1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series

1979 CART season
SCCA/CART Indy Car Series
1979 IndyCar season
Season
Races	14
Start date	March 11
End date	October 20
Awards
Drivers' champion	Rick Mears
Constructors' Cup	Penske PC-6 Penske PC-7
Manufacturers' Cup	Cosworth DFX
Nations' Cup	United States
Rookie of the Year	Bill Alsup
Indianapolis 500 winner	Rick Mears
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The 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series was the inaugural season for the CART Indy car series. It was the first national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 14 races. Rick Mears was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was Bill Alsup. The 1979 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Rick Mears won the Indy 500, his first of four victories in the event.

The 1979 season was filled with controversy on and off the track. During the offseason, several Indy car owners broke off from USAC, and formed Championship Auto Racing Teams, a new sanctioning body to govern the sport of open wheel Indy car racing. USAC continued to sanction their Gold Crown Championship, resulting in two parallel national championships for 1979. The controversy over the first "split" in Indy car racing came to its first climax at the 1979 Indianapolis 500, when USAC rejected entries by certain CART owners. The owners won a court injunction to be allowed to race, and later, another controversy erupted, this time involving illegal wastegate exhaust pipes.

The 1979 CART season was held through an arrangement such that it fell under the sanctioning umbrella of SCCA. This one-year, temporary arrangement was such that it would be formally recognized by ACCUS.

With three wins, two poles, and 14 top tens (no finish worse than 7th), Rick Mears ran away with the inaugural CART championship title. Mears took a large points lead after winning the Indy 500, and never relinquished the top spot through the remainder of the season. Bobby Unser won six races, and finished second in points.

USAC/CART "Split"[]

For more information, see 1979 Indianapolis 500 § Controversies

Drivers and constructors[]

The following teams and drivers competed for the 1979 CART World Series.

• Number in parentheses ( ) is the number used at the Indianapolis 500.

