Machinist Union 150
Trenton International Speedway
1.5 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/150 Miles
September 23, 1978
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 3 | Mario Andretti | 7 | Gould Charge | Penske | Cosworth TC | 100 | 1:14:57.00 120.080 | 300 |
2 | 7 | Johnny Parsons | 16 | 1st National Travel Check | Lightning | Offy TC | 100 | Finished | 240 |
3 | 4 | Tom Sneva | 1 | Norton Spirit | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | 100 | Finished | 210 |
4 | 9 | Al Unser | 2 | 1st National Travel Check | Chaparral | Cosworth TC | 100 | Finished | 180 |
5 | 14 | Steve Krisiloff | 40 | Foreman Industries | Wildcat | DGS | 98 | Flagged | 150 |
6 | 12 | Wally Dallenbach | 6 | Sugaripe Prune | Lightning | Cosworth TC | 97 | Flagged | 120 |
7 | 6 | Pancho Carter | 8 | Budweiser | Lightning | Cosworth TC | 96 | Flagged | 90 |
8 | 10 | Mike Mosley | 78 | Alex Foods | Lightning | Offy TC | 96 | Flagged | 75 |
9 | 18 | Gary Bettenhausen | 98 | Oberdorfer | King | Offy TC | 95 | Flagged | 60 |
10 | 11 | Sheldon Kinser | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 94 | Flagged | 45 |
11 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | 1st National Travel Check | McLaren | Cosworth TC | 92 | Wrecked | 30 |
12 | 17 | Tom Bagley | 22 | Kent Oil | Watson | Offy TC | 92 | Spun out | 15 |
13 | 19 | Cliff Hucul | 29 | Hucul Racing | McLaren | Offy TC | 92 | Flagged | 8 |
14 | 8 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | North American Van Lines | Wildcat | DGS | 81 | Wrecked, hit wall | 8 |
15 | 2 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Interscope Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth TC | 75 | Wrecked, hit wall | 8 |
16 | 15 | Todd Gibson | 75 | Gibson Racing | Eagle | Offy TC | 44 | Turbo | 8 |
17 | 13 | Spike Gehlhausen | 92 | McCord Auto | Eagle | Offy TC | 34 | Broken suspension | 6 |
18 | 16 | Jerry Sneva | 30 | Thunder Racing | McLaren | Offy TC | 19 | Wrecked | 6 |
19 | 1 | A. J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore/American Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth TC | 15 | Piston | 6 |
20 | 20 | Jerry Karl | 38 | Money Brokers | McLaren | Offy TC | 13 | Lost oil pressure | 6 |
-- | -- | Larry Cannon | 85 | Natural Lite Beer | Wildcat | DGS | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Tom Gloy | 88 | Machinists Union | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Jim McElreath | 26 | Circle City Coal | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Eldon Rasmussen | 58 | Rent-A-Racer | Rascar | Foyt TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Dick Simon | 27 | La Machine | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Joe Saldana | 69 | Hoffman/Wize | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Danny Ongais | 53 | 14-24, 30-65, 70-75 |
Mario Andretti | 33 | 25-29, 66-68, 76-100 |
A. J. Foyt | 13 | 1-13 |
Johnny Rutherford | 1 | 69 |