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1980 USAC Championship Car season, the Glossary

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.^[1]

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1980 in American motorsport
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USAC Championship Car

A. J. Foyt

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport.

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Al Loquasto

Albert John (Al) Loquasto (Jr.) (June 21, 1940 – July 31, 1991), was an American racecar driver.

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Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a motorsport race track in Mexico City, Mexico, named after the racing drivers Ricardo Rodríguez (1942–1962) and Pedro Rodríguez (1940–1971).

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Avondale, Arizona

Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix.

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Bill Alsup

Bill Alsup (July 15, 1938 in Honolulu – August 9, 2016) was an American race car driver.

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Bill Puterbaugh

Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the USAC Championship Car series.

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Bill Tempero

Bill Tempero (born January 16, 1944) is an American former racing driver from Milwaukee.

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Bill Vukovich II

William John Vukovich Jr. (March 29, 1944 – August 20, 2023) was an American driver in the championship car division of USAC and the CART series.

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Bill Whittington

William Marvin Whittington (September 11, 1949 – April 23, 2021) was an American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and competed five times in the Indianapolis 500.

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Billie Harvey

William J. "Billie" Harvey (February 2, 1950 – September 13, 2007) was an American racing driver from Delray Beach, Florida.

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Billy Engelhart

Billy Engelhart (born March 20, 1942, in Madison, Wisconsin), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Bob Frey

Robert C. Frey (born October 25, 1950) is a former American racing driver from Elyria, Ohio.

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Bob Harkey

Bob Harkey (June 23, 1930January 16, 2016) was an American driver in the USAC Championship Car series from Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Bobby Unser

Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer.

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Bowmanville

Bowmanville is a town of approximately 40,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Braselton, Georgia

Braselton is a town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately northeast of Atlanta.

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Brooklyn, Michigan

Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Bruce Hill (racing driver)

Bruce Hill (July 9, 1949 – May 14, 2017) was an American stock car racing driver from Topeka, Kansas.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California 500 (IndyCar)

The California 500 was a USAC, and later CART, race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.

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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Toronto.

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Championship Auto Racing Teams

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.

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Cliff Hucul

Cliff Hucul (born August 21, 1948, Prince George, British Columbia), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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College Station, Texas

College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle.

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Danny Ongais

Danny Ongais (May 21, 1942 – February 26, 2022) was an American racing driver.

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Dennis Firestone

Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver who raced from 1979 to 1987. He was the 1980 CART Rookie of the Year in finishing 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that season. He made five starts at the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981.

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Dick Ferguson

Dick Ferguson (March 16, 1950 in Los Angeles, California – September 26, 2010) was a driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Dick Simon

Richard Raymond Simon (born September 21, 1933) is retired American auto racing driver and racing team owner.

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Don Whittington

Reginald Donald Whittington (born January 23, 1946) is an American former racing driver from Lubbock, Texas, who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Bill Whittington and Klaus Ludwig in a Porsche 935, although Ludwig, a multiple winner at Le Mans and elsewhere, did most of the driving in the heavy rain as the brothers did not have any real racing experience prior to the late 1970s.

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Frank Weiss

Frank Weiss (July 25, 1944 in Cardston, Alberta – January 31, 2014 in Plainfield, Indiana) was a Canadian racecar driver.

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Gary Bettenhausen

Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014) was an American midget car driver.

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George Snider

George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver.

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Gordon Johncock

Gordon Walter Johncock (born August 5, 1936) is an American former racing driver.

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Gordon Smiley

Gordon Eugene Smiley (April 20, 1946 – May 15, 1982) was an American race car driver who was killed in a single-car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Gran Premio Tecate

The Gran Premio Tecate was a round of the Champ Car World Series held on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Grand Prix at The Glen

The Grand Prix at The Glen was an IndyCar Series race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York.

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Greg Leffler

Greg Leffler (born December 27, 1951), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Herm Johnson

Herman Austin Johnson (March 4, 1953 – December 10, 2016), was a driver in the CART Indy Car series, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

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Howdy Holmes

Howdy Holmes (born December 14, 1947, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former racing driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Hurley Haywood

Harris Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948) is a retired American race car driver.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio is an IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

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IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin has hosted American open-wheel car racing events dating back to 1937.

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Jan Sneva

Jan J. Sneva (born August 17, 1953 in Spokane, Washington) is a former race car driver, and the brother of Jerry Sneva, as well as Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva.

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Janet Guthrie

Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is an American former racing driver.

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Jerry Karl

Jerry Karl (April 29, 1941, Jamaica, Queens, New York - February 16, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland), was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Jerry Sneva

Jerry Sneva (May 23, 1949 – January 27, 2018) was an American race driver who drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Jim Hurtubise

James Ernest Hurtubise (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Championship Cars, sprint cars and stock cars.

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Jim McElreath

Jimmie Earl McElreath (February 18, 1928 – May 18, 2017) was an American open-wheel racing driver, known for competing in the USAC Championship car series.

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Jimmy Bryan Memorial

The Jimmy Bryan Memorial was an IndyCar Series race held at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, United States.

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Joe Saldana

Joe Saldana (born November 14, 1944) is an American former open-wheel racing driver.

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John Mahler

John William Mahler (November 16, 1936 – February 6, 2024) was an American open wheel race car driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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John Martin (American racing driver)

John Martin (March 20, 1939 – November 20, 2019) was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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John Wood (racing driver, born 1952)

John J. Wood (born January 23, 1952, in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American former racing driver.

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Johnny Parsons

John Wayne Parsons (born August 26, 1944 in Van Nuys, California) is an American race car driver.

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Johnny Rutherford

John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver.

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Larry Cannon (racing driver)

Larry Cannon (April 13, 1937 – November 6, 1995) was an American race car driver.

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Larry Dickson

Larry Dickson (born September 8, 1938, Warren, Ohio), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Lee Kunzman

Lee Kunzman (born November 29, 1944, Guttenberg, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Lexington, Ohio

Lexington is a village along the Clear Fork River in Troy Township and Washington Township in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Long Pond is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Mario Andretti

Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver.

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Mexico City

Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.

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Michigan 500

The Michigan 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, on the border with Jackson County, approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn.

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.

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Mike Mosley

Mike Mosley (December 13, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – March 3, 1984 in Aguanga, California) was an American race car driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Ontario Motor Speedway

Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.

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Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.

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Pancho Carter

Duane Claude Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho," is an American retired open-wheel racing driver.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Pete Halsmer

John Peter Halsmer (born March 3, 1944, in Lafayette, Indiana), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Phil Caliva

Phil Caliva (born January 1, 1945, in Palermo, Sicily) is an Italian-born American racing driver who competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1979 to 1984.

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Phil Threshie

Phil Threshie (born April 12, 1953 in Alamo, California) is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Pocono 500 (IndyCar)

The Pocono 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, located in the Pocono Mountains.

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Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

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Pole position

In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track.

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Rich Vogler

Richard Frank Vogler (July 26, 1950 – July 21, 1990) was an American champion sprint car and midget car driver.

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Rick Mears

Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver.

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Rick Muther

Rick Muther (August 13, 1935 in Alhambra, California – March 12, 1995) was an American racing driver.

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Road Atlanta

Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States.

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Roger Mears

Roger Mears (born April 24, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American former racing driver.

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Roger Rager

Roger Rager (September 3, 1948 – February 16, 2022) was an American racing driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Ron Shuman

Ronald Wayne Shuman (born September 15, 1952) is an American sprint car race driver from Tempe, Arizona.

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Ross Davis (racing driver)

Ross Davis (born June 3, 1950) is a former American racing driver from Grand Junction, Colorado who competed in the CART Championship Car series in 1980 and 1981.

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Salt Walther

David "Salt" Walther (November 22, 1947 – December 27, 2012) was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Sheldon Kinser

Sheldon Kinser (December 9, 1942 – August 1, 1988), was an American race car driver.

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Speedway, Indiana

Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.

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Spike Gehlhausen

Daniel William "Spike" Gehlhausen (born November 19, 1954, in Jasper, Indiana), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.

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Talladega, Alabama

Talladega (also) is the county seat of Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

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Texas World Speedway

Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas.

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Tim Richmond

Timothy Lee Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio.

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Tom Bagley (racing driver)

Tom Bagley (born December 3, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former driver in the USAC, CART Championship Car, IMSA, Formula Atlantic, and Trans-Am Series.

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Tom Bigelow

Thomas Allan Bigelow (born October 31, 1939, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Tom Frantz

Tom Frantz (July 9, 1943 - September 22, 2019) was an American former racing driver from Denver, Colorado.

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Tom Gloy

Thomas Henry Gloy (born June 11, 1947 in Lafayette, California) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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Tom Sneva

Thomas Edsol Sneva (born June 1, 1948) is a retired American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1983.

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Tony Bettenhausen Jr.

Tony Lee Bettenhausen Jr. (October 30, 1951 – February 14, 2000) was a Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash.

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United States Auto Club

The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States.

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Vern Schuppan

Vernon John Schuppan (born 19 March 1943) is a retired Australian motor racing driver.

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Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track in the northeastern United States, located in Dix, New York, just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.

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Watkins Glen, New York

Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County, New York, United States.

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West Allis, Wisconsin

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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1979 USAC Championship Car season

The 1979 USAC Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 25 and concluding in West Allis, Wisconsin on August 12. 1980 USAC Championship Car season and 1979 USAC Championship Car season are USAC Championship Car.

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1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series

The 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing. 1980 USAC Championship Car season and 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series are 1980 in American motorsport and 1980 in motorsport.

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1980 in sports

1980 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1980 Indianapolis 500

The 64th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 25, 1980. 1980 USAC Championship Car season and 1980 Indianapolis 500 are 1980 in American motorsport and 1980 in motorsport.

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1980 Pocono 500

The 1980 Pocono 500 was an IndyCar Series motor race held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday June 22, 1980. 1980 USAC Championship Car season and 1980 Pocono 500 are 1980 in American motorsport.

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1981–82 USAC Championship Car season

The 1981–82 USAC Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana, on May 24, 1981, and concluding at the same location on May 30, 1982. 1980 USAC Championship Car season and 1981–82 USAC Championship Car season are USAC Championship Car.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_USAC_Championship_Car_season

Also known as 1980 Championship Racing League, 1980 USAC Champ Car season, 1980 USAC National Championship, Championship Racing League.

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1980 in American motorsport

1980 in motorsport

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