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1980 USAC Mini-Indy Series season

The 1980 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the fourth and final season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship. All rounds were sanctioned by the USAC and a part of the 1980 SCCA Formula Super Vee season.

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner
1[1] The Milwaukee Mile   West Allis, Wisconsin 8 June   Dave McMillan   Billy Scyphers, Jr.
2[2] Pocono International Raceway   Long Pond, Pennsylvania 22 June   John Kalagian   Josele Garza
3[3] Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio 13 July   Dave McMillan   Dave McMillan
4[4] Minnesota State Fair   St. Paul, Minnesota 23 August   Pete Halsmer   Peter Kuhn
5[5] 24 August   Dick Moody   Peter Kuhn
6[6] Ontario Motor Speedway   Ontario, California 30 August   Billy Scyphers, Jr.   Peter Halsmer

Teams and drivers

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No. Driver Owner Car Engine
1 Dennis Firestone Championship Racing Stables March Volkswagen
2 Mike Chandler Championship Racing Stables March 80SV Volkswagen
4 Pete Halsmer Frank Arciero Ralt RT5 Volkswagen
5 Dave McMillan David Psachie Ralt RT5 Volkswagen
6 Ron Gregg Volkswagen
9 Paul Tavilla Volkswagen
11 Josele Garza David Psachie Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
14 Domenick Billera Lexa Billera Modus Volkswagen
15 Doug Clark Fleet Power Racing Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
17 Billy Scyphers, Jr. Billy Scyphers Ralt RT5 Volkswagen
18 Peter Kuhn Driftwood Racing Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
19 John Kalagian Beth Ardisana March 80SV Volkswagen
21 Richard Hubbard Hubbard Enterprises Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
23 Dick Moody J. Richard Moody Ralt RT5 Volkswagen
26 Bruno Beilcke Crown Auto Body Air March 80SV Volkswagen
28 Jim Harvey Jim Harvey March 79SV Volkswagen
29 Pat Jesmore Volkswagen
30 Roy Kischell Don Kischell Volkswagen
39 Richard Tallon TII Racing Pheasant Volkswagen
45 Jeff Brown J.X. Palms Co. Volkswagen
46 Stuart Moore Janet Moore Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
47 Ray Lipper Center Line Tool Company Autoresearch Volkswagen
49 Joe Gimpel, Jr. Gimpel Racing March Volkswagen
55 Ed Pimm Fleet Power Racing Ralt RT1 Volkswagen
56 Craig Carter Peerless Racing Enterprises Lola Volkswagen
57 Mike Martz Volkswagen
70 Ron Drew Ronald Drew Lola Volkswagen
72 Gary Pratt Richard Selix MRA Riley Volkswagen
77 Bob Cicconi Bertil's Racing Engines March 79SV Volkswagen
94 David Bruns David Bruns Autoresearch Volkswagen
97 Dave Manzolini Dave Manzolini Zink Z14 Volkswagen
98 John Schiesser Lola Volkswagen

Final standings

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Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue 11th place or lower
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Injured (Inj)
No race held (NH)
Pos. Driver  
MIL		  
POC		  
MDO		  
MIN1		  
MIN2		  
ONT		 Points
1   Peter Kuhn 20 6 7 1 1 3 684
2   Pete Halsmer 3 2 23 4 14 1 628
3   Josele Garza 19 1 16 2 2 24 532
4   Billy Scyphers, Jr. 1 12 18 3 2 514
5   Bob Cicconi 4 5 14 4 8 395
6   Dave McMillan 2 11 1 16 385
7   Mike Chandler 18 4 3 4 384
8   John Kalagian 6 15 5 5 15 10 320
9   Dennis Firestone 5 7 3 18 304
10   Ed Pimm 22 3 18 22 7 210
11   Dick Moody 10 17 12 8 5 194
12   David Bruns 4 7 180
13   Bob Lazier 2 160
13   Roger S. Penske Jr. 11 5 9 160
15   Gary Pratt 24 9 19 6 127
16   Stuart Moore 7 8 110
17   Bruno Beilcke 8 8 20 104
18   Jan Slesinki 19 6 17 88
19   Peter Moodie 6 80
19   Jeff Wood 6 80
21   Steve Thomson 7 12 70
21   Pat Bedard 8 11 70
23   John Schiesser 26 17 9 16 51
24   Jerrill Rice 17 9 21 47
24   Ray Lipper 12 16 10 25 47
26   Dave Manzolini 9 40
26   Carl Whitney 9 40
28   Ron Drew 17 25 10 36
29   Roger Rager 13 10 35
30   Joe Gimpel, Jr. 10 18 34
31   Richard Hubbard 11 12 30
32   Craig Carter 25 22 11 25
33   Ken Nichols 11 20
34   Mike Martz 13 14 21 13
35   Jim Harvey 31 12 12
36   Roy Kischell 16 24 23 11
37   Dan Park 15 13 10
37   Jeff Brown 23 14 25 10
39   Richard Tallon 14 20 9
39   Paul Tavilla 15 20 9
41   Bill Vermeer 32 15 7
41   Randy Gilmore 19 24 7
43   Doug Clark 13 5
43   Dr. Curt Erwin 13 5
43   Bob Zinnagl 13 5
43   Don Breidenbach 14 5
43   Mike McHugh 15 5
43   Gary Howard 16 5
43   Pat Jesmore 21 30 5
43   Domenick Billera 28 22 5
51   Dean Thompson 17 4
51   Bob Ward 18 4
51   Mike Follmer 19 4
51   Tom Pomeroy 20 4
55   Bob Boffi 21 3
55   Jim Giffin 21 3
55   Richard Shirey 22 3
55   Tom D'Eath 23 3
59   A.J. Manning 26 2
59   Ronn Gregg 27 2
59   Don Maguire 27 2
59   Bill Cruse 29 2

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Milwaukee". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ "1980 Pocono". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ "1980 Mid-Ohio". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ^ "1980 St. Paul 1". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "1980 St. Paul 2". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ^ "1980 Ontario". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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