1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125
Appearance
Second | Rick Mears (Team Penske) |
---|---|
Third | Al Unser (Chaparral Cars) |
The 1979 1979 IndyCar season, held on April 22, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.
Race 1
Summary
Johnny Rutherford won the pole for the first race, with Gordon Johncock starting second, Mike Mosley in third, Danny Ongais in fourth, and Tom Sneva in fifth.
In the race, Rutherford and Johncock dominated the first 60 laps. After a caution period ended with just 14 laps to go, Lee Kunzman managed to jump out to the lead. Johnny Rutherford caught up to him with eight laps to go, and the two dueled, with Rutherford passing him on the penultimate lap and holding on to win.[1] Tom Sneva claimed third, Gordon Johncock fourth, and Rick Mears fifth.
Results
Pos | Sta | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Led | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
Team McLaren
|
82 | 47:28.000 | 30 | 250 |
2 | 9 | 21 | ![]() |
Conqueste Racing Team | 82 | - | 12 | 200 |
3 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
Jerry O'Connell Racing | 82 | - | 7 | 175 |
4 | 2 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 82 | - | 32 | 150 |
5 | 11 | 9 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 82 | - | 0 | 125 |
6 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
Chaparral Cars | 82 | - | 0 | 100 |
7 | 8 | 12 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 82 | - | 1 | 75 |
8 | 16 | 11 | ![]() |
Longhorn Racing | 81 | + 1 Laps | 0 | 63 |
9 | 13 | 10 | ![]() |
Morales Motorsports | 81 | + 1 Laps | 0 | 50 |
10 | 14 | 77 | ![]() |
Walmotor | 80 | + 2 Laps | 0 | 38 |
11 | 6 | 40 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 79 | + 3 Laps | 0 | 25 |
12 | 18 | 34 | ![]() |
Wysard Racing | 75 | + 7 Laps | 0 | 13 |
13 | 15 | 69 | ![]() |
Hoffman Racing | 58 | Fire | 0 | 5 |
14 | 4 | 25 | ![]() |
Interscope Racing
|
56 | Fuel Line | 0 | 5 |
15 | 12 | 7 | ![]() |
Bob Fletcher Racing | 53 | Transmission | 0 | 5 |
16 | 17 | 41 | ![]() |
WASP Racing | 42 | Over-Heating | 0 | 5 |
17 | 3 | 36 | ![]() |
All American Racers | 20 | Gearbox | 0 | 5 |
18 | 10 | 19 | ![]() |
Gehlhausen Racing | 12 | Ignition | 0 | 5 |
Lap Leader Breakdown
Leader | From Lap |
To Lap |
Total # Of Laps |
---|---|---|---|
Johnny Rutherford | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Gordon Johncock | 11 | 42 | 32 |
Johnny Rutherford | 43 | 60 | 18 |
Bobby Unser | 61 | 61 | 1 |
Tom Sneva | 62 | 68 | 7 |
Lee Kunzman | 69 | 80 | 12 |
Johnny Rutherford | 81 | 82 | 2 |
Points standings after this race
Note: Only top ten are listed
Rank | Driver | Points | Diff | Pos Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Rutherford | 460 | +2 | |
2 | Gordon Johncock | 450 | -10 | -1 |
3 | Rick Mears | 365 | -95 | -1 |
4 | Al Unser | 280 | -180 | =0 |
5 | Lee Kunzman | 260 | -200 | +4 |
6 | Bobby Unser | 225 | -235 | -1 |
7 | Tom Sneva | 181 | -279 | +13 |
8 | Tom Bagley | 138 | -322 | =0 |
9 | Mike Mosley | 125 | -335 | -3 |
10 | Wally Dallenbach | 115 | -345 | -3 |
Race 2
Summary
2021 XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway when Pato O'Ward
took the win.
Results
Pos | St | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Led | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
Team McLaren
|
82 | 45:40.000 | 61 | 250 |
2 | 5 | 9 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 82 | - | 1 | 200 |
3 | 6 | 2 | ![]() |
Chaparral Cars | 82 | - | 0 | 175 |
4 | 7 | 12 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 82 | - | 7 | 150 |
5 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
Jerry O'Connell Racing | 81 | + 1 Lap | 0 | 125 |
6 | 14 | 25 | ![]() |
Longhorn Racing | 81 | + 1 Laps | 0 | 100 |
7 | 8 | 11 | ![]() |
Interscope Racing
|
81 | + 1 Lap | 0 | 75 |
8 | 11 | 40 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 80 | + 2 Laps | 0 | 63 |
9 | 4 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 80 | + 2 Laps | 0 | 50 |
10 | 10 | 77 | ![]() |
Walmotor | 79 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 38 |
11 | 9 | 10 | ![]() |
Morales Motorsports | 78 | + 4 Laps | 0 | 25 |
12 | 12 | 34 | ![]() |
Wysard Racing | 74 | Out of Fuel | 0 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 69 | ![]() |
Hoffman Racing | 72 | + 10 Laps | 0 | 5 |
14 | 18 | 35 | ![]() |
S&M Electric | 62 | + 20 Laps | 0 | 5 |
15 | 15 | 41 | ![]() |
WASP Racing | 52 | Over-Heating | 0 | 5 |
16 | 17 | 19 | ![]() |
Gehlhausen Racing | 13 | Oil Leak | 0 | 5 |
17 | 16 | 36 | ![]() |
All American Racers | 3 | Engine | 0 | 5 |
18 | 2 | 21 | ![]() |
Conqueste Racing Team | 3 | Gearbox | 0 | 5 |
Lap Leader Breakdown
Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
---|---|---|---|
Johnny Rutherford | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Bobby Unser | 8 | 14 | 7 |
Johnny Rutherford | 15 | 25 | 11 |
Salt Walther | 26 | 38 | 13 |
Johnny Rutherford | 39 | 68 | 30 |
Rick Mears | 69 | 69 | 1 |
Johnny Rutherford | 70 | 82 | 13 |
Points standings after this race
Note: Only top ten are listed
Rank | Driver | Points | Diff | Pos Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Rutherford | 710 | =0 | |
2 | Rick Mears | 565 | -145 | +1 |
3 | Gordon Johncock | 500 | -210 | -1 |
4 | Al Unser | 455 | -255 | =0 |
5 | Bobby Unser | 375 | -335 | +1 |
6 | Tom Sneva | 306 | -404 | +1 |
7 | Lee Kunzman | 265 | -445 | -2 |
8 | Tom Bagley | 213 | -497 | =0 |
9 | Wally Dallenbach | 178 | -532 | +1 |
10 | Mike Mosley | 130 | -580 | -1 |
References
- ^ a b "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on April 23, 1979 ยท Page 40". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
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