1979 Trenton Twin Indy

The 1979 Trenton Twin Indy were the fifth and sixth rounds of the 1979 IndyCar season, held on June 10, at Trenton Speedway, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey

Race 1

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  1979 Trenton 1
Race details
Race 5 of 14 in the 1979 IndyCar season
 
Trenton Speedway
DateJune 10, 1979
Official nameTrenton Twin Indy
LocationTrenton Speedway, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey Course = Oval
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.41 km
Distance67 laps
100.5 mi / 161.704 km
WeatherUnknown
Pole position
DriverGordon Johncock (Team Patrick)
Time31.341
Fastest lap
DriverUnknown (Unknown)
TimeUnknown (on lap Unknown of 67)
Podium
FirstBobby Unser (Team Penske)
SecondAl Unser (Chaparral Cars)
ThirdGordon Johncock (Team Patrick)

Summary

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Gordon Johncock won the pole for the race, with Bobby Unser starting second, Al Unser starting third, Tom Sneva starting fourth, and Johnny Rutherford starting fifth.

In the race, Johncock held the lead for the first 44 laps, before Bobby Unser took the lead on lap 45 after Johncock entered the pits. Johncock fell further to third after he spun out on lap 49. [1] Al Unser moved up to second, and was two seconds behind Bobby Unser when a caution came out on lap 57, but when the green flag flew again Bobby Unser won over his brother. Johncock finished third, Wally Dallenbach finished fourth, and Rick Mears finished fifth.

Results

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Pos Sta No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Led Pts
1 2 12 Bobby Unser Penske Racing 67 0:49:50 23 200
2 3 2 Al Unser Chaparral Cars 67 0 160
3 1 20 Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing 67 44 140
4 7 40 Wally Dallenbach Patrick Racing 66 +1 Lap 0 120
5 6 9 Rick Mears Penske Racing 66 +1 Lap 0 100
6 4 1 Tom Sneva Team O'Connoell 66 +1 Lap 0 80
7 10 25 Danny Ongais Team Field 66 +1 Lap 0 60
8 8 11 Tom Bagley Team Hillin 65 +2 Lap 0 50
9 12 7 Steve Krisiloff Fletcher Racing 64 +3 Laps 0 40
10 13 10 Pancho Carter Team Morales 64 +3 Laps 0 30
11 15 92 John Mahler Intercomp 63 +4 Laps 0 20
12 17 41 Bill Alsup Private 60 +7 Laps 0 10
13 9 36 Mike Mosley Team Gurney 51 engine 0 5
14 11 21 Lee Kunzman Conqueste Racing Team 24 engine 0 5
15 5 4 Johnny Rutherford Team McLaren 16 valve 0 5
16 14 35 Larry Rice S&M Electric 8 handling 0 5
17 18 69 Joe Salanda Hoffman Racing 5 engine 0 5
18 16 19 Spike Gehlhausen Private 0 oil pressure 0 5

Lap Leader Breakdown

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Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps
Gordon Johncock 1 44 44
Bobby Unser 45 67 23

Race 2

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  1979 Trenton 2
Race details
Race 6 of 14 in the 1979 IndyCar season
 
Trenton Speedway
DateJune 10, 1979
Official nameTrenton Twin Indy
LocationTrenton Speedway, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey Course = Oval
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.41 km
Distance67 laps
100.5 mi / 161.704 km
WeatherUnknown
Pole position
DriverBobby Unser (Team Penske)
TimeWinner Race 1
Fastest lap
DriverUnknown (Unknown)
TimeUnknown (on lap Unknown of 67)
Podium
FirstBobby Unser (Team Penske)
SecondWally Dallenbach (Team Patrick)
ThirdJohnny Rutherford (Team McLaren)

Summary

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Starting positions for the race were determined by finishes in the first race, putting Bobby Unser on the pole. In the race itself, Unser briefly lost the lead to Gordon Johncock on the first lap, [1] but he took it back and except for 5 laps led by Pancho Carter controlled the rest of the race. Wally Dallenbach finished second, Johnny Rutherford in third, Tom Bagley in fourth, and Gordon Johncock in fifth.

Results

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Pos Sta No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Led Pts
1 1 12 Bobby Unser Penske Racing 67 0:40:46 62 200
2 4 40 Wally Dallenbach Patrick Racing 67 0 160
3 13 4 Johnny Rutherford McLaren 67 0 140
4 8 11 Tom Bagley Bobby Hillin 67 0 120
5 3 20 Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing 66 +1 Lap 0 100
6 7 25 Danny Ongais Ted Field 66 +1 Lap 0 80
7 5 12 Rick Mears Penske Racing 66 +1 Lap 0 60
8 10 10 Pancho Carter Alex Morales 65 +2 Laps 5 50
9 12 41 Bill Alsup Private 62 +5 Laps 0 40
10 14 35 Larry Rice Private 60 +7 Laps 0 30
11 11 92 John Mahler Private 60 +7 Laps 0 20
12 2 2 Al Unser Chaparral Cars 52 universal joint 0 10
13 16 19 Spike Gehlhausen Carl Gehlhausen 52 oil line 0 5
14 9 7 Steve Krisiloff Fletcher Racing 50 oil leak 0 5
15 6 1 Tom Sneva Jerry O'Connell 41 suspension 0 5
16 15 69 Joe Saldana Hoffman Racing 2 lost power 0 5

Lap leader breakdown

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Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps
Bobby Unser 1 26 26
Pancho Carder 27 31 5
Bobby Unser 32 67 36

Points standings after the Race

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Note: Only top 10 are listed

Rank Driver Points Diff Change
1 Rick Mears 1725 =0
2 Bobby Unser 1275 -450 -1
3 Gordon Johncock 1140 -585 +1
4 Johnny Rutherford 875 -850 -1
5 Danny Ongais 853 -872 -1
6 Mike Mosley 835 -890 +2
7 Al Unser 640 -1085 =0
8 Tom Bagley 583 -1142 =0
9 Wally Dallenbach 468 -1257 -2
10 Tom Sneva 416 -1309 +1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on June 11, 1979 · Page 18". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
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