Team/Car Owner	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver(s)	Races
Jerry O'Connell Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	1	Tom Sneva	All
			32	Johnny Parsons	11
Chaparral Cars	Lola (1-3) Chaparral (4-14)	Cosworth	2	Al Unser	All
Team McLaren	McLaren	Cosworth	4	Johnny Rutherford	All
Bob Fletcher Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	7	Steve Krisiloff	1-10
			55	Spike Gehlhausen	11-14
Team Penske	Penske	Cosworth	9	Rick Mears	All
			12	Bobby Unser	All
			68	Bill Alsup	4
			99	Mario Andretti	11-12
Alex Morales Motorsports	Lightning	Offenhauser (2-3) Cosworth (1, 4-14)	10	Pancho Carter	All
		Offenhauser	15	Bob Harkey	11
Longhorn Racing	Penske	Cosworth	11	Tom Bagley	1-12, 14
			71	Steve Krisiloff	11
Gilmore Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	14	A. J. Foyt	4
Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Lightning	DGS	15	Johnny Parsons	4
		Offenhauser	51	Hurley Haywood	4
Vollstedt Enterprises	Vollstedt	Offenhauser	17	Dick Simon	4
Frantz Racing	Wildcat	DGS (1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 12) Offenhauser (10-11)	18 (16)	Tom Frantz	1-2, 4, 7-12
				Bill Henderson	5
Gehlhausen Racing	Eagle (1-3, 5-11) Wildcat (4)	Offenhauser (1-3, 5-11) Cosworth (4)	19	Spike Gehlhausen	1-10
				Phil Caliva	11
	Eagle	Offenhauser	39	Al Loquasto	4, 7-8
Patrick Racing	Penske	Cosworth	20 (3)	Gordon Johncock	All
	Penske (4-13) Wildcat (1, 14) Lightning (2-3)		40 (6)	Wally Dallenbach Sr.	All
	Penske		60	Roger Mears	11
				Steve Krisiloff	12
Rhoades Competition	McLaren	Offenhauser	20	John Martin	4
Conqueste Racing Team	Parnelli	Cosworth	21 (89)	Lee Kunzman	1-8, 11
Leader Card Racing	Watson	Offenhauser	22	Bill Vukovich II	4
			24	Sheldon Kinser	4
			40	George Snider	4
McElreath Racing	Penske	Cosworth	23	Jim McElreath	4
	Eagle	Offenhauser	26	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	4
Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	25	Danny Ongais	All
Wheel Center	Eagle	Offenhauser	28	Billy Scott	4, 11
Hucul Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	29	Cliff Hucul	4
Thunder Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	30	Dana Carter	4
				John Martin	11
Wysard Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	34	Vern Schuppan	1-4, 7, 9-12, 14
S&M Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser	35 (31)	Larry Rice	1-6
				Tim Richmond	9-11, 14
Medlin Racing	Cicada	Offenhauser	35	Bill Puterbaugh	4
All American Racers	Eagle	Cosworth	36	Mike Mosley	All
Karl Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	38	Jerry Karl	4
WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	41 (67)	Bill Alsup	All
Mergard Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	42	Herm Johnson	13-14
AMI Racing	Lola	Cosworth	44	Tom Bigelow	4
	Lola	Cosworth	45	Janet Guthrie	4
	Wildcat	DGS	46	Howdy Holmes	4
BFM Enterprises	Antares (4) Manta (13)	Offenhauser	50	Eldon Rasmussen	4
				Frank Weiss	13
Hurtubise Racing	Unknown	Chevrolet	52		4
	Mallard	Offenhauser	56	Jim Hurtubise	4
Crower Cams	Eagle	Chevrolet	57	Jerry Sneva	4
Hoffman Racing	Lightning (4, 7-8, 11) Penske (14)	Offenhauser (4, 7-8, 11) Cosworth (14)	59	George Snider	4
				Joe Saldana	7-8, 11
				Dick Ferguson	14
	Eagle	Offenhauser	69	Joe Saldana Al Loquasto	1-6, 9-10, 12
				Al Loquasto	11
	Eagle (11, 13, 14) Spyder (7-8)		79	Dick Ferguson	7-8
				Cliff Hucul	11
				Joe Saldana	13-14
Bob Olmstead's V12	Eagle	Volker	62	Ed Finley	4
Rager Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	66	Roger Rager	4
Mach I Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	69	Tim Richmond	7
Hodgdon Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	72	Roger McCluskey	4
				Jerry Sneva	11
	Spirit	AMC	73	Jerry Sneva	4
Gibson Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	75	Todd Gibson	4
Walmotor	McLaren (1) Penske (2-4, 7-8, 11-12)	Cosworth	77	Salt Walther	1-4, 7-8, 11-12
R.P. Racing	Penske	Cosworth	80	Larry Dickson	4
Woodward Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	81	Dick Ferguson	4
Beaudoin Racing	Wildcat	DGS	83	Billy Engelhart	4
AMSoil	Lola	Cosworth	86	Dennis Firestone	11
Intercomp	Eagle (1, 2, 4, 7-9) Bear (5-6)	Offenhauser (1, 2, 4, 7-9) DGS (5-6)	92	John Mahler	1-2, 4-9
O'Hanlon Racing	March	Chevrolet	93	Larry McCoy	4
Whittington Bros. Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	94	Don Whittington	11
	Parnelli		98	Bill Whittington	11
Cannon Racing	Wildcat	DGS (7) Offenhauser (4, 10-14)	95	Larry Cannon	4, 7, 10-14
Agajanian-Grant King Racers	King	Chevrolet	97	Phil Threshie	4
		Offenhauser	98	Gary Bettenhausen	4
Canavan Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	X	Earle Canavan	4

Season Summary[]

Schedule[]

Rd	Date	Name	Circuit	Location
1	March 11	Arizona Republic/Jimmy Bryan 150	O  Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona
2	April 22	Gould Twin Dixie 125	O  Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia
3
4	May 27	Indianapolis 500	O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana
5	June 10	Trenton Twin Indy	O  Trenton Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey
6
7	July 15	Norton Twin 125	O  Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan
8
	July 29	Cancelled	R  Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario
9	August 5	Kent Oil 150	R  Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York
10	August 19	Ditzler 150	O  Trenton Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey
	August 26	Cancelled	O  North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
11	September 2	California 500	O  Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California
12	September 15	Gould Grand Prix	O  Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan
13	September 30	Rich's Atlanta Classic	O  Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia
14	October 20	Miller High Life 150	O  Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona

The California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway was originally scheduled as a USAC race for September 2, but was switched mid-season to a CART series race. Additional races at Mosport and Rockingham were ultimately cancelled.^[1]

 O  Oval/Speedway  R  Dedicated road course

Race summaries[]

Race 1: Arizona Republic/Jimmy Bryan 150[]

See main article.

Races 2 and 3: Gould Twin Dixie 125's[]

See main article.

Race 4: Indianapolis 500[]

See main article.

Races 5 and 6: Trenton Twin Indy[]

See main article.

Races 7 and 8: Norton Twin 125s[]

In the first race, Bobby Unser won the pole, followed by Al Unser, Gordon Johncock, Wally Dallenbach Sr., and Rick Mears. Johncock jumped out to lead the first three laps, but Bobby Unser fought back and led until the first caution flew on lap 11 for Spike Gehlhausen's stalled car. Lee Kunzman stayed out under the caution and took the lead, while Bobby Unser's engine blew on lap 21. ^[2] Al Unser would pick up the lead after the caution flew for Danny Ongais spinning, but he miscalculated fuel mileage and ran out of fuel with 17 laps to go.^[2] This allowed Gordon Johncock to take the lead and win. Mike Mosley finished second, Johnny Rutherford third, Rick Mears fourth and Wally Dallenbach Sr. fifth. 11 laps into the race, Tom Sneva encountered a fire in his pits, but no one was hurt.

Before the second race, Bobby Unser's crew installed a new engine. ^[3] Mike Mosley led the first lap, but he had fuel pump problems the next lap and dropped out. Throughout the next 25 laps, Johnny Rutherford and Rick Mears would trade the lead, before Unser charged to the front on lap 28 and never looked back, winning the race. Rick Mears finished second on track, but he was penalized for passing cars under the yellow, dropping him to fifth. ^[4] Tom Sneva moved to second, Al Unser to third, and Gordon Johncock to fourth. Two cautions flew, the first for John Mahler's stalled car on lap 23 and the second for a crash involving Danny Ongais on lap 40.

Following the second of the two races, Rick Mears was leading the points with a 460 point lead over Gordon Johncock. Bobby Unser was third, 470 points back, Johnny Rutherford fourth, 925 points back, and Mike Mosley rounded out the top 5, 960 points back.

Race 9: Kent Oil 150[]

Al Unser won the pole, with Bobby Unser, Danny Ongais, Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock making up the rest of the top five. In the race, Al and Bobby Unser dominated, the two brothers being the only ones to lead laps throughout the day. Bobby Unser took the lead for good after Al had transmission problems on lap 48,^[5] and led the rest of the race to win over Rick Mears. Gordon Johncock finished third, Danny Ongais fourth, and Al Unser fell to fifth.

With his win, Bobby Unser rose to second in points, 410 points behind Rick Mears. Gordon Johncock fell to third, 490 points back, Johnny Rutherford was in fourth, 1157 points back after dropping out with a blown engine, and Mike Mosley remained in fifth, falling to 1185 points behind after dropping out with a broken gearbox.

Race 10: Ditzler 150[]

Bobby Unser won the pole, with Gordon Johncock, Tom Sneva, Danny Ongais, and Rick Mears making up the rest of the top five.

The race was postponed over a week due to rain. When the race did run, except for one lap led by Bill Alsup, Unser, Sneva, and Mears were the only ones to lead the race. Bobby Unser led the first 20 laps, before giving the lead to Mears. Tom Sneva then led at lap 57, followed by Unser regaining the lead on lap 69. Unser made a pit stop with 14 laps to go, giving the lead back to Sneva. ^[6] Rick Mears gambled on pit strategy, ^[7] and passed Tom Sneva with just 3 laps to go to win the final ever IndyCar race at Trenton. Bobby Unser also passed him, taking advantage of Sneva's fading tires to finish second. ^[6] Sneva fell to third, Wally Dallenbach Sr. finished fourth after running as high as second before an extended pit stop,^[6] and Johnny Rutherford finished fifth. Two cautions slowed the race, both for crashes. One was by Gordon Johncock on lap 5, and the other by Mike Mosley on lap 36.

Rick Mears extended his point lead to 470 points over Bobby Unser. Gordon Johncock remained in third, 782 points back, Johnny Rutherford stayed in fourth, 1307 points back, and Al Unser rose to fifth in points, 1450 points behind.

Race 11: California 500[]

Rick Mears qualified on the pole, followed by Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, in a one-off appearance for Penske, and Tom Sneva.

In the race, Al Unser led most of the first half of the race, but lost three laps due to a broken front-spoiler bracket.^[8] For the remainder of the race, Bobby Unser and Rick Mears traded the lead, While leading on lap 164, Rick Mears killed the engine on his pit stop, causing him to lose 12 seconds to Bobby Unser.^[8] This allowed Unser to lead most of the remaining laps, and won over Rick Mears. Mario Andretti claimed third despite running out of gas at the end, Johnny Rutherford finished fourth, and Al Unser ended up in fifth.

His win allowed Unser to close up to 270 points behind Mears, with Johnny Rutherford rising to third in points, Gordon Johncock falling to fourth, and Al Unser remaining in fifth. Apart from Mears, all other drivers were mathematically eliminated from the championship.

Race 12: Gould Grand Prix[]

Bobby Unser claimed the pole, his fourth of the season, with Rick Mears starting second, Gordon Johncock starting third, Johnny Rutherford starting fourth, and Al Unser rounding out the top five.

In the race, Gordon Johncock dominated the early stages of the race, before his engine blew while leading on the 36th lap. ^[9] This allowed Bobby Unser to take the lead, and hold it the rest of the way to win over Tom Sneva. Rick Mears was third despite running out of gas on the final lap, Johnny Rutherford finished fourth, and Tom Bagley was fifth. The win was the fifth straight for Team Penske.

Bobby Unser was now just 180 points behind Mears in the fight, followed by Rutherford, Johncock, and Al Unser.

Race 13: Rich's Atlanta Classic[]

Bobby Unser claimed his fifth pole of the year, followed by Rick Mears, Al Unser, Danny Ongais, and Johnny Rutherford.

In the race, Unser dominated the first half of the race, but while leading on lap 55 suffered a blown tire^[10] handing the lead to Johnny Rutherford. But with 25 laps remaining in the race, Rutherford's engine blew, which allowed Rick Mears to cruise to an easy victory. Gordon Johncock placed second, despite running out of gas on the final lap, Bobby Unser wound up third, Wally Dallenbach Sr. finished fourth, and Al Unser, who had tire problems of his own,^[10] finished fifth. The win was Penske's sixth straight.

The win gave Rick Mears a near-insurmountable 270 point lead in the points, which meant that he would win the championship as long as he finished 11th or better in the final round.

Race 14: Miller High Life 150[]

For the last race of the year, Bobby Unser won another pole, his sixth of the year. Al Unser started second, Wally Dallenbach Sr. in third, Rick Mears in fourth, and Tom Sneva in fifth.

In the race, Al Unser jumped out to the lead on the first lap. He would eventually dominate the race, leading 138 of the 150 laps and only giving up the lead for a pair of pit stops. ^[11] There were two late-race cautions, one when Wally Dallenbach Sr. spun with 9 laps to go, and one when Pancho Carter lost a wheel, which led to a two-lap shootout^[12] but Unser pulled away en route to his first and only win of the year, snapping a six-race Penske streak. Bobby Unser claimed second, Rick Mears third, Gordon Johncock fourth, and Tom Sneva fifth.

Mears's third was enough for him to claim the inaugural CART championship, winning by 240 points over Bobby Unser. Gordon Johncock finished third in points, with Johnny Rutherford in fourth and Al Unser in fifth.

Race results[]

Rd	Race	Pole Position	Winning driver	Winning team	Race Time	Report
1	Arizona Republic/Jimmy Bryan 150	Bobby Unser	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	1:15:23	Report
2	Gould Twin Dixie 125	Johnny Rutherford	Johnny Rutherford	Team McLaren	0:47:28	Report
3		Set by field finish in race 1	Johnny Rutherford	Team McLaren	0:45:40
4	Indianapolis 500	Rick Mears	Rick Mears	Team Penske	3:08:27	Report
5	Trenton Twin Indy	Gordon Johncock	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	0:46:30	Report
6		Set by field finish in race 1	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	0:40:46
7	Norton Twin 125	Bobby Unser	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	0:44:13	Report
8		Set by field finish in race 1	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	0:48:40	Report
9	Kent Oil 150	Al Unser	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	1:14:42	Report
10	Ditzler 150	Bobby Unser	Rick Mears	Team Penske	1:09:20	Report
11	California 500	Rick Mears	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	3:24:22	Report
12	Gould Grand Prix	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	0:51:22	Report
13	Rich's Atlanta Classic	Bobby Unser	Rick Mears	Team Penske	0:50:09	Report
14	Miller High Life 150	Bobby Unser	Al Unser	Chaparral Cars	1:13:03	Report

• CART was sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
• Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART championship.

Final driver standings[]

Note: The following drivers were Non-CART members and in CART events non CART members were not eligible for championship points: Don Whittington, Bill Whittington, Roger Mears, John Martin, Frank Weiss, Bob Harkey, Dennis Firestone, Johnny Parsons and Cliff Hucul

Pos Driver PHX1 ATL 1&2 INDY TRT 1&2 MIC 1&2 WGL TRT3 ONT MIC3 ATL3 PHX2 Pts 1 Rick Mears 2 5 2 1 5 7 4 5 2 1 2 3 1 3 4,060 2 Bobby Unser 5 7 4 5 1 1 19 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 3,820 3 Gordon Johncock 1 4 9 6 3 5 1 4 3 16 15 13 2 4 2,211 4 Johnny Rutherford 3 1 1 18 15 3 3 11 15 5 4 4 11 6 2,163 5 Al Unser 4 6 3 22 2 12 13 3 5 6 5 10 5 1 2,085 6 Danny Ongais 15 14 6 4 7 6 18 12 4 13 6 DNQ 15 17 1,473 7 Tom Sneva 17 3 5 15 6 15 21 2 10 3 17 2 8 5 1,360 8 Tom Bagley 8 8 7 9 8 4 6 6 6 7 32 5 9 1,208 9 Wally Dallenbach Sr. 7 11 8 27 4 2 5 10 14 4 24 6 4 12 1,149 10 Mike Mosley 6 17 17 3 13 DNS 2 20 12 14 34 14 10 1,126 11 Mario Andretti 3 DNQ 700 12 Lee Kunzman 9 2 18 30 14 DNS 14 17 9 490 13 Pancho Carter 20 9 11 20 10 8 7 14 16 DNQ 28 8 13 7 452 14 Vern Schuppan 21 12 12 21 16 DNS 7 7 DNS 14 449 15 Bill Alsup  RY  11 16 15 DNQ 12 9 9 13 9 10 22 9 10 11 400 16 Joe Saldana 13 13 13 16 17 16 10 8 13 8 30 DNQ 6 18 368 17 Spike Gehlhausen 18 18 16 10 18 13 22 21 17 11 25 11 16 8 343 18 Salt Walther 12 10 10 12 8 7 20 12 314 19 Steve Krisiloff 16 15 DNS 11 9 14 17 18 18 23 6 279 20 Tom Frantz 14 DNQ 11 16 11 9 11 14 236 21 Jerry Sneva 31 10 155 22 Tim Richmond  R  23 DNS 8 12 26 15 112 23 Larry Rice 10 14 19 16 10 105 24 Herm Johnson 7 13 98 25 John Mahler 19 25 11 11 12 15 74 26 Al Loquasto DNQ 20 9 21 70 27 Larry Cannon DNQ 15 14 DNS 12 16 56 28 Dick Ferguson DNQ 15 19 16 DNQ 35 29 Billy Scott DNQ 19 20 30 Phil Caliva  R  27 10 - A. J. Foyt 2 - - Howdy Holmes  R  7 - - Bill Vukovich II 8 - - Don Whittington  R  8 - - Frank Weiss DNQ 9 - - Bill Whittington  R  12 - - Roger McCluskey 13 - - Tom Bigelow 14 - - Phil Threshie 17 - - John Martin DNQ 18 - - Eldon Rasmussen 23 - - Larry Dickson 24 - - Dick Simon 26 - - Sheldon Kinser 28 - - Bob Harkey DNQ 29 - - Cliff Hucul 29 35 - - Dennis Firestone  R  31 - - Johnny Parsons 32 33 - - George Snider 33 - - Janet Guthrie 34 - - Jim McElreath 35 - Pos Driver PHX1 ATL 1&2 INDY TRT 1&2 MIC 1&2 WGL TRT3 ONT MIC3 ATL3 PHX2 Pts

Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th-10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) 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) Not competing In-line notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most race laps  RY  Rookie of the Year  R  Rookie

Driver breakdown[]

Pos	Driver	Team/Car Owner	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Top 5s	Top 10s	Poles	Points
1	Mears	Team Penske	14	3	9	13	14	2	4,060
2	B. Unser	Team Penske	14	6	9	12	13	7	3,820
3	Johncock	Patrick Racing	14	2	5	9	11	2	2,211
4	Rutherford	Team McLaren	14	2	5	8	9	2	2,163
5	A. Unser	Chaparral Cars	14	1	4	8	10	1	2,085
6	Ongais	Interscope Racing	13	0	0	2	6	0	1,473
7	T. Sneva	Jerry O'Connell Racing	14	0	2	6	8	0	1,360
8	Bagley	Longhorn Racing	13	0	0	2	12	0	1,208
9	Dallenbach Sr.	Patrick Racing	14	0	1	5	8	0	1,149
10	Mosley	All American Racers	12	0	2	2	3	0	1,126
11	Andretti	Team Penske	1	0	1	1	1	0	700
12	Kunzman		8	0	1	1	3	0	490
13	Carter		13	0	0	0	6	0	452
14	Schuppan		8	0	0	0	2	0	449
15	Alsup  R	WASP Racing/Team Penske/	13	0	0	0	6	0	400
16	Saldana		13	0	0	0	4	0	368
17	Gehlhausen	/	14	0	0	0	2	0	343
18	Walther		8	0	0	0	4	0	314
19	Krisiloff	/Patrick Racing/Longhorn Racing	10	0	0	0	2	0	279
20	Frantz	Frantz Racing	7	0	0	0	1	0	236
21	J. Sneva		2	0	0	0	0	0	155
22	Richmond	Mach 1 Racing/	5	0	0	0	1	0	112
23	Rice		5	0	0	0	2	0	105
24	Johnson		2	0	0	0	1	0	98
25	Mahler	Intercomp	6	0	0	0	0	0	74
26	Loquasto		3	0	0	0	1	0	70
27	Cannon	Canon Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	56
28	Ferguson		3	0	0	0	0	0	35
29	Scott		1	0	0	0	0	0	20
30	Caliva		1	0	0	0	0	0	10

References[]

• Åberg, Andreas. "SCCA/CART Indy Car Series 1979". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
• "1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
• "Official Box Score: 63rd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
• "Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

See also[]

• 1979 Indianapolis 500
• 1979 USAC Championship Car season

References[]