1979 Indianapolis 500
Competition: Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART)
Championship: Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) 1979
Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
From: 27-05-1979
To: 27-05-1979
Sessions:
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | A.J. Foyt | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | Mike Mosley | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | Danny Ongais | Privateer - United States of America | 199 | 199 |
| 5 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 199 | 199 |
| 6 | Gordon Johncock | Privateer - United States of America | 197 | 197 |
| 7 | Howdy Holmes | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | 195 |
| 8 | Billy Vukovich Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | 194 |
| 9 | Tom Bagley | Privateer - United States of America | 193 | 193 |
| 10 | Spike Gehlhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 192 | 192 |
| 11 | Steve Krisiloff | Privateer - United States of America | 192 | 192 |
| 12 | Salt Walther | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | 191 |
| 13 | Roger McCluskey | National Engineering | 191 | 191 |
| 14 | Tom Bigelow | Privateer - United States of America | 190 | 190 |
| 15 | Tom Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 188 | 188 |
| 16 | Joe Saldana | Privateer - United States of America | 185 | 185 |
| 17 | Phil Threshie | Privateer - United States of America | 172 | 172 |
| 18 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 168 | 168 |
| 19 | Larry Rice | S&M Electric | 142 | 142 |
| 20 | Pancho Carter | Privateer - United States of America | 129 | 129 |
| 21 | Vern Schuppan | Privateer - Australia | 111 | 111 |
| 22 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 104 | 104 |
| 23 | Eldon Rasmussen | Privateer - Canada | 89 | 89 |
| 24 | Larry Dickson | Privateer - United States of America | 86 | 86 |
| 25 | John Mahler | Privateer - United States of America | 66 | 66 |
| 26 | Dick Simon | Privateer - United States of America | 57 | 57 |
| 27 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 43 | 43 |
| 28 | Sheldon Kinser | Privateer - United States of America | 40 | 40 |
| 29 | Cliff Hucul | Privateer - Canada | 22 | 22 |
| 30 | Lee Kunzman | Privateer - United States of America | 18 | 18 |
| 31 | Jerry Sneva | National Engineering | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Johnny Parsons | Privateer - United States of America | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | George Snider | Privateer - United States of America | 7 | 7 |
| 34 | Janet Guthrie | Privateer - United States of America | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Jim McElreath | Privateer - United States of America | 0 | 0 |
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