1980 Norton 200

Race 6 of 12

Michigan
100 laps
Time of race: 1:20:48
Average speed of winner: 148.515 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser pole, Rutherford 1-38, Johncock 39, B. Unser 40-50, Rutherford 51-52, Johncock 53-56, Sneva 57-60, B. Unser 61-68, Rutherford 69-82, B. Unser 83-92, Rutherford 93-100

Race notes: Finale for Tim Richmond.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Johnny Rutherford	4	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	190.814	100	4	62	flagged	400
2	1	Bobby Unser	11	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	192.488	100	3	29	flagged	320
3	4	Pancho Carter	10	Alex Foods	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	188.438	100	0	0	flagged	280
4	3	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	189.409	100	0	0	flagged	240
5	7	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	186.926	99	2	5	flagged	200
6	12	Tom Sneva	9	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	183.081	99	1	4	flagged	160
7	5	Al Unser	5	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	187.799	99	0	0	flagged	120
8	8	Tom Bagley	40	Kent Oil	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	184.858	98	0	0	flagged	100
9	15	Gary Bettenhausen	46	Armstrong Mold	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Armstrong	181.369	98	0	0	flagged	80
10	6	Bill Alsup	41	Polaroid Time Zero	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	187.730	98	0	0	flagged	60
11	24	Howdy Holmes	43	Armstrong Molding	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	178.958	96	0	0	flagged	40
12	19	Spike Gehlhausen	35	Winton Sales	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	179.480	96	0	0	flagged	20
13	23	Dick Ferguson	81	Galles Chevy	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Galles	179.153	96	0	0	flagged	10
14	11	Dennis Firestone	18	Scientific Drilling	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	183.430	96	0	0	flagged	10
15	9	Jerry Karl	38	Tonco Trailer	McLaren	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Willie Compton	184.219	94	0	0	flagged	10
16	10	Sheldon Kinser	24	Leader Card	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	183.524	94	0	0	flagged	10
17	25	Bill Tempero	65	Wood Power Systems	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		174.267	92	0	0	flagged	8
18	22	Dick Simon	8	Vermont-American	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Simon	179.174	78	0	0	engine	8
19	21	John Martin	37	J & J Enterprises	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	J and J	179.457	77	0	0	valves	8
20	14	Larry Cannon	95	Kraco Car Stereo	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Kraco	181.819	45	0	0	accident	8
21	16	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope-Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	180.642	29	0	0	engine	6
22	13	Johnny Parsons	51	Hopkins Racing	Lightning	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Hopkins	182.339	13	0	0	water line	6
23	20	Joe Saldana	59	Hoffman Racing	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	179.475	13	0	0	connecting rod	6
24	18	Roger Rager	66	Advanced Clean Sweep	Wildcat	Chevrolet	Goodyear		180.406	9	0	0	oil leak	6
25	26	Rick Muther	82	Pacific Coast Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Pacific Coast (1980s)	178.847	5	0	0	steering	4
26	17	Tim Richmond	21	UNO-Q95 Starcruiser	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	MACH 1	180.519	4	0	0	accident	4

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	3140	6	2	4	6
2	Tom Sneva	2130	6	0	0	3
3	Bobby Unser	1654	6	2	2	3
4	Gordon Johncock	1530	5	1	0	3
5	Pancho Carter	1358	6	0	0	1
6	Bill Alsup	1050	5	0	0	1
7	Rick Mears	1006	6	0	0	0
8	Gary Bettenhausen	806	5	0	0	1
9	Vern Schuppan	650	2	0	0	0
10	Sheldon Kinser	355	5	0	0	0
11	Danny Ongais	336	5	0	0	0
12	Tom Bagley	320	5	0	0	0
13	Howdy Holmes	306	4	0	0	0
14	Spike Gehlhausen	265	3	0	0	0
15	Roger Mears	260	2	0	0	0
16	Tom Bigelow	250	1	0	0	0
17	Larry Cannon	213	3	0	0	0
18	Tim Richmond	209	3	0	0	0
19	Gordon Smiley	170	2	0	0	0
20	Billy Engelhart	170	3	0	0	0
21	Al Unser	169	6	1	0	0
22	Greg Leffler	150	1	0	0	0
23	Lee Kunzman	150	1	0	0	0
24	Tom Gloy	120	1	0	0	0
25	Jerry Sneva	120	3	0	0	0