1979 CART Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Kent Oil 150 at the Watkins Glen International.

Tom Bagley won the pole, with a time of 84.713 seconds, beating Tim Richmond by 0.139 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tom Bagley won his 1st pole of the year,
Bagley won his 1st career pole in the CART Series in his 9th start,
Rick Mears, who will start 6th, has a 773 point lead over Gordon Johncock

1.11-Tom Bagley
2.35-Tim Richmond
3.25-Danny Ongais
4.12-Bobby Unser
5.34-Vern Schuppan
6.9-Rick Mears
7.2-Al Unser
8.69-Joe Saldana
9.10-Pancho Carter
10.20-Gordon Johncock
11.4-Johnny Rutherford
12.41-Bill Alsup
13.36-Mike Mosley
14.18-Tom Frantz
15.1-Tom Sneva
16.7-Steve Krisiloff
17.40-Wally Dallenbach
18.19-Spike Gehlhausen

Race #9 - Kent Oil 150

The CART Series made their 9th stop of 1979 at the Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York, for the Kent Oil 150.

Tom Bagley led the field to the Green as a field of eighteen drivers made history, racing for the first time at Watkins Glen in series history. With a packed crowd in attendance, drivers pull on a heck of a show as battles for the lead and position happened all over the track with Bobby Unser swapping the lead with Tom Bagley for much of the race, but tire problems force Unser to pit with less then twenty to go and was never able to recover.

With his toughest challenger back in traffic, Tom Bagley, who just scored his first ever CART win at Michigan in the previous race, was able to hang on and win for the second race in a row.

Other Noticeables:
Tom Bagley scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Bagley led 6 times for 19 laps, including the final 10 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Michigan; 1 race ago,
Rick Mears, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 683 points

1.11-Tom Bagley (19 laps led)
2.20-Gordon Johncock
3.41-Bill Alsup
4.25-Danny Ongais (2 laps led)
5.9-Rick Mears (7 laps led)
6.2-Al Unser
7.4-Johnny Rutherford
8.34-Vern Schuppan (6 laps led)
9.35-Tim Richmond
10.12-Bobby Unser (28 laps led)
11.36-Mike Mosley
12.1-Tom Sneva
13.10-Pancho Carter
14.40-Wally Dallenbach
15.7-Steve Krisiloff
16.19-Spike Gehlhausen
17.18-Tom Frantz-2 laps
18.69-Joe Saldana-32 laps (Engine)

Tom Bagley-1
Bobby Unser-2-7
Tom Bagley-8-9
Bobby Unser-10-12
Tom Bagley-13-16
Bobby Unser-17-19
Tom Bagley-20
Bobby Unser-21-23
Tom Bagley-24
Bobby Unser-25-29
Rick Mears-30
Vern Schuppan-31-33
Bobby Unser-34-41
Rick Mears-42-46
Danny Ongais-47-48
Rick Mears-49
Vern Schuppan-50-52
Tom Bagley-53-62

17 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps
Lap 31 (Car #69 Stalled Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 3.247 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes and 54 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Ditzler 150 at the Trenton Speedway.

Mike Mosley won the pole, with a time of 41.200 seconds, beating Bobby Unser by 0.185 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Mike Mosley won his 2nd pole of the year,
Mosley won his 2nd career pole in the CART Series and his first since Michigan; 4 races ago,
Rick Mears, who will start 3rd, has a 683 point lead over Gordon Johncock

1.36-Mike Mosley
2.12-Bobby Unser
3.9-Rick Mears
4.40-Wally Dallenbach
5.69-Joe Saldana
6.4-Johnny Rutherford
7.11-Tom Bagley
8.25-Danny Ongais
9.41-Bill Alsup
10.1-Tom Sneva
11.2-Al Unser
12.95-Larry Cannon
13.18-Tom Frantz
14.19-Spike Gehlhausen
15.35-Tim Richmond
16.20-Gordon Johncock

Race #10 - Ditzler 150

The CART Series made their 10th stop of 1979 at the Trenton Speedway, in Trenton, New Jersey, for the Ditzler 150.

Mike Mosley led the field to the Green but it would be Bobby Unser who would lead the first lap as a pretty decent crowd was in attendance to witness the third ever event to be held at this track. Unser's stay up front would last eleven laps before he was passed by Wally Dallenbach as he would battle all race long with Tom Sneva but it would be pit strategy that would determine who would win.

Bobby Unser's team gambled by taking left side tires only on their stop and was able to beat Sneva and Dallenbach out of the pits and Unser would go on cruise control. Points leader Rick Mears's team finally hit the setup they were looking for as he moved his way through the field but could only get up to second place as Bobby Unser would score his first career CART Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser scored his 1st win of the year,
Unser led 3 times for 55 laps, including the final 41 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the CART Series in his 10th start,
Larry Cannon, who finished 15th, made his CART Series debut,
Rick Mears, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 893 points

1.12-Bobby Unser (55 laps led)
2.9-Rick Mears
3.1-Tom Sneva (27 laps led)
4.40-Wally Dallenbach (18 laps led)
5.69-Joe Saldana
6.4-Johnny Rutherford
7.2-Al Unser
8.25-Danny Ongais
9.11-Tom Bagley
10.41-Bill Alsup-1 lap
11.20-Gordon Johncock-1 lap
12.36-Mike Mosley-5 laps
13.18-Tom Frantz-24 laps (Camshaft)
14.19-Spike Gehlhausen-35 laps (Engine)
15.95-Larry Cannon-94 laps (Accident)
16.35-Tim Richmond-94 laps (Accident)

Mike Mosley-Pole
Bobby Unser-1-11
Wally Dallenbach-12-18
Bobby Unser-19-21
Wally Dallenbach-22-26
Tom Sneva-27-35
Wally Dallenbach-36-41
Tom Sneva-42-59
Bobby Unser-60-100

7 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 6 (Cars #18, 95, 35 and 19 Accident Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 5.048 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 24 Minutes and 52 Seconds