series | Champcar current |
race | Indy 500 |
year | 1979 |
team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
Penske | 9 | Gould Charge | Rick Mears | 1 | 1 | Penske PC-6/78 [008] | Cosworth DFX | 25 | ||
AJ Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | AJ Foyt | 6 | 2 | Parnelli VPJ6CT [005] | Cosworth DFX | 1 | ||
All American Racers | 36 | Theodore Racing | Mike Mosley | 12 | 3 | Eagle 78 MkII [7801A] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Interscope | 25 | Interscope/Panasonic | Danny Ongais | 27 | 4 | Parnelli VPJ6C | Cosworth DFX | |||
Penske | 12 | Norton Spirit | Bobby Unser | 4 | 5 | Penske PC-7/79 [003] | Cosworth DFX | 89 | ||
Patrick | 3 | North American Van Lines | Gordon Johncock | 5 | 6 | Penske PC-6/78 [a] | Cosworth DFX | |||
AMI Racing | 46 | Armstrong Mould | Howdy Holmes | 13 | 7 | Wildcat Mk.II [2] | DGS | |||
Leader Card | 22 | Hubler Chevrolet | Billy Vukovich | 34 | 8 | Watson 77 [1] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Longhorn | 11 | Kent Oil | Tom Bagley | 15 | 9 | Penske PC-6/78 [005] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Patrick | 19 | Sta-On Glaze | Spike Gehlhausen | 31 | 10 | Wildcat Mk.V [1] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Fletcher | 7 | Frosty Acres/Winton Sales | Steve Krisiloff | 28 | 11 | Lightning Mk1/77 [a] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Dayton-Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Salt Walther | 16 | 12 | Penske PC-6/78 [001] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Hodgdon | 72 | National Engineering | Roger McCluskey | 25 | 13 | McLaren M24 [006] | Cosworth DFX | |||
AMI Racing | 44 | Armstrong Mould | Tom Bigelow | 30 | 14 | Lola T500B [HU05] | Cosworth DFX | |||
O'Connell | 1 | Sugaripe Prune | Tom Sneva | 2 | 15 | McLaren M24 [005] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Hoffman | 69 | KBHL/Nebraska | Joe Saldana | 26 | 16 | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Grant King Racers | 97 | Giuffre Brothers Crane | Phil Threshie | 29 | 17 | Kingfish 73 [8] | Chevy M/T 355 V8 | |||
McLaren | 4 | Budweiser | Johnny Rutherford | 8 | 18 | McLaren M24B [002] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Patrick Santello | 31 | S&M Electric | Larry Rice | 23 | 19 | Lightning Mk1/77 [b] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Morales | 10 | Alex Foods | Pancho Carter | 17 | 20 | Lightning Mk1/77 [d] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Wysard | 34 | Thomas W. Barrett III | Vern Schuppan | 22 | 21 | Wildcat Mk.II [4] | DGS | |||
Hall Racing | 2 | Pennzoil | Al Unser | 3 | 22 | Chaparral 2K [01] | Cosworth DFX | 85 | ||
BFM Enterprises | 50 | Vans By Bivouac | Eldon Rasmussen | 33 | 23 | Antares 72 [2] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Polak Racing | 80 | Polak Racing | Larry Dickson | 24 | 24 | Penske PC-5/77 [001] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Intercomp | 92 | Sport Magazine | John Mahler | 32 | 25 | Eagle 72 Fleagle [7224] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Vollstedt | 17 | Sanyo | Dick Simon | 20 | 26 | Vollstedt 77 [14] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Patrick | 6 | Foreman Industries | Wally Dallenbach | 7 | 27 | Penske PC-6/78 [b] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Leader Card | 24 | Genesee Beer | Sheldon Kinser | 10 | 28 | Watson 78 [1] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Hucul Racing | 29 | Hucul/Hunter | Cliff Hucul | 18 | 29 | McLaren M16E [E-2] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Larry Hamm Racing | 89 | Vetter Windjammer | Lee Kunzman | 11 | 30 | Parnelli VPJ6CT [114] | Cosworth DFX | |||
Hodgdon | 73 | National Engineering | Jerry Sneva | 21 | 31 | Spirit 78 [1] | AMC 209 V8 tc | |||
Lindsey Hopkins | 15 | Lindsey Hopkins | Johnny Parsons Jr | 9 | 32 | Lightning X-15 Laydown [1] | Offy Drake tc | |||
Hoffman | 59 | KBHL/Nebraska | George Snider | 35 | 33 | Lightning Mk1/77 [ROMLIN/7] | Offy Drake tc | |||
AMI Racing | 45 | Texaco Star | Janet Guthrie | 14 | 34 | Lola T500B [HU03] | Cosworth DFX | |||
McElreath | 23 | AMAX | Jim McElreath | 19 | 35 | Penske PC-6/78 [003] | Cosworth DFX | |||
AMI Racing | 43 | Armstrong Mould | Tom Bigelow | DNS | Lola T500B [HU04] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
AMI Racing | 44 | Armstrong Mould | Gary Bettenhausen | DNS | Lola T500B [HU05] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
All American Racers | 36 | Theodore Racing | Mike Mosley | DNS | Eagle 78 MkII [7802A] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Alsup Racing | 41 | Insley | Bill Alsup | DNS | McLaren M16C/D [C-4] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
BFM Enterprises | 50 | Vans By Bivouac | Frank Weiss | DNS | Antares 72 [2] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Beaudoin Racing | 83 | Beaudoin Racing | Bill Engelhart | DNS | Wildcat Mk.III [1] | DGS | ||||
Beith Racing | 28 | Wheel Center | Billy Scott | DNS | Eagle 72 [7219] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Bruce Crower | 57 | Crower Cams | Jerry Sneva | DNS | Eagle 74 [7408] | Chevy 355 V8 | ||||
Cannon Racing | 95 | Cannon Racing | Larry Cannon | DNS | Wildcat Mk.I [1] | DGS | ||||
Fletcher | 7 | Frosty Acres/Winton Sales | Steve Krisiloff | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [f] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Gehlhausen | 19 | Sta-On Glaze | Bill Alsup | DNS | Eagle 74 Fletcher Laydown | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Gehlhausen | 19 | Sta-On Glaze | Spike Gehlhausen | DNS | Eagle 74 Fletcher Laydown | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Gehlhausen | 19 | Sta-On Glaze | Bob Harkey | DNS | Eagle 74 Fletcher Laydown | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Gehlhausen | 39 | American Rustproof | Al Loquasto | DNS | Eagle 74 Gehlhausen | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Gibson Racing | 75 | Gibson Racing | Todd Gibson | DNS | Eagle 74 Fletcher [7406] | DGS | ||||
Grant King Racers | 98 | Oberdorfer | Gary Bettenhausen | DNS | Kingfish 73 [7] | Chevy M/T 355 V8 | ||||
Hall Racing | 2 | Pennzoil | Al Unser | DNS | Lola T500 | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Hodgdon | 73 | National Engineering | Neil Bonnett | DNS | Spirit 78 [1] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||||
Hodgdon | 73 | National Engineering | Roger McCluskey | DNS | Spirit 78 [1] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||||
Hoffman | 59 | KBHL/Nebraska | Joe Saldana | DNS | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Hoffman | 59 | KBHL/Nebraska | George Snider | DNS | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Hoffman | 69 | KBHL/Nebraska | Joe Saldana | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [ROMLIN/7] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Hoffman | 69 | KBHL/Nebraska | George Snider | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [ROMLIN/7] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Hurtubise | 56 | Moran Electric | Jim Hurtubise | DNS | Mallard 71 FE [IV] | Offy 159 tc | ||||
Intercomp | 92 | Sport Magazine | John Mahler | DNS | Eagle 72 Fleagle [7228] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Interscope | 25 | Interscope/Panasonic | George Snider | DNS | Parnelli VPJ6C | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Leader Card | 40 | Hubler Chevrolet | George Snider | DNS | Watson 79 [1] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||||
Lindsey Hopkins | 15 | Lindsey Hopkins | Johnny Parsons Jr | DNS | Lightning Mk1/79 [1] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||||
Lindsey Hopkins | 51 | Lindsey Hopkins | Hurley Haywood | DNS | Lightning Mk1/79 [1] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||||
Lindsey Hopkins | 51 | Lindsey Hopkins | Hurley Haywood | DNS | Lightning X-15 Laydown [1] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Lindsey Hopkins | 51 | Lindsey Hopkins | Johnny Parsons Jr | DNS | Lightning X-15 Laydown [1] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
McElreath | 26 | McElreath Racing | Jim McElreath | DNS | Eagle 74 [7407] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
McLaren | 4 | Budweiser | Johnny Rutherford | DNS | McLaren M24B [001] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Medlin Racing | 35 | Medlin Racing | Bill Puterbaugh | DNS | Cicada Mk.IV [2] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Morales | 10 | Alex Foods | Pancho Carter | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [ROMLIN/4] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||||
Morales | 10 | Alex Foods | Bob Harkey | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [ROMLIN/4] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||||
Morales | 78 | Alex Foods | Pancho Carter | DNS | Lightning Mk1/77 [d] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
O'Connell | 1 | Sugaripe Prune | Tom Sneva | DNS | McLaren M24 [001] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Patrick | 79 | Patrick Racing | DNS | Wildcat | Cosworth DFX | 15 | ||||
Patrick | 90 | Foreman Industries | Spike Gehlhausen | DNS | Wildcat Mk.V [1] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Patrick | 90 | Foreman Industries | Gordon Johncock | DNS | Wildcat Mk.V [1] | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Penske | 68 | CAM2 | Bill Alsup | DNS | Penske PC-7/79 | Cosworth DFX | ||||
Penske | 68 | CAM2 | Rick Mears | DNS | Penske PC-7/79 | Cosworth DFX | 25 | |||
Rager | 66 | Advance Clean Sweep | Roger Rager | DNS | Eagle 68 [405] | Chevy 355 V8 | ||||
Rasmussen | 58 | Vans By Bivouac | Eldon Rasmussen | DNS | Rascar Atlanta 72 [1] | Foyt V8 tc | ||||
Raymond Reimer | 93 | O'Hanlon | Larry McCoy | DNS | March 73A [3] | Chevy 355 V8 | ||||
Rhoades | 20 | Scientific Drilling | John Martin | DNS | McLaren M16E [E-1] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Robert W. LaWarre | 60 | Precision Metalcraft | DNS | Eagle 68 [406] | Chevy 355 V8 | |||||
Thunder Racing | 30 | MollyMate | Dana Carter | DNS | McLaren M16C/D [B-3] | Offy Drake tc | ||||
Tom Frantz | 16 | Freight Train | Tom Frantz | DNS | Wildcat Mk.I [2] | DGS | ||||
Vollstedt | 27 | Vollstedt Racing | Dick Simon | DNS | Vollstedt 73 [13] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||||
Vollstedt | 27 | Vollstedt Racing | John Martin | DNS | Vollstedt 73 [13] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||||
Wayne Woodward | 81 | Aero Electronics | Dick Ferguson | DNS | Eagle 74 [7411] | Offy 159 tc | ||||
Wayne Woodward | 81 | Aero Electronics | Jan Opperman | DNS | Eagle 74 [7411] | Offy 159 tc | ||||
William R Compton | 38 | Tonco Trailer | Jerry Karl | DNS | McLaren M16C/D [C/D-6] | Offy Drake tc |