USAC Gold Crown Series 1979
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Year: 1979
Racing Class: ChampCar
Organisor: USAC
Standing counted in: Points
Events:
| From | To | Name | Country | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-03-1979 | 25-03-1979 | 1979 Datsun Twin 200 | Canada | Ontario Motor Speedway |
| 08-04-1979 | 08-04-1979 | 1979 Coors 200 | United States of America | Texas World Speedway |
| 27-05-1979 | 27-05-1979 | 1979 Indianapolis 500 | United States of America | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 10-06-1979 | 10-06-1979 | 1979 Rex Mays Classic | United States of America | Milwaukee Mile |
| 24-06-1979 | 24-06-1979 | 1979 Music 500 Presented by Musicland & Sam Goody | United States of America | Pocono Raceway |
| 29-07-1979 | 29-07-1979 | 1979 Lubrilon Grand Prix | United States of America | Texas World Speedway |
| 12-08-1979 | 12-08-1979 | 1979 Tony Bettenhausen 200 | United States of America | Milwaukee Mile |
Plotted on the world:
Standing:
Standing current year:
| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Foyt | 3320 |
| 2 | Billy Vukovich Jr. | 1770 |
| 3 | Tom Bigelow | 1305 |
| 4 | Larry Dickson | 1225 |
| 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | 1008 |
| 6 | Jim McElreath | 975 |
| 7 | Jerry Sneva | 851 |
| 8 | Dick Simon | 766 |
| 9 | Roger McCluskey | 716 |
| 10 | Sheldon Kinser | 673 |
| 11 | Cliff Hucul | 653 |
| 12 | Howdy Holmes | 600 |
| 13 | Johnny Parsons | 598 |
| 14 | George Snider | 361 |
| 15 | Janet Guthrie | 225 |
| 16 | Frank Weiss | 218 |
| 17 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 185 |
| 18 | Dana Carter | 165 |
| 19 | Phil Threshie | 153 |
| 20 | Al Loquasto | 150 |
| 21 | Todd Gibson | 130 |
| 22 | Jerry Karl | 113 |
| 23 | Herm Johnson | 100 |
| 24 | Eldon Rasmussen | 85 |
| 25 | Jerry Miller | 80 |
| 26 | Roger Rager | 65 |
| 27 | Dick Ferguson | 48 |
| 28 | John Martin | 30 |
| 29 | Bob Harkey | 23 |
| 30 | Bill Puterbaugh | 16 |
| 31 | Ken Nichols | 10 |
| 32 | Jan Sneva | 8 |
| 33 | Rick Mears | 0 |
| 34 | Mike Mosley | 0 |
| 35 | Danny Ongais | 0 |
| 36 | Bobby Unser | 0 |
| 37 | Gordon Johncock | 0 |
| 38 | Tom Bagley | 0 |
| 39 | Spike Gehlhausen | 0 |
| 40 | Steve Krisiloff | 0 |
| 41 | Salt Walther | 0 |
| 42 | Tom Sneva | 0 |
| 43 | Joe Saldana | 0 |
| 44 | Johnny Rutherford | 0 |
| 45 | Larry Rice | 0 |
| 46 | Pancho Carter | 0 |
| 47 | Vern Schuppan | 0 |
| 48 | Al Unser | 0 |
| 49 | John Mahler | 0 |
| 50 | Wally Dallenbach | 0 |
| 51 | Lee Kunzman | 0 |