1980 USAC Championship Car season

1980 USAC Championship Car season
Championship Racing League
Season
Races	5
Start date	April 13
End date	July 13
Drivers
National champion	Johnny Rutherford
Indianapolis 500 winner	Johnny Rutherford
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1979	1981-82

The 1980 USAC Championship Car season consisted of five races, beginning in Ontario, California on April 13 and concluding in Lexington, Ohio on July 13. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford. The season was planned to be 12 races, each co-sanctioned with CART, however the USAC withdrew from the agreement after the fifth race.

Schedule and results

Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Pole Position	Winning Driver
April 13	Datsun Twin 200	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Johnny Rutherford	Johnny Rutherford
May 26	Indianapolis 500-Mile Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Johnny Rutherford	Johnny Rutherford
June 8	Gould Rex Mays Classic 150	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Gordon Johncock	Bobby Unser
June 22	True Value 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser
July 13	Red Roof Inns 150	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course*	Lexington, Ohio	Al Unser	Johnny Rutherford

* Road course.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Team	Points
1	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	2749
2	Tom Sneva		1970
3	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	1334
4	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	1330
5	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	1078

References

• Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1980". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gkZjJJMQ. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 
• "1980 Championship Racing League". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gkZjkXEc. Retrieved on 2009-05-11. 

See also

• 1980 Indianapolis 500
• 1980 IndyCar season