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Miller High Life 150

Saturday, November 8, 1980


Track:   Phoenix, AZ   Track Type:   Paved Oval
Race Distance:   150 Miles   Lap Distance:   1.000 Mile
Pole Pos.:   Mario Andretti 142.891 mph   Margin of Victory:   9.000 sec.
  Rank   SP   Car   Driver   Chassis   Q.Time   Laps   Reason
              Sponsor   Engine   Q.Spd.  
 
  1   6   9   Tom Sneva   Phoenix   0:25.888   150   1:30:04 99.925
  Sugaripe Prune   Coswth   139.061 mph  
  2   1   12   Mario Andretti   PC-9/80   0:25.194   150   1:30.13
  AB Dick Pacemaker   Coswth   142.891 mph  
  3   16   46   Gary Bettenhausen   Orbiter   0:27.017   146   Flagged
  Armstrong Mold   Coswth   133.249 mph  
  4   17   24   Sheldon Kinser   Watson   0:27.160   146   Flagged
  Genesee Beer   Coswth   132.548 mph  
  5   14   18   Dennis Firestone   PC-6/78   0:26.987   145   Flagged
  Scientific Drilling   Coswth   133.398 mph  
  6   24   34   Pete Halsmer   McLaren   0:28.799   145   Flagged
  Wysard Motor   Coswth   125.004 mph  
  7   5   1   Rick Mears   PC-9/80   0:25.712   143   Flagged
  Gould Charge   Coswth   140.012 mph  
  8   18   28   Herm Johnson   Lightning   0:27.181   143   Flagged
  Cliff Industries   Offy   132.445 mph  
  9   19   38   Jerry Karl   Karl   0:27.359   130   Engine
  Tonco Trailer   Chevy   131.584 mph  
  10   21   66   Roger Rager   Wildcat   0:27.584   110   Transmission bearing
  Roger's Pub   Chevy   130.510 mph  
  11   23   65   Bill Tempero   Eagle   0:28.162   104   Gearbox
  Zamboni Electric   Chevy   127.832 mph  
  12   8   2   Billy Vukovich   Eagle   0:26.200   97   Engine
  Leader Card Racers   Offy   137.405 mph  
  13   2   4   Johnny Rutherford   Chaparral   0:25.305   71   Wrecked mainstretch
  Pennzoil   Coswth   142.264 mph  
  14   22   97   Jerry Miller   King   0:27.812   65   Black flagged
  Del Ray Marine   Chevy   129.441 mph  
  15   4   5   Al Unser   LR-01   0:25.694   54   Wrecked turn 1
  Longhorn Racing   Coswth   140.111 mph  
  16   9   40   Tom Bagley   Phoenix   0:26.216   53   Wrecked turn 1
  Kent Oil   Coswth   137.321 mph  
  17   13   29   Bill Engelhart   McLaren   0:26.886   53   Wrecked turn 1
  Beadouin   Coswth   133.898 mph  
  18   25   95   Larry Cannon   Wildcat   0:28.937   50   Lost oil pressure
  Kraco Car Stereo   DGS   124.408 mph  
  19   3   10   Pancho Carter   PC-7/79   0:25.559   49   Broken oil seal
  Alex Foods   Coswth   140.851 mph  
  20   11   43   Greg Leffler   Lola   0:26.649   26   Wrecked turn 4
  Armstrong Mold   Coswth   135.089 mph  
  21   10   41   Bill Alsup   PC-7/79   0:26.415   23   Wrecked turn 4
  Alsup Racing   Coswth   136.286 mph  
  22   20   30   Larry Dickson   IAM   0:27.553   22   Broken pump drive
  I. A. M./Machinist Union   Chevy   130.657 mph  
  23   15   81   Jerry Sneva   McLaren   0:26.999   8   Lost brakes
  O'Hanlon Racing   Coswth   133.338 mph  
  24   7   20   Gordon Johncock   Phoenix   0:26.155   7   Wrecked turn 1
  North American Van Lines   Coswth   137.641 mph  
  25   12   8   Dick Simon   Vollstedt   0:26.694   1   Engine
  Vermont-American   Offy   134.862 mph  
          85   Michel Jourdain   Eagle   0:30.618   0   Too slow
  Shade Tree Racing   Offy   117.578 mph  
              Larry Rice   Eagle   0:41.409   0   Too slow
  Rhoades   Ram   86.936 mph  
          11   Bobby Unser   PC-9/80       0   Hit wall in practice
  Norton Spirit   Coswth      
          55   Josele Garza   PC-7/79       0   Hit wall in practice
  Psachie-Garza   Coswth      

Race Information

  1) Yellow Flags: 8-18, Johncock wreck T1; 26-40, Alsup,Leffler wreck T4; 56-61, A Unser, Bagley, Engelhart wreck T1; 72-75, Rutherford flipped MS; 100-103, Vukovich stalled; 129-132, Debris on MS 2) Redflagged on lap 72 for 54 minutes 3) Mears penalized 2 laps, ran over air hose & lost wheel 4) CART Race #12

Lap Leaders

  Driver Total Laps Led
  Mario Andretti 1 101
  Al Unser 17 38-54
  Johnny Rutherford 37 1-37
  Tom Sneva 95 55-100,102-150
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