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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 11, 2017 10:02:02 GMT -5
A big thanks to form member frow78 for allowing me to use his 88, 89 and 90 CART cars he painted as a replacement to simulate this series. Yes I know they are the wrong schemes but I'd rather use these then blank cars.
The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season the Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Rick Mears won the pole, with a time of 32.263 seconds, beating Bobby Unser by 0.033 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears won his 1st pole of the year,
Mears won his 1st career pole in the CART Series in his 1st start
1.9-Rick Mears
2.12-Bobby Unser
3.4-Johnny Rutherford
4.21-Lee Kunzman
5.35-Larry Rice
6.2-Al Unser
7.40-Wally Dallenbach
8.36-Mike Mosley
9.20-Gordon Johncock
10.77-Salt Walther
11.1-Tom Sneva
12.28-Tom Frantz
13.11-Tom Bagley
14.7-Steve Krisiloff
15.92-John Mahler
16.25-Danny Ongais
17.69-Joe Saldana
18.34-Vern Schuppan
19.19-Spike Gehlhausen
20.41-Bill Alsup
21.10-Pancho Carter
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 13:06:53 GMT -5
Well, I sure didn't see this coming.
But anyway, Bobby Unser won the pole for the real race, while Rick Mears started 5th.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 11, 2017 18:06:58 GMT -5
Race #1 - Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150
The CART Series made their 1st stop of 1979 at the Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona, for the Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150.
Rick Mears led the field to the green as he would write his name in the history books as the first lap leader in the series. A sellout crowd of 18,000 people were in attendance hoping to see history of a brand new racing series but the history they saw was not what they expected. Mears quickly was able to pull away from the field and by Lap 50 he had a ten second lead as drivers ran fast laps but was never able to stay within a second of Mears.
Even when a late caution came out with less then ten laps to go, no one had anything for Mears, as he would lead all 150 laps and scored a dominating win and writing his name in the history books as the first winner in the CART Series as well as sweeping a race(winning the pole, leading every single lap and winning).
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears scored his 1st win of the year,
Mears led 1 time for 150 laps, including all 150 laps,
All 21 drivers made their CART Series debuts,
It was the 1st win of his career in the CART Series in his 1st start,
Rick Mears, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Mike Mosley by 60 points
1.9-Rick Mears (150 laps led)
2.36-Mike Mosley
3.35-Larry Rice
4.20-Gordon Johncock
5.77-Salt Walther
6.21-Lee Kunzman-1 lap
7.2-Al Unser-1 lap
8.11-Tom Bagley-1 lap
9.40-Wally Dallenbach-1 lap
10.41-Bill Alsup-1 lap
11.1-Tom Sneva-1 lap
12.69-Joe Saldana-1 lap
13.28-Tom Frantz-2 laps
14.7-Steve Krisiloff-2 laps
15.25-Danny Ongais-3 laps
16.34-Vern Schuppan-3 laps
17.4-Johnny Rutherford-3 laps
18.12-Bobby Unser-3 laps
19.92-John Mahler-3 laps
20.10-Pancho Carter-4 laps
21.19-Spike Gehlhausen-136 laps (Header)
Rick Mears-1-150
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 141 (Car #92 Stalled Turn 2)
Margin of Victory: 4.094 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes and 10 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 18:14:55 GMT -5
In reality, Mears finished 2nd to Gordon Johncock, who finished 4th here.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 4, 2017 10:03:04 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Gould Twin Dixie 125 #1 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Johnny Rutherford won the pole, with a time of 33.439 seconds, beating Tom Bagley by 0.213 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Johnny Rutherford won his 1st pole of the year,
Rutherford won his 1st career pole in the CART Series in his 2nd start,
Rick Mears, who will start 12th, has a 60 point lead over Mike Mosley
1.4-Johnny Rutherford
2.11-Tom Bagley
3.20-Gordon Johncock
4.1-Tom Sneva
5.2-Al Unser
6.34-Vern Schuppan
7.21-Lee Kunzman
8.12-Bobby Unser
9.10-Pancho Carter
10.77-Salt Walther
11.36-Mike Mosley
12.9-Rick Mears
13.69-Joe Saldana
14.25-Danny Ongais
15.7-Steve Krisiloff
16.40-Wally Dallenbach
17.41-Bill Alsup
18.19-Spike Gehlhausen
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2017 13:07:08 GMT -5
Rutherford was also on pole for the real race...and won it, too!
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 4, 2017 18:00:12 GMT -5
Race #2 - Gould Twin Dixie 125 #1
The CART Series made their 2nd stop of 1979 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia, for the Gould Twin Dixie 125 #1.
