Norton Twin 125 #2
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
63 Laps/126 Miles
July 15, 1979
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
1 |
18 |
Bobby
Unser |
12 |
Norton Spirit |
Penske
PC-7 |
Cosworth
TC |
63 |
0:48:40
155.342 |
250 |
2 |
20 |
Tom Sneva |
1 |
Sugaripe Prune |
McLaren |
Cosworth
TC |
63 |
Finished |
200 |
3 |
13 |
Al Unser |
2 |
Pennzoil |
Chaparral |
Cosworth
TC |
63 |
Finished |
175 |
4 |
1 |
Gordon Johncock |
20 |
North American Van
Lines |
Penske
PC-6 |
Cosworth
TC |
63 |
Finished |
150 |
5 |
4 |
Rick Mears |
9 |
Gould Charge |
Penske
PC-7 |
Cosworth
TC |
62 |
Flagged |
125 |
6 |
6 |
Tom Bagley |
11 |
Dairy Queen/Kent
Oil |
Penske
PC-6 |
Cosworth
TC |
62 |
Flagged |
100 |
7 |
8 |
Salt Walther |
77 |
Dayton-Walther |
Penske
PC-6 |
Cosworth
TC |
60 |
Flagged |
75 |
8 |
10 |
Joe Saldana |
59 |
Hoffman Racing |
Lightning |
Offy
TC |
59 |
Flagged |
63 |
9 |
19 |
Al Loquasto |
39 |
Gehlhausen |
Eagle |
Offy
TC |
44 |
Flagged |
50 |
10 |
5 |
Wally Dallenbach |
40 |
Foreman Industries |
Penske
PC-6 |
Cosworth
TC |
42 |
Engine
seized |
38 |
11 |
3 |
Johnny Rutherford |
4 |
Budweiser |
McLaren |
Cosworth
TC |
39 |
Broken
suspension |
25 |
12 |
17 |
Danny Ongais |
25 |
Interscope/Panasonic |
Parnelli |
Cosworth
TC |
38 |
Wrecked |
13 |
13 |
9 |
Bill Alsup |
41 |
Tinsley
Manufacturing |
McLaren |
Offy
TC |
38 |
Engine |
5 |
14 |
7 |
Pancho Carter |
10 |
Alex XLNT Foods |
Lightning |
Offy
TC |
20 |
Broken
header |
5 |
15 |
12 |
John Mahler |
92 |
Sport Magazine |
X |
Offy
TC |
20 |
Engine |
5 |
16 |
11 |
Tom Frantz |
18 |
Kent Oil |
Wildcat |
DGS |
14 |
Engine |
5 |
17 |
14 |
Lee Kunzman |
21 |
Vetter Windjammer |
Parnelli |
Cosworth
TC |
4 |
Transmission |
5 |
18 |
16 |
Steve Krisiloff |
7 |
Frosty Acres |
Lightning |
Cosworth
TC |
4 |
Engine |
5 |
19 |
15 |
Dick Ferguson |
79 |
Aero Electronics |
Spyder |
Offy
TC |
2 |
Piston |
5 |
20 |
2 |
Mike Mosley |
36 |
Theodore Racing |
Eagle |
Cosworth
TC |
2 |
Broken
fuel pump |
5 |
21 |
21 |
Spike Gehlhausen |
19 |
Sta-On Car Glaze |
Eagle |
Offy
TC |
1 |
Piston |
4 |
Lap Leaders |
Total |
Laps |
Bobby Unser |
36 |
28-63 |
Johnny Rutherford |
16 |
4-11, 13-18, 26-27 |
Rick Mears |
8 |
12, 19-25 |
Gordon Johncock |
2 |
2-3 |
Mike Mosley |
1 |
1 |
|