1979 Kent Oil 150

Race 9 of 14

Watkins Glen
62 laps
Time of race: 1:14:42
Average speed of winner: 120.889 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 5 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: A. Unser 1-12, B. Unser 13-27, A. Unser 28-31, B. Unser 32-37, A. Unser 38-47, B. Unser 48-62

Race notes: First pole for Al Unser.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	134.683	62	3	36	flagged	300
2	4	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	132.344	62	0	0	flagged	240
3	5	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	132.234	62	0	0	flagged	210
4	3	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	133.639	62	0	0	flagged	180
5	1	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	135.657	62	3	26	flagged	150
6	9	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	129.389	60	0	0	flagged	120
7	8	Vern Schuppan	34	Barrett Motors	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Wysard	130.797	58	0	0	out of fuel	90
8	15	Tim Richmond	35	S&M Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Schultz	119.523	58	0	0	flagged	75
9	10	Bill Alsup	41	Claremont Ford	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP	127.988	57	0	0	out of fuel	60
10	6	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	131.982	55	0	0	gearbox	45
11	18	Tom Frantz	18	Kent Oil	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Frantz	112.234	54	0	0	spun out	30
12	13	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	122.037	46	0	0	gearbox	15
13	14	Joe Saldana	69	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	120.170	29	0	0	oil hose	8
14	11	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	124.460	15	0	0	shift link	8
15	7	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	130.215	9	0	0	engine	8
16	16	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales	118.280	6	0	0	clutch	8
17	17	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	115.366	1	0	0	cylinder head	6
18	12	Steve Krisiloff	7	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	124.013	0	0	0	starter drive	6

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	2240	9	1	1	4
2	Bobby Unser	1830	9	2	4	4
3	Gordon Johncock	1750	9	1	2	4
4	Johnny Rutherford	1083	9	1	2	5
5	Mike Mosley	1055	8	0	0	2
6	Danny Ongais	1051	9	0	0	0
7	Al Unser	970	9	1	0	3
8	Tom Bagley	903	9	0	0	0
9	Tom Sneva	665	9	0	0	2
10	Wally Dallenbach	639	9	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	205	8	0	0	0
15	Spike Gehlhausen	190	9	0	0	0
16	Steve Krisiloff	174	8	0	0	0
17	Joe Saldana	162	9	0	0	0
18	Vern Schuppan	141	6	0	0	0
19	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
20	Tim Richmond	79	2	0	0	0
21	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0
22	Tom Frantz	68	4	0	0	0
23	Al Loquasto	55	2	0	0	0
24	Dick Ferguson	10	2	0	0	0
25	Jerry Sneva	5	1	0	0	0