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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 .
USAC and CART united in early 1980 to form a co-sanctioning agreement under the banner of the Championship Racing League (CRL). The entire season was supposed to run under this agreement, but only the first five races of the 1980 Indy/Championship Car season were run under CRL banner. Unhappy with the arrangement, USAC pulled out of the CRL after the Mid-Ohio race in July. USAC declared their 1980 season over after the five races, while CART finished out the remainder of the 1980 season on their own.
Johnny Rutherford happened to score the most points under both USAC's 5-race points distribution and CART's 12-race points championship.
Schedule and results
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In January 1980, USAC initially released a ten-race schedule, with new venues Talladega , Charlotte , and Road Atlanta added to the schedule.[1] However, these three events were eventually scrapped when USAC entered into a joint sanctioning effort with CART.
Original schedule
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Rnd
Date
Race Name
Length
Track
Location
1
April 26
Texas 200
200 mi (320 km )
O Texas World Speedway
College Station, Texas
2
May 26
500 Mile International Sweepstakes
500 mi (800 km )
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
3
June 8
Gould Rex Mays Classic
150 mi (240 km )
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis, Wisconsin
4
June 22
True Value 500
500 mi (800 km )
O Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
5
July 13
Red Roof Inns 150
150 mi (240 km )
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
6
July 27
Road Atlanta 200
150 mi (240 km )
R Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia
7
August 10
Tony Bettenhausen 150
200 mi (320 km )
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis, Wisconsin
8
August 24
Alabama 200
500 mi (800 km )
O Alabama International Motor Speedway
Talladega, Alabama
9
September 14
Mosport 200
150 mi (240 km )
R Mosport International Raceway
Bowmanville, Ontario
10
September 28
Charlotte 500
300 mi (480 km )
O Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte, North Carolina
O Oval/Speedway
R Road Course
Revised schedule
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In the spring of 1980, USAC and CART merged their schedules for the newly created CRL Championship. With Talladega, Charlotte, and Road Atlanta already scrapped, Texas World Speedway was cancelled too. That track would soon cease to hold any more professional races, and Indy cars never raced at Texas World again. Mosport, which had held races in the past, was also dropped. Indianapolis , Milwaukee, Mid-Ohio, and Pocono , all were kept as part of the final merged schedule.
The co-sanctioning effort ended after only five races. USAC declared their involvement in the 1980 season over after Mid-Ohio. The remaining seven races were sanctioned solely by CART, and paid points to the CART championship only.
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Length
Track
Location
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
April 13
Datsun Twin 200
200 mi (320 km )
O Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario , California
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
2
May 26
500 Mile International Sweepstakes
500 mi (800 km )
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
3
June 8
Gould Rex Mays Classic
150 mi (240 km )
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Gordon Johncock
Bobby Unser
4
June 22
True Value 500
500 mi (800 km )
O Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond , Pennsylvania
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
5
July 13
Red Roof Inns 150
150 mi (240 km )
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington , Ohio
Al Unser
Johnny Rutherford
Races sanctioned by CART only
NC
July 20
Norton 200
200 mi (320 km )
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
Bobby Unser
Johnny Rutherford
NC
August 3
Kent Oil 150
150 mi (240 km )
R Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
Al Unser
Bobby Unser
NC
August 10
Tony Bettenhausen 200
200 mi (320 km )
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis, Wisconsin
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
NC
August 31
California 500
500 mi (800 km )
O Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario, California
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
NC
September 20
Gould Grand Prix
150 mi (240 km )
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
NC
October 26
I Copa México 150
150 mi (240 km )
R Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Bobby Unser
Rick Mears
NC
November 8
Miller High Life 150
150 mi (240 km )
O Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Mario Andretti
Tom Sneva
O Oval/Speedway
R Road Course/Street Circuit
Final points standings
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Color
Result
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Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th-10th place
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Finished (Outside Top 10)
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Did not finish (Ret)
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
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Did not start (DNS)
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Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
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Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
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Led most race laps
Rookie of the Year
Rookie
References
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See also
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Seasons
Indianapolis 500s
National Champions
Tracks
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_USAC_Championship_Car_season&oldid=1236510729 "
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