1980 California 500

Race 9 of 12

Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:11:51
Average speed of winner: 156.372 mph
Margin of victory: 8.53 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser pole, Rutherford 1-12, B. Unser 13-31, Mears 32-35, B. Unser 36-46, Rutherford 47, B. Unser 48-66, Mears 67, B. Unser 68-200

Race notes: Last win for Bobby Unser. Debut for Mike Chandler and Chip Mead. Finale for John Martin and Rick Muther. Only start for Jeff Heywood.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Bobby Unser	11	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	195.200	200	4	182	flagged	1000
2	3	Johnny Rutherford	4	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	189.685	200	2	13	flagged	800
3	2	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	191.396	199	2	5	flagged	700
4	6	Al Unser	5	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	187.643	193	0	0	flagged	600
5	24	Tom Gloy	61	Lane Sports	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	182.402	190	0	0	flagged	500
6	23	Dennis Firestone	18	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Rhoades	182.567	190	0	0	flagged	400
7	22	Pancho Carter	10	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	184.290	189	0	0	flagged	300
8	17	Rick Muther	82	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Pacific Coast (1980s)	181.190	188	0	0	flagged	250
9	34	Dick Ferguson	0	Brookside Winery	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear			187	0	0	flagged	200
10	25	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard Motor	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	181.982	185	0	0	flagged	150
11	33	Roger Rager	66	Advanced Clean Sweep	Wildcat	Chevrolet	Goodyear			180	0	0	flagged	100
12	26	Sheldon Kinser	2	Genesee Beer	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	178.939	178	0	0	flagged	50
13	27	Herm Johnson	28	Cliff International	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Menard	178.170	174	0	0	flagged	25
14	13	Mike Chandler	72	National Engineering	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hodgdon	183.007	167	0	0	engine	25
15	16	Tom Bagley	40	Kent Oil	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	182.096	159	0	0	wheel bearing	25
16	7	Bill Alsup	41	Alsup Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	186.635	154	0	0	accident	25
17	5	Mike Mosley	21	All American Racers	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	AAR	188.760	149	0	0	accident	20
18	19	Bill Tempero	65	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		179.732	143	0	0	accident	20
19	10	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope-Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	183.636	125	0	0	fuel pump	20
20	18	Greg Leffler	44	Starcraft RV	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	180.270	118	0	0	ignition	20
21	29	Phil Caliva	47	London Pride	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Alsup	173.663	117	0	0	lost power	15
22	11	Johnny Parsons	15	Hopkins Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hopkins	183.501	116	0	0	wheel bearing	15
23	14	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	182.847	95	0	0	engine	15
24	31	Larry Cannon	95	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Kraco	166.419	93	0	0	engine	15
25	15	John Martin	37	J & J Enterprises	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	J and J	182.225	83	0	0	oil leak	10
26	8	Tom Sneva	9	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	184.953	76	0	0	engine	10
27	9	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	Karl	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Willie Compton	184.213	71	0	0	engine	10
28	20	Billy Engelhart	29	Beadouin	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Beaudoin	179.376	50	0	0	clutch	10
29	37	Chip Mead	91	Parts Washer Service	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear			26	0	0	fuel	5
30	35	John Mahler	92	Parts Washer Service	Penske	Offenhauser	Goodyear			24	0	0	accident	5
31	21	Gary Bettenhausen	46	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Armstrong	178.922	15	0	0	transmission	5
32	36	Jeff Heywood	86	Pacific Coast Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Pacific Coast (1980s)		14	0	0	oil leak	5
33	4	Spike Gehlhausen	35	Winton Sales	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	189.024	12	0	0	fuel pump	5
34	12	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	2	Leader Card	Watson	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Leader Card	183.425	11	0	0	turbocharger	5
35	32	Larry Dickson	30	I. A. M./Machinist Union	IAM	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Machinists Union	164.361	10	0	0	oil pressure	5
36	30	Jerry Sneva	43	Armstrong Mold	Orbiter	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	166.425	3	0	0	overheating	5
37	28	Dick Simon	8	Vermont-American	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Simon	173.668	0	0	0	oil pressure	5

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	4490	9	3	5	8
2	Bobby Unser	3234	9	3	4	6
3	Tom Sneva	2330	9	0	0	3
4	Rick Mears	2266	9	0	0	3
5	Pancho Carter	1754	9	0	0	1
6	Gordon Johncock	1556	8	1	0	3
7	Bill Alsup	1156	8	0	0	1
8	Gary Bettenhausen	841	7	0	0	1
9	Vern Schuppan	806	4	0	0	0
10	Al Unser	785	9	2	0	0
11	Tom Bagley	705	8	0	0	0
12	Tom Gloy	620	2	0	0	0
13	Danny Ongais	566	7	0	0	1
14	Spike Gehlhausen	470	5	0	0	0
15	Dennis Firestone	440	4	0	0	0
16	Sheldon Kinser	419	8	0	0	0
17	Rick Muther	356	6	0	0	0
18	Dick Ferguson	315	4	0	0	0
19	Howdy Holmes	314	5	0	0	0
20	Roger Rager	306	6	0	0	0
21	Roger Mears	272	4	0	0	0
22	Tom Bigelow	260	2	0	0	0
23	Billy Engelhart	240	5	0	0	0
24	Larry Cannon	228	4	0	0	0
25	Bill Tempero	218	7	0	0	0