	3
4	Johnny Rutherford	1075	8	1	2	5
5	Mike Mosley	1040	7	0	0	2
6	Danny Ongais	871	8	0	0	0
7	Al Unser	820	8	0	0	3
8	Tom Bagley	783	8	0	0	0
9	Wally Dallenbach	631	8	0	0	1
10	Tom Sneva	620	8	0	0	2
11	Lee Kunzman	285	7	0	0	1
12	Salt Walther	279	6	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	261	8	0	0	0
14	Spike Gehlhausen	184	8	0	0	0
15	Steve Krisiloff	168	7	0	0	0
16	Joe Saldana	154	8	0	0	0
17	Bill Alsup	145	7	0	0	0
18	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
19	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0
20	Al Loquasto	55	2	0	0	0
21	Vern Schuppan	51	5	0	0	0
22	Tom Frantz	38	3	0	0	0
23	Dick Ferguson	10	2	0	0	0
24	Jerry Sneva	5	1	0	0	0
25	Tim Richmond	4	1	0	0	0