1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series

1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series

Rick Mears - Champion

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
3/11/79	Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150	Phoenix	150	PO	Gordon Johncock
4/22/79	Gould Twin Dixie 125 #1	Atlanta	124.804	PO	Johnny Rutherford
4/22/79	Gould Twin Dixie 125 #2	Atlanta	124.804	PO	Johnny Rutherford
5/27/79	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes^	Indianapolis	500	PO	Rick Mears
6/10/79	Trenton Twin Indy #1	Trenton	100.5	PO	Bobby Unser
6/10/79	Trenton Twin Indy #2	Trenton	100.5	PO	Bobby Unser
7/15/79	Norton Twin 125 #1	MIS	126	PO	Gordon Johncock
7/15/79	Norton Twin 125 #2	MIS	126	PO	Bobby Unser
8/5/79	Kent Oil 150	Watkins Glen	150.474	RC	Bobby Unser
8/19/79	Ditzler 150	Trenton	150	PO	Rick Mears
9/2/79	California 500	Ontario	500	PO	Bobby Unser
9/15/79	Gould Grand Prix	MIS	150	PO	Bobby Unser
9/30/79	Rich's Atlanta Classic	Atlanta	152.2	PO	Rick Mears
10/20/79	Miller High Life 150	Phoenix	150	PO	Al Unser

^Race sanctioned by USAC but counted in CART points standings

Standing	Driver		Starts	DNS/DNQ	Wