| series | Champcar complete |
| race | Pocono |
| year | 1979 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| AJ Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | AJ Foyt | | 1 | 1 | Parnelli VPJ6CT [005] | Cosworth DFX | 128 | |
| McElreath | 26 | McElreath Racing | Jim McElreath | | 13 | 2 | Eagle 74 [7407] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Polak Racing | 80 | Polak Racing | Larry Dickson | | 6 | 3 | Penske PC-5/77 [001] | Cosworth DFX | 19 | |
| Wayne Woodward | 81 | Shade Tree Racing | Jerry Sneva | | 24 | 4 | Eagle 74 [7411] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Vollstedt | 17 | Vollstedt Racing | Dick Simon | | 14 | 5 | Vollstedt 77 [14] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Leader Card | 22 | Leader Card | Billy Vukovich | | 19 | 6 | Watson 77 [1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| AMI Racing | 46 | Armstrong Mould | Howdy Holmes | | 7 | 7 | Wildcat Mk.II [2] | DGS | 1 | |
| AMI Racing | 43 | Armstrong Mould | Tom Bigelow | | 5 | 8 | Lola T500B [HU04] | Cosworth DFX | 1 | |
| Grant King Racers | 98 | Oberdorfer | Gary Bettenhausen | | 12 | 9 | Kingfish 73 [7] | Chevy M/T 355 V8 | ||
| Loquasto Racing | 86 | American Rustproof | Al Loquasto | | 20 | 10 | McLaren M16C/D [A-1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Hucul Racing | 29 | Hucul/Hunter | Cliff Hucul | | 11 | 11 | McLaren M16E [E-2] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Interscope | 25 | Interscope/Panasonic | Danny Ongais | | 2 | 12 | Parnelli VPJ6C | Cosworth DFX | 40 | |
| Robert W. LaWarre | 60 | Tilton Corp. | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | | 22 | 13 | Eagle 68 [406] | Chevy 355 V8 | ||
| AMI Racing | 44 | Armstrong Mould | Roger McCluskey | | 10 | 14 | Lola T500B [HU05] | Cosworth DFX | 6 | |
| Leader Card | 24 | Genesee Beer | Sheldon Kinser | | 9 | 15 | Watson 78 [1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Grant King Racers | 97 | Giuffre Brothers Crane | Phil Threshie | | 15 | 16 | Kingfish 73 [8] | Chevy M/T 355 V8 | ||
| William R Compton | 38 | Tonco Trailer | Jerry Karl | | 23 | 17 | McLaren M16C/D [C/D-6] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Rhoades | 20 | Scientific Drilling | John Martin | | 8 | 18 | McLaren M16E [E-1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| AMI Racing | 45 | Texaco Star | Janet Guthrie | | 4 | 19 | Lola T500B [HU03] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Rasmussen | 58 | Vans By Bivouac | Eldon Rasmussen | | 25 | 20 | Rascar Atlanta 72 [1] | Chevy 355 V8 | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 15 | Lindsey Hopkins | Johnny Parsons Jr | | 3 | 21 | Lightning X-15 Laydown [1] | Offy Drake tc | 5 | |
| Thunder Racing | 30 | MollyMate | Dana Carter | | 16 | 22 | McLaren M16C/D [B-3] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| BFM Enterprises | 50 | Vans By Bivouac | Frank Weiss | | 18 | 23 | Antares 72 [2] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Vollstedt | 27 | Vollstedt Racing | Bob Harkey | | 21 | 24 | Vollstedt 73 [13] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 51 | Thomas W. Barrett III | George Snider | | 17 | 25 | Lightning Mk1/79 [1] | Offy DT160 V8 | ||
| Bruce Crower | 57 | Crower Cams | Jerry Sneva | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7408] | Chevy 355 V8 |
