1979 Arizona Republic/Jimmy Bryan 150

Race 1 of 14

Phoenix
150 laps
Time of race: 1:15:23.016
Average speed of winner: 119.389 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-64, Johncock 65-66, B. Unser 67-86, Ongais 87-119, Johncock 120-150

Race notes: First win for Gordon Johncock. First pole for Bobby Unser. Debut for all starters.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	8	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	142.090	150	2	33	flagged	300
2	5	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	143.815	150	0	0	flagged	240
3	3	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	144.242	150	0	0	flagged	210
4	10	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	139.162	150	0	0	flagged	180
5	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	145.666	149	2	84	flagged	150
6	7	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	142.478	148	0	0	flagged	120
7	6	Wally Dallenbach	40	Patrick Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	143.592	147	0	0	flagged	90
8	9	Tom Bagley	11	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	139.329	145	0	0	flagged	75
9	17	Lee Kunzman	21	Hamm	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hamm	135.802	143	0	0	flagged	60
10	19	Larry Rice	35	S&M Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Santello	129.421	143	0	0	flagged	45
11	21	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP		141	0	0	flagged	30
12	15	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor	136.871	139	0	0	flagged	15
13	13	Joe Saldana	69	Snyder Industries	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	137.883	139	0	0	flagged	8
14	18	Tom Frantz	28	Fran-Hoff	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Frantz	131.314	139	0	0	flagged	8
15	4	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	144.144	128	1	33	engine	8
16	11	Steve Krisiloff	7	Cobre Tire	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	139.039	63	0	0	gear shift	8
17	2	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	144.363	43	0	0	engine	6
18	14	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On KJ	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	137.383	12	0	0	water line	6
19	16	John Mahler	92	Sport Magazine	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Sport Magazine	136.208	12	0	0	piston	6
20	12	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales	138.264	7	0	0	gearbox	6
21	20	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Wysard		2	0	0	U joint	5

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Gordon Johncock	300	1	0	1	1
2	Rick Mears	240	1	0	0	1
3	Johnny Rutherford	210	1	0	0	1
4	Al Unser	180	1	0	0	0
5	Bobby Unser	150	1	1	0	0
6	Mike Mosley	120	1	0	0	0
7	Wally Dallenbach	90	1	0	0	0
8	Tom Bagley	75	1	0	0	0
9	Lee Kunzman	60	1	0	0	0
10	Larry Rice	45	1	0	0	0
11	Bill Alsup	30	1	0	0	0
12	Salt Walther	15	1	0	0	0
13	Joe Saldana	8	1	0	0	0
14	Tom Frantz	8	1	0	0	0
15	Danny Ongais	8	1	0	0	0
16	Steve Krisiloff	8	1	0	0	0
17	Tom Sneva	6	1	0	0	0
18	Spike Gehlhausen	6	1	0	0	0
19	John Mahler	6	1	0	0	0
20	Pancho Carter	6	1	0	0	0
21	Vern Schuppan	5	1	0	0	0