1980 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Race 2 of 12

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:29:59.56
Average speed of winner: 142.862 mph
Margin of victory: 29.920 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 64 laps
Lap leaders: Rutherford 1-15, Rager 16-17, Snider 18, Johncock 19-24, B. Unser 25-30, Johncock 31-35, Carter 36-39, Rutherford 40-46, Andretti 47-56, Carter 57, Rutherford 58-72, Richmond 73, T. Sneva 74-84, B. Unser 85-103, Rutherford 104-113, Ri. Mears 114-116, B. Unser 117, Rutherford 118-142, T. Sneva 143-147, Rutherford 148-171, Ri. Mears 172-178, Rutherford 179-200

Race notes: Debut for Gary Bettenhausen, Billy Engelhart, Hurley Haywood, Jerry Karl, Greg Leffler, and Roger Rager.

Video links: Most of race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Johnny Rutherford	4	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	192.256	200	7	118	flagged	1000
2	33	Tom Sneva	9	Bonjour Action Jeans	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	185.290	200	2	16	flagged	800
3	32	Gary Bettenhausen	46	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Armstrong	182.463	200	0	0	flagged	700
4	17	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	186.075	200	2	11	flagged	600
5	6	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	187.490	199	2	10	flagged	500
6	8	Pancho Carter	10	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	186.480	199	2	5	flagged	400
7	16	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope-Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	186.606	199	0	0	flagged	300
8	31	Tom Bigelow	43	Armstrong Mold	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	182.547	198	0	0	flagged	250
9	19	Tim Richmond	21	UNO-Q95 Starcuiser	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	MACH 1	188.334	197	1	1	out of fuel	200
10	23	Greg Leffler	44	Starcraft RV	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	183.748	197	0	0	flagged	150
11	22	Billy Engelhart	29	Master Lock	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Beaudoin	184.237	193	0	0	flagged	100
12	30	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	2	Hubler Chevrolet	Watson	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Leader Card	182.741	192	0	0	flagged	50
13	18	Don Whittington	96	Sun System	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	183.927	178	0	0	flagged	25
14	12	A.J. Foyt	14	Gilmore Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	185.500	173	0	0	valve	25
15	21	George Snider	16	Gilmore Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	185.385	169	1	1	engine	25
16	24	Dennis Firestone	18	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	183.702	137	0	0	transmission	25
17	5	Jerry Sneva	7	Hugger's Beverage Holder	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	187.852	130	0	0	accident T1	20
18	25	Hurley Haywood	99	Sta-On Glaze	Lightning	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Guarantee	183.561	127	0	0	turbocharger	20
19	3	Bobby Unser	11	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	189.994	126	3	26	ignition	20
20	2	Mario Andretti	12	Essex	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	191.012	71	1	10	engine	20
21	28	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Willie Compton	183.011	64	0	0	clutch	15
22	29	Dick Simon	8	Vermont-American	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Simon	182.788	58	0	0	lost wheel	15
23	10	Roger Rager	66	Advanced Clean Sweep	Wildcat	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Rager	186.374	55	1	2	accident T1	15
24	11	Jim McElreath	23	McElreath	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	McElreath	186.249	54	0	0	accident T1	15
25	20	Gordon Smiley	70	Valvoline-Diamond Head	Phoenix	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	186.848	47	0	0	turbocharger	10
26	7	Johnny Parsons	15	Wynn's	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hopkins	187.412	44	0	0	piston	10
27	9	Al Unser	5	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	186.442	33	0	0	cylinder	10
28	13	Tom Bagley	40	Kent Oil	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	185.405	29	0	0	pump drive	10
29	4	Spike Gehlhausen	35	Winton Sales	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	188.344	20	0	0	accident T1	5
30	27	Bill Whittington	94	Sun Systems	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	183.262	9	0	0	accident T1	5
31	15	Dick Ferguson	26	AMS Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Sanett	182.880	9	0	0	accident T1	5
32	26	Mike Mosley	48	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	AAR	183.449	5	0	0	gasket	5
33	14	Larry Cannon	95	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Kraco	183.253	2	0	0	camshaft	5

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	1400	2	2	2	2
2	Tom Sneva	1120	2	0	0	2
3	Gordon Johncock	880	2	0	0	1
4	Gary Bettenhausen	700	1	0	0	1
5	Rick Mears	506	2	0	0	0
6	Pancho Carter	408	2	0	0	0
7	Danny Ongais	300	1	0	0	0
8	Tom Bigelow	250	1	0	0	0
9	Spike Gehlhausen	245	2	0	0	0
10	Tom Bagley	210	2	0	0	0
11	Tim Richmond	200	1	0	0	0
12	Gordon Smiley	170	2	0	0	0
13	Greg Leffler	150	1	0	0	0
14	Bill Alsup	120	1	0	0	0
15	Dick Ferguson	105	2	0	0	0
16	Billy Engelhart	100	1	0	0	0
17	Roger Mears	80	1	0	0	0
18	Jan Sneva	60	1	0	0	0
19	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	50	1	0	0	0
20	Ron Shuman	40	1	0	0	0
21	Bobby Unser	26	2	0	0	0
22	Don Whittington	25	1	0	0	0
23	A.J. Foyt	25	1	0	0	0
24	George Snider	25	1	0	0	0
25	Dennis Firestone	25	1	0	0	0