Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 25, 1980
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | 200 | 3:29:59.56 142.862 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 33 | Tom Sneva | 9 | Bonjour Action Jeans | McLaren 77 | Cosworth | 200 | 3:30:29.48 142.524 | 800 |
| 3 | 32 | Gary Bettenhausen | 46 | Armstrong Moulding | Wildcat | DGS | 200 | 3:30:32.90 142.485 | 700 |
| 4 | 17 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | North American Van Lines | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth | 200 | 3:30:33.17 142.482 | 600 |
| 5 | 6 | Rick Mears | 1 | Gould Charge | Penske PC-9 | Cosworth | 199 | Flagged 141.840 | 500 |
| 6 | 8 | Pancho Carter | 10 | Alex Foods | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | 199 | Flagged 141.817 | 400 |
| 7 | 16 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Interscope-Panasonic | Parnelli | Cosworth | 199 | Flagged 141.739 | 300 |
| 8 | 31 | Tom Bigelow | 43 | Armstrong Moulding | Lola | Cosworth | 198 | Flagged 140.960 | 250 |
| 9 | 19 | Tim Richmond | 21 | UNO/Q95 Starcruiser | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | 197 | Out of fuel 141.149 | 200 |
| 10 | 23 | Greg Leffler | 44 | Starcraft RV | Lola | Cosworth | 197 | Flagged 140.610 | 150 |
| 11 | 22 | Bill Engelhart | 29 | Master Lock | McLaren | Cosworth | 193 | Flagged 137.615 | 100 |
| 12 | 30 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 2 | Hubler Chevrolet | Watson | Offy | 192 | Flagged 136.962 | 50 |
| 13 | 18 | Don Whittington | 96 | Sun Systems | Penske | Cosworth | 178 | Flagged 126.951 | 25 |
| 14 | 12 | A. J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | 173 | Valve | 25 |
| 15 | 21 | George Snider | 16 | Gilmore Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | 169 | Engine | 25 |
| 16 | 24 | Dennis Firestone | 18 | Scientific Drilling | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth | 137 | Transmission | 25 |
| 17 | 5 | Jerry Sneva | 7 | Hugger's Beverage Holders | Lola | Cosworth | 130 | Wrecked turn 1 | 20 |
| 18 | 25 | Hurley Haywood | 99 | Sta-On Glaze | Lightning | Chevy | 127 | Turbo | 20 |
| 19 | 3 | Bobby Unser | 11 | Norton Spirit | Penske PC-9 | Cosworth | 126 | Ignition coil | 20 |
| 20 | 2 | Mario Andretti | 12 | Essex | Penske PC-9 | Cosworth | 71 | Engine | 20 |
| 21 | 28 | Jerry Karl | 38 | Tonco Trailer | McLaren | Chevy | 64 | Clutch | 15 |
| 22 | 29 | Dick Simon | 8 | Vermont American | Vollstedt | Offy | 58 | Lost wheel | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | Roger Rager | 66 | Advance Clean Sweep | Wildcat | Chevy | 55 | Accident, turn 1 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | Jim McElreath | 23 | McElreath Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | 54 | Accident, turn 1 | 15 |
| 25 | 20 | Gordon Smiley | 70 | Valvoline/Diamond Head | Phoenix | Cosworth | 47 | Turbo | 10 |
| 26 | 7 | Johnny Parsons | 15 | Wynn's | Lightning | Offy | 44 | Piston | 10 |
| 27 | 9 | Al Unser | 5 | Longhorn Racing | Longhorn LR-01 | Cosworth | 33 | Cylinder | 10 |
| 28 | 13 | Tom Bagley | 40 | Kent Oil | Wildcat | Cosworth | 29 | Pump drive | 10 |
| 29 | 4 | Spike Gehlhausen | 35 | Winton Sales | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | 20 | Accident turn 1 | 5 |
| 30 | 27 | Bill Whittington | 94 | Sun Systems | Parnelli | Cosworth | 9 | Accident turn 1 | 5 |
| 31 | 15 | Dick Ferguson | 26 | AMS Oil | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth | 9 | Accident turn 1 | 5 |
| 32 | 26 | Mike Mosley | 48 | Theodore Racing | Eagle | Chevy | 5 | Gasket | 5 |
| 33 | 14 | Larry Cannon | 95 | Kraco Car Stereo | Wildcat | DGS | 2 | Camshaft | 5 |
| -- | -- | Bill Alsup | 41 | Alsup Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Larry Dickson | 80 | RP Racing Enterprises | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Phil Caliva | 47 | Alsup Racing | McLaren | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bagley | 20 | North American Van Lines | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bagley | 70 | Valvoline-Diamond Head | Phoenix | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 3 | Armstrong Moulding | Lola | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 45 | Armstrong Moulding | Lola | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 32 | Vita Fresh | Eagle | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | A. J. Foyt | 16 | Gilmore Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Frantz | 57 | Frantz Auto Body | McLaren | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Janet Guthrie | 51 | Texaco Star | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Janet Guthrie | 55 | Texaco Star | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 67 | The Canadian I | Rascar | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Howdy Holmes | 43 | Armstrong Moulding | Lola | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Howdy Holmes | 45 | Armstrong Moulding | Lola | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Moran Electric | Mallard | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Pete Halsmer | 34 | Wysard Motor | Wildcat | DGS | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Gordon Johncock | 40 | Kent Oil | Wildcat | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Herm Johnson | 28 | Cliff-Menard Racing | Lightning | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Kunzman | 59 | George the T-Shirt Man Special | Lightning | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sheldon Kinser | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 81 | O'Hanlon's L'il Cheaper | McLaren | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 97 | Giuffre Brothers Cranes | King | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Mahler | 91 | Intercomp Racing | Finley | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Martin | 37 | J & J Enterprises | Wildcat | DGS | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Rick Muther | 82 | Pacific Coast Racing | Penske | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roger Mears | 97 | Giuffre Brothers Cranes | King | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 78 | Stanton Racing Products | Penske | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rich Vogler | 50 | B.M.F. Enterprises | Manta | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Puterbaugh | 75 | O'Hanlon | March 73A | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Parsons | 55 | Texaco Star | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Tempero | 65 | Wood Power Systems/Spirit of Colorado | Eagle | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Phil Threshie | 30 | I. A. M. Special | IAM | Donovan | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Frank Weiss | 68 | The Canadian II | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Wood | 42 | Mergard's 20th Century | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Salt Walther | 76 | Walmotor | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Rutherford | 49 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jan Sneva | 50 | BFM Enterprises | Antares | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jan Sneva | 77 | Bryan Ltd./Jose Joannides Special | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked rookie orientation | |
| -- | -- | Joe Saldana | 69 | Hoffman Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ron Shuman | 78 | Stanton Racing Products | Penske | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Sneva | 81 | O'Hanlon's L'il Cheaper | McLaren | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Vern Schuppan | 89 | O'Connell/Thomas W. Barrett III | McLaren M24 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Buddie Boys | 67 | The Canadian I | Rascar | Chevy | -- | Entry declined, not enough experience | |
| -- | -- | Dana Carter | 19 | Scientific Drilling Controls | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked rookie orientation |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Johnny Rutherford | 118 | 1-15, 40-46, 58-72, 104-113, 118-142, 148-171, 179-200 |
| Bobby Unser | 26 | 25-30, 85-103, 117 |
| Tom Sneva | 16 | 74-84, 143-147 |
| Gordon Johncock | 11 | 19-24, 31-35 |
| Mario Andretti | 10 | 47-56 |
| Rick Mears | 10 | 114-116, 172-178 |
| Pancho Carter | 5 | 36-39, 57 |
| Roger Rager | 2 | 16-17 |
| George Snider | 1 | 18 |
| Tim Richmond | 1 | 73 |