1979 Norton Twin

Race 7 of 14

Michigan
63 laps
Time of race: 0:44:13
Average speed of winner: 170.976 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser pole, Johncock 1-3, B. Unser 4-11, Mosley 12, Kunzman 13-30, A. Unser 31-46, Johncock 47-63

Race notes: Debut for Dick Ferguson, Al Loquasto, and Tim Richmond.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	200.239	63	2	20	flagged	250
2	7	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	197.775	63	1	1	flagged	200
3	10	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	196.174	63	0	0	flagged	175
4	5	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	199.556	63	0	0	flagged	150
5	4	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	199.567	63	0	0	flagged	125
6	9	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	196.190	62	0	0	flagged	100
7	12	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales	191.810	61	0	0	flagged	75
8	14	Salt Walther	77	Dayton Walther	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor	189.588	61	0	0	flagged	63
9	16	Bill Alsup	41	Tinsley Manufacturing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP	188.176	61	0	0	flagged	50
10	20	Joe Saldana	59	Hoffman Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	177.641	61	0	0	flagged	38
11	19	Tom Frantz	18	Kent Oil	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Frantz	180.668	60	0	0	flagged	25
12	17	John Mahler	92	Sport Magazine		Offenhauser	Goodyear	Sport Magazine	185.950	60	0	0	flagged	13
13	2	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	201.224	59	1	16	flagged	5
14	11	Lee Kunzman	21	Vetter Windjammer	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hamm	193.944	56	1	18	flagged	5
15	18	Dick Ferguson	79	Aero Electronics	Spyder	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Aero	185.752	51	0	0	flagged	5
16	13	Vern Schuppan	14	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Wysard	189.608	48	0	0	engine	5
17	8	Steve Krisiloff	7	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	196.522	47	0	0	out of fuel	5
18	6	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope/Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	199.396	31	0	0	wing	5
19	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	203.879	21	1	8	engine	5
20	22	Al Loquasto	39	Gehlhausen	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	175.421	17	0	0	suspension	5
21	23	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	196.694	11	0	0	fire	4
22	15	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	189.548	8	0	0	overheating	4
23	21	Tim Richmond	69	Schultz	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Schultz	175.768	4	0	0	engine	4

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	1875	7	1	1	3
2	Gordon Johncock	1390	7	1	2	3
3	Bobby Unser	1280	7	2	2	2
4	Johnny Rutherford	1050	7	1	2	5
5	Mike Mosley	1035	6	0	0	2
6	Danny Ongais	858	7	0	0	0
7	Tom Bagley	683	7	0	0	0
8	Al Unser	645	7	0	0	2
9	Wally Dallenbach	593	7	0	0	1
10	Tom Sneva	420	7	0	0	1
11	Lee Kunzman	280	6	0	0	1
12	Pancho Carter	256	7	0	0	0
13	Salt Walther	204	5	0	0	0
14	Spike Gehlhausen	180	7	0	0	0
15	Steve Krisiloff	163	6	0	0	0
16	Bill Alsup	140	6	0	0	0
17	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
18	Joe Saldana	91	7	0	0	0
19	John Mahler	69	5	0	0	0
20	Vern Schuppan	51	5	0	0	0
21	Tom Frantz	33	2	0	0	0
22	Dick Ferguson	5	1	0	0	0
23	Al Loquasto	5	1	0	0	0
24	Jerry Sneva	5	1	0	0	0
25	Tim Richmond	4	1	0	0	0