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The 1980 CART World Series Season was the second CART World Series. It began on April 13, 1980 and it ended on November 8 after 12 races.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1980 CART World Series.
Results and standings
Races
Rd
|
Name
|
Circuit
|
Date
|
Winning driver
|
Winning team
|
Report
|
1
|
Datsun Twin 200
|
Ontario, California
|
April 13
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Chaparral
|
Report
|
2
|
Indianapolis 500
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
May 26
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Chaparral
|
Report
|
3
|
Gould-Rex Mays 150
|
West Allis, Wisconsin
|
June 8
|
Bobby Unser
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
4
|
True Value 500
|
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
|
June 22
|
Bobby Unser
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
5
|
Red Roof Inns 150
|
Lexington, Ohio
|
July 13
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Chaparral
|
Report
|
6
|
Norton 200
|
Brooklyn, Michigan
|
July 20
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Chaparral
|
Report
|
7
|
Kent Oil 150
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
August 3
|
Bobby Unser
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
8
|
Tony Bettenhausen 500
|
West Allis, Wisconsin
|
August 10
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Chaparral
|
Report
|
9
|
California 500
|
Ontario, California
|
August 31
|
Bobby Unser
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
10
|
Gould Grand Prix 150
|
Brooklyn, Michigan
|
September 20
|
Mario Andretti
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
11
|
I Copa Mexico 150
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
October 26
|
Rick Mears
|
Penske Racing
|
Report
|
12
|
Miller High Life 150
|
Phoenix, Arizona
|
November 8
|
Tom Sneva
|
Sugaripe Prune
|
Report
|
Full Series Results
Drivers
Pos
|
Driver
|
PHO R1
|
ATL H1
|
ATL H2
|
IND 500
|
TRE H1
|
TRE H2
|
MIG H1
|
MIG H2
|
WKG INT
|
TRE R3
|
CAL 500
|
MIG R3
|
ATL R3
|
PHO R2
|
Pts
|
1
|
Mears
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
4,060
|
2
|
B. Unser
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3,820
|
3
|
Johncock
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
2
|
4
|
2,211
|
4
|
Rutherford
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
Ret
|
3
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
Ret
|
6
|
2,163
|
5
|
A. Unser
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
Ret
|
5
|
1
|
2,085
|
6
|
Ongais
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
Ret
|
6
|
DNQ
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
1,473
|
7
|
T. Sneva
|
Ret
|
3
|
5
|
15
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
1,360
|
8
|
Bagley
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
Ret
|
5
|
|
9
|
1,208
|
9
|
Dallenbach
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
Ret
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
Ret
|
6
|
4
|
12
|
1,149
|
10
|
Mosley
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
10
|
1,126
|
11
|
Andretti
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
DNQ
|
|
|
700
|
12
|
Kunzman
|
9
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
14
|
Ret
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
490
|
13
|
Carter
|
Ret
|
9
|
11
|
Ret
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
7
|
452
|
14
|
Schuppan
|
Ret
|
12
|
12
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
7
|
|
7
|
DNS
|
|
Ret
|
449
|
15
|
Alsup (R)
|
11
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
12
|
9
|
9
|
Ret
|
9
|
10
|
Ret
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
400
|
16
|
Saldana
|
13
|
Ret
|
13
|
16
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
DNQ
|
6
|
Ret
|
368
|
17
|
Gehlhausen
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
10
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
8
|
343
|
18
|
Walther
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
|
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
314
|
19
|
Krisiloff
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
11
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
6
|
|
|
279
|
20
|
Frantz
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
236
|
21
|
J. Sneva
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
155
|
22
|
Richmond
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
8
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
112
|
23
|
Rice
|
10
|
|
14
|
19
|
Ret
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105
|
24
|
Johnson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
13
|
98
|
25
|
Mahler
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74
|
26
|
Loquasto
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
9
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
70
|
27
|
Cannon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
56
|
28
|
Ferguson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
DNQ
|
35
|
29
|
Scott
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
20
|
30
|
Caliva
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
10
|
-
|
Foyt
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Holmes
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Vukovich Jr.
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
McCluskey
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Bigelow
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Threshie
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Dickson
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Simon
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Kinser
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Hucul
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Parsons Jr.
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Snider
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Rasmussen
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Guthrie
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
McElreath
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
D. Whittington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
B. Whittington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Martin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Harkey
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Firestone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Weiss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
-
|
Pos
|
Driver
|
PHO R1
|
ATL H1
|
ATL H2
|
IND 500
|
TRE H1
|
TRE H2
|
MIG H1
|
MIG H2
|
WKG INT
|
TRE R3
|
CAL 500
|
MIG R3
|
ATL R3
|
PHO R2
|
Pts
|
|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Winner
|
Silver |
Second place
|
Bronze |
Third place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue |
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Retired (Ret)
|
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
Did not arrive (DNA)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
|
Driver Breakdown
Pos
|
Driver
|
Team
|
Entries
|
Wins
|
Podiums
|
Top 5's
|
Top 10's
|
Poles
|
Points
|
1
|
Mears
|
Team Penske
|
14
|
3
|
9
|
13
|
14
|
2
|
4,060
|
2
|
B. Unser
|
Team Penske
|
14
|
6
|
9
|
12
|
13
|
7
|
3,820
|
3
|
Johncock
|
Patrick Racing
|
14
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
2,211
|
4
|
Rutherford
|
McLaren International
|
14
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
2
|
2,163
|
5
|
A. Unser
|
Chaparral Cars Inc.
|
14
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
2,085
|
6
|
Ongais
|
Interscope Racing
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1,473
|
7
|
T. Sneva
|
Sugaripe Prune
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
1,360
|
8
|
Bagley
|
Longhorn Racing
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
1,208
|
9
|
Dallenbach
|
Patrick Racing
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
1,149
|
10
|
Mosley
|
All American Racers
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1,126
|
11
|
Andretti
|
Team Penske
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
700
|
12
|
Kunzman
|
Hamm
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
490
|
13
|
Carter
|
Alex Foods
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
452
|
14
|
Schuppan
|
Wysard Motor Co.
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
449
|
15
|
Alsup (R)
|
WASP Racing
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
400
|
16
|
Saldana
|
Hoffman Racing
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
368
|
17
|
Gehlhausen
|
Gehlhausen Racing
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
343
|
18
|
Walther
|
Walmotor
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
314
|
19
|
Krisiloff
|
Fletcher Racing
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
279
|
20
|
Frantz
|
Frantz Racing
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
236
|
21
|
J. Sneva
|
National Engineering
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
155
|
22
|
Richmond
|
-Private Entry-
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
112
|
23
|
Rice
|
S-M Electric
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
105
|
24
|
Johnson
|
Mergard Racing
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
98
|
25
|
Mahler
|
Sport Magazine
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
74
|
26
|
Loquasto
|
Gehlhausen Racing
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
70
|
27
|
Cannon
|
Canon Racing - GTI Engineering
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
28
|
Ferguson
|
Aero Electrics
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
29
|
Scott
|
Wheel Center
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
30
|
Caliva
|
Sta-On
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|