Johnny Rutherford led the field to the green but it would be Gordon Johncock who would lead the first six laps as unlike Phoenix, Atlanta provided the fans in attendance a great showing as Gordon Johncock and Tom Sneva would battle all race long, swapping the lead nine times over the 82 laps between the two of them. Not a single caution would fly for the first time in series history so that meant drivers had only one shot of making adjustments to try and catch the leaders. Gordon Johncock's team was able to have a fast pit stop and got their car out front of Sneva and appeared on their way to victory lane.
Tom Sneva however was able to use lap traffic and catch back up with ten laps to go, passing Gordon Johncock and going on to score his first ever win in the CART Series.
Other Noticeables:
Tom Sneva scored his 1st win of the year,
Sneva led 5 times for 50 laps, including the final 10 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the CART Series in his 2nd start,
Rick Mears, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 20 points
1.1-Tom Sneva (50 laps led)
2.20-Gordon Johncock (32 laps led)
3.21-Lee Kunzman
4.4-Johnny Rutherford
5.12-Bobby Unser
6.9-Rick Mears
7.10-Pancho Carter
8.77-Salt Walther
9.36-Mike Mosley
10.11-Tom Bagley
11.2-Al Unser
12.25-Danny Ongais
13.34-Vern Schuppan-1 lap
14.69-Joe Saldana-1 lap
15.40-Wally Dallenbach-1 lap
16.7-Steve Krisiloff-1 lap
17.19-Spike Gehlhausen-1 lap
18.41-Bill Alsup-12 laps (Header)
Johnny Rutherford-Pole
Gordon Johncock-1-6
Tom Sneva-7
Gordon Johncock-8-11
Tom Sneva-12-13
Gordon Johncock-14
Tom Sneva-15-17
Gordon Johncock-18-22
Tom Sneva-23-56
Gordon Johncock-57-72
Tom Sneva-73-82
9 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.389 Seconds
Time of Race: 55 Minutes and 23 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2017 18:14:40 GMT -5
Rutherford doesn't quite win here like in real life, Sneva finished 3rd in the real race.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 5, 2017 13:30:05 GMT -5
To keep things fair with actual CART rules, the starting lineup for this race will be the race results of the first event.
Here is how the field will line up for the third race of the season the Gould Twin Dixie 125 #2 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
1.1-Tom Sneva
2.20-Gordon Johncock
3.21-Lee Kunzman
4.4-Johnny Rutherford
5.12-Bobby Unser
6.9-Rick Mears
7.10-Pancho Carter
8.77-Salt Walther
9.36-Mike Mosley
10.11-Tom Bagley
11.2-Al Unser
12.25-Danny Ongais
13.34-Vern Schuppan
14.69-Joe Saldana
15.40-Wally Dallenbach
16.19-Spike Gehlhausen
17.41-Bill Alsup
18.35-Larry Rice
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 5, 2017 18:00:41 GMT -5
Race #3 - Gould Twin Dixie 125 #2
The CART Series made their 3rd stop of 1979 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia, for the Gould Twin Dixie 125 #2.
Tom Sneva led the field to the green just hours after he had won the first event at Atlanta and was looking to sweep both events, leading the first 7 laps as the fans in attendance were treated to yet another action packed race, as no cautions would fly, letting drivers race as hard as possible to gain every position they could. Phoenix winner Rick Mears would quickly pass Tom Sneva for the lead and after a brief battle, would begin to pull away just like he had done at Phoenix, where he had led all 150 laps.
With no cautions coming out drivers had one chance to fix their cars during pit stops, a battle that Tom Sneva won as he retook the lead before being passed by Al Unser but hot on his bumper was that #9 car of Rick Mears who quickly took back the lead and was able to hold off Johnny Rutherford for his second win of 1979.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears scored his 2nd win of the year,
Mears led 4 times for 62 laps, including the final 17 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Phoenix; 2 races ago,
Rick Mears, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 207 points
1.9-Rick Mears (62 laps led)
2.4-Johnny Rutherford (3 laps led)
3.2-Al Unser (6 laps led)
4.1-Tom Sneva (11 laps led)
5.12-Bobby Unser
6.25-Danny Ongais
7.11-Tom Bagley
8.20-Gordon Johncock
9.77-Salt Walther
10.34-Vern Schuppan
11.19-Spike Gehlhausen
12.21-Lee Kunzman
13.36-Mike Mosley
14.35-Larry Rice-1 lap
15.40-Wally Dallenbach-1 lap
16.69-Joe Saldana-1 lap
17.41-Bill Alsup-1 lap
18.10-Pancho Carter-7 laps
Tom Sneva-1-7
Rick Mears-8-14
Tom Sneva-15
Rick Mears-16-52
Johnny Rutherford-53
Rick Mears-54
Johnny Rutherford-55-56
Tom Sneva-57-59
Al Unser-60-65
Rick Mears-66-82
9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.450 Seconds
Time of Race: 55 Minutes and 26 Seconds
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