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

1979 Trenton 1
Race details
Race 5 of 14 in the 1979 IndyCar season

Trento Speedway
Date June 10, 1979
Official name Trenton Twin Indy
Location

Trenton Speedway, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey

Course = Oval
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.41 km
Distance 67 laps
100.5 mi / 161.704 km
Weather Unknown
Pole position
Driver Gordon Johncock (Team Patrick)
Time 31.341
Fastest lap
Driver Unknown (Unknown)
Time Unknown (on lap Unknown of 67)
Podium
First Bobby Unser (Team Penske)
Second Al Unser (Chaparral Cars)
Third Gordon Johncock (Team Patrick)

Results

Pos Sta No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Led Pts
1 2 12 Bobby Unser Team Patrick 67 0:49:50 23 200
2 3 2 Al Unser Chaparral Cars 67 0 160
3 1 20 Gordon Johncock Team Patrick 67 44 140
4 7 40 Wally Dallenbach Team Patrick 66 +1 Lap 0 120
5 6 9 Rick Mears Team Penske 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

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

Race 2

1979 Trenton 2
Race details
Race 6 of 14 in the 1979 IndyCar season

Trenton Speedway
Date June 10, 1979
Official name Trenton Twin Indy
Location

Trenton Speedway, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey

Course = Oval
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.41 km
Distance 67 laps
100.5 mi / 161.704 km
Weather Unknown
Pole position
Driver Bobby Unser (Team Penske)
Time Winner Race 1
Fastest lap
Driver Unknown (Unknown)
Time Unknown (on lap Unknown of 67)
Podium
First Bobby Unser (Team Penske)
Second Wally Dallenbach (Team Patrick)
Third Johnny Rutherford (Team McLaren)

Results

Pos Sta No Driver Owner Laps Time/Retired Led Pts
1 1 12 Bobby Unser Roger Penske 67 0:40:46 62 200
2 4 40 Wally Dallenbach Pat Patrick 67 0 160
3 13 4 Johnny Rutherford Bruce McLaren 67 0 140
4 8 11 Tom Bagley Bobby Hillin 67 0 120
5 3 20 Gordon Johncock Pat Patrick 66 +1 Lap 0 100
6 7 25 Danny Ongais Ted Field 66 +1 Lap 0 80
7 5 12 Rick Mears Roger Penske 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

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

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

External links

Previous race:
1979 Indianapolis 500
Indy Car Indycar World Series
1979 season
Next race:
1979 Norton Twin
Previous race:
- Not Held -
Trenton Twin Indy Next race:
1979 Dizler 150
Same Season
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