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The 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing. It consisted of twelve races, beginning in Ontario, California on April 13 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 8. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford.
Rutherford won his third Indy 500 by a margin of 29.92 seconds over Tom Sneva. Sneva was lauded for charging from last starting position (33rd) to a second-place finish. He became the first driver in Indy history to do so. He missed, by 29 seconds, becoming the first driver in history to win the Indy 500 after starting dead last.
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 ...
The flagship stations in Indianapolis are 93.5 and 107.5 FM. How to stream the Indy 500 radio broadcast. The race is also carried on SiriusXM Channels 85 and 218. What radio station is the Indy ...
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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.CART was founded in 1979 by United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Division team owners who disagreed with the direction and leadership of USAC, with the then-novel idea of team owners sanctioning and promoting their own series ...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network: Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcasts (1953–1955, 1958, 1960–2014) Van Camp's Pork & Beans Presents: Great Moments From the Indy 500 – Fleetwood Sounds, 1975; IndyCar Radio official website; Indiana Broadcast Pioneers – Hall of Fame; 1977 Carl Hungness Indianapolis 500 Yearbook, pg. 134–135
1980 Indianapolis 500; 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series; T. 1980 Trans-Am Series; U. 1980 United States Grand Prix; 1980 United States Grand Prix West