Datsun Twin 200
Ontario Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
80 Laps/200 Miles
March 25, 1979

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 1 A. J. Foyt 14 Gilmore Racing Parnelli Cosworth TC 80 1:17:46.866 154.279 400
2 5 Johnny Parsons 15 Hopkins Racing Lightning Offy TC 80 Finished 320
3 9 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 22 Leader Card Watson Offy TC 80 Finished 280
4 7 Sheldon Kinser 24 Genesee Beer Watson Offy TC 79 Flagged 240
5 10 Cliff Hucul 29 Hucul Racing McLaren Offy TC 79 Flagged 200
6 6 Tom Bigelow 43 Armstrong  Lola 79 Cosworth TC 79 Flagged 160
7 4 Dick Simon 17 Paramont Printing Vollstedt Offy TC 78 Flagged 120
8 13 George Snider 45 Armstrong Moulding Lola Cosworth TC 78 Flagged 100
9 11 Jim McElreath 23 McElreath Racing Eagle Offy TC 78 Flagged 80
10 16 Dana Carter 81 Molly-Mate Eagle Offy TC 77 Flagged 60
11 20 Eldon Rasmussen 58 Rent-A-Racer Rascar Foyt 74 Flagged 40
12 2 Roger McCluskey 72 National Engineering McLaren Cosworth TC 68 Broken gearbox 20
13 19 Ken Nichols 88 Fiore Racing McLaren Offy TC 68 Blown engine 10
14 12 Todd Gibson 75 Gibson Racing Eagle Offy TC 53 Broken piston 10
15 8 John Martin 27 Scientific Drilling Vollstedt Offy TC 50 Blown engine 10
16 15 Larry Dickson 30 Thunder Racing McLaren Offy TC 31 Wheel bearing 10
17 17 Dick Ferguson 42 Aero Electronics Eagle Offy TC 21 Turbo 8
18 3 Gary Bettenhausen 46 Armstrong Moulding Wildcat Offy TC 20 Wrecked, turn 1 8
19 18 Bob Harkey 99 Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC 5 Ignition 8
20 21 Frank Weiss 50 B. M. Manta Offy TC 5 Broken connecting rod 8
21 14 Jerry Sneva 57 Crower Cams Eagle Chevy 2 Fuel pickup 6
-- -- Jerry Karl 38 Tonco Trailer McLaren Offy TC -- Did not start
-- -- Janet Guthrie 45 Armstrong Moulding Lola Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jim Putnam 42 Aero Electronics Eagle Offy TC -- Entry declined, did not pass rookie test

Lap Leaders Total Laps
A. J. Foyt 59 21-22, 24-80
Gary Bettenhausen 19 2-20
Johnny Parsons 1 1
Tom Bigelow 1 23

 

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