The 1980 USAC Championship Car season consisted of five races, beginning in

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on April 13 and concluding in Lexington,

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on July 13. The USAC National Champion and

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winner was

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. CART and USAC united in 1980 under the banner of the Championship Racing League (CRL). The first five races of the season were run under CRL banner and sanction by USAC. The union dissolved after the Mid-Ohio race and USAC ended their season.

Schedule and results

In January 1980, USAC initially released a 10-race schedule, with new venues Talladega,

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, and

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added to the schedule. However, these three events were eventually scrapped when USAC entered into a joint sanctioning effort with CART. But the sanctioning effort ended after 5 races, so the following races (NC) did not count to USAC championship but the CART championship. College Station, Talladega, Charlotte, Braselton, and Mosport were removed from the schedule entirely.

Final points standings

References

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Schedule and results

Final points standings

References

See also