1979 Indianapolis 500 - Race Results
Track Indianapolis
Type Oval
Length 4.023 km.
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Type Oval
Length 4.023 km.
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Hélio Castroneves: "It’s interesting going into Turn 1. It looks and feels like the banking is off. As you approach the apex, the banking comes back to normal. Turn 2 is flat out, but not as fast as Turn 1. Turn 3 is the least difficult because of the banking. In Turn 4, you"
| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rick Mears (R) |
 |
200 | 3:08:47.970 | ||
| 2. | A. J. Foyt (R) |
|
200 | 3:09:33.660 +45.6900 |
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| 3. | Mike Mosley (R) |
|
200 | 3:09:36.000 +48.0300 |
+2.3400 | |
| 4. | Danny Ongais (R) |
|
199 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap |
+1 lap |
|
| 5. | Bobby Unser (R) |
|
199 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap |
+0.0000 | |
| 6. | Gordon Johncock (R) |
|
197 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 7. | Howdy Holmes (R) |
|
195 | 0:00:00.000 +5 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 8. | Bill Vukovich Jr. (R) |
|
193 | 0:00:00.000 +7 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 9. | Tom Bagley (R) |
|
193 | 0:00:00.000 +7 laps |
+0.0000 | |
| 10. | Spike Gehlhausen (R) |
|
192 | 0:00:00.000 +8 laps |
+1 lap |
|
| 11. | Steve Krisiloff (R) |
|
192 | 0:00:00.000 +8 laps |
+0.0000 | |
| 12. | Salt Walther (R) |
|
191 | 0:00:00.000 +9 laps |
+1 lap |
|
| 13. | Roger McCluskey (R) |
|
191 | 0:00:00.000 +9 laps |
+0.0000 | |
| 14. | Tom Bigelow (R) |
|
190 | 0:00:00.000 +10 laps |
+1 lap |
|
| 15. | Tom Sneva (R) |
|
188 | 0:00:00.000 +12 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 16. | Joe Saldana (R) |
|
186 | 0:00:00.000 +14 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 17. | Phil Threshie (R) |
|
172 | 0:00:00.000 +28 laps |
+14 laps |
|
| 18. | Johnny Rutherford (R) |
|
168 | 0:00:00.000 +32 laps |
+4 laps |
|
| 19. | Larry Rice (R) |
|
142 | 0:00:00.000 +58 laps |
+26 laps |
|
| 20. | Pancho Carter (R) |
|
129 | 0:00:00.000 +71 laps |
+13 laps |
|
| 21. | Vern Schuppan (R) |
 |
111 | 0:00:00.000 +89 laps |
+18 laps |
|
| 22. | Al Unser (R) |
|
104 | 0:00:00.000 +96 laps |
+7 laps |
|
| 23. | Eldon Rasmussen (R) |
 |
89 | 0:00:00.000 +111 laps |
+15 laps |
|
| 24. | Larry Dickson (R) |
|
86 | 0:00:00.000 +114 laps |
+3 laps |
|
| 25. | John Mahler (R) |
|
66 | 0:00:00.000 +134 laps |
+20 laps |
|
| 26. | Dick Simon (R) |
|
57 | 0:00:00.000 +143 laps |
+9 laps |
|
| 27. | Wally Dallenbach (R) |
|
43 | 0:00:00.000 +157 laps |
+14 laps |
|
| 28. | Sheldon Kinser (R) |
|
40 | 0:00:00.000 +160 laps |
+3 laps |
|
| 29. | Cliff Hucul (R) |
|
22 | 0:00:00.000 +178 laps |
+18 laps |
|
| 30. | Lee Kunzman (R) |
|
18 | 0:00:00.000 +182 laps |
+4 laps |
|
| 31. | Jerry Sneva (R) |
|
16 | 0:00:00.000 +184 laps |
+2 laps |
|
| 32. | Johnny Parsons Jr. (R) |
|
16 | 0:00:00.000 +184 laps |
+0.0000 | |
| 33. | George Snider (R) |
|
7 | 0:00:00.000 +193 laps |
+9 laps |
|
| 34. | Janet Guthrie (R) |
|
3 | 0:00:00.000 +197 laps |
+4 laps |
|
| 35. | Jim McElreath (R) |
|
0 | 0:00:00.000 +200 laps |
+3 laps |