1980 PPG Indy Car World Series

Johnny Rutherford - Champion

**The initial 5 races of the 1980 season were co-sanctioned by CART and USAC.
After Mid-Ohio, USAC broke away from the deal, and the remainder of the season was run under CART sanction**

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
4/13/80 Datsun Twin 200 Ontario 200 PO Johnny Rutherford
5/26/80 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Indianapolis 500 PO Johnny Rutherford
6/8/80 Gould Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 150 PO Bobby Unser
6/22/80 True Value 500 Pocono 500 PO Bobby Unser
7/13/80 Red Roof Inns 150 Mid-Ohio 156 RC Johnny Rutherford
7/20/80 Norton 200 MIS 200 PO Johnny Rutherford
8/3/80 Kent Oil 150 Watkins Glen 150.536 RC Bobby Unser
8/10/80 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee 200 PO Johnny Rutherford
8/31/80 California 500 Ontario 500 PO Bobby Unser
10/20/80 Gould Grand Prix MIS 150 PO Mario Andretti
10/26/80 Primera Copa México 150 Mexico City 148.8 RC Rick Mears
11/8/80 Miller High Life 150 Phoenix 150 PO Tom Sneva

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Johnny Rutherford 12 0 5 3 0 1 1 3 4723
2 Bobby Unser 11 1 4 3 1 0 0 4 3714
3 Tom Sneva 12 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2930
4 Rick Mears 12 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2866
5 Pancho Carter 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1855
6 Gordon Johncock 11 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1572
7 Bill Alsup 11 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1214
8 Al Unser 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1153
9 Gary Bettenhausen 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1057
10 Vern Schuppan 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 806
11 Tom Bagley 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 794
12 Dennis Firestone 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 743
13 Sheldon Kinser 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 697
14 Tom Gloy 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 680
15 Danny Ongais 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 601
16 Mario Andretti 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 580
17 Spike Gehlhausen 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 473
18 Roger Rager 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 381
19 Rick Muther 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 356
20 Bill Tempero 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 331
21 Dick Ferguson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 315
22 Howdy Holmes 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 314
23 Larry Cannon 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 299
24T Roger Mears 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 272
24T Herm Johnson 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 272
26 Tom Bigelow 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 260
27 Bill Engelhart 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 246
28 Jim McElreath 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 240
29 Jerry Karl 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 215
30 Tim Richmond 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 209
31 Dick Simon 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 185
32 Greg Leffler 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 184
33 Gordon Smiley 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 176
34 Lee Kunzman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 150
35 Jerry Sneva 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 149
36 Pete Halsmer 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 128
37 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 96
38 Cliff Hucul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 90
39 Phil Caliva 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 70
40 Jan Sneva 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 60
41T John Martin 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 56
41T Mike Mosley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 56
43 Joe Saldana 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50
44 A. J. Foyt 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 45
45 Ron Shuman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 40
46 Johnny Parsons 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 36
47 John Mahler 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 35
48T John Wood 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 25
48T Don Whittington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 25
48T Michael Chandler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 25
48T George Snider 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 25
52 Hurley Haywood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 20
53 Phil Threshie 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 15
54 Larry Dickson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 10
55T Jerry Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 8
55T Daniel Muñiz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 8
57T Juan Carlos Bolaños 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 6
57T Bob Frey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 6
57T Salt Walther 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 6
57T Billie Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 6
57T Michel Jourdain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 6
57T Ross Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 6
63T Chip Mead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 5
63T Bill Whittington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 5
63T Al Loquasto 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 5
63T Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 5
63T Jeff Heywood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 5
NR Buddie Boys 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dana Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Tom Frantz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Josele Garza 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Janet Guthrie 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Harkey 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Milt Harper 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bruce Hill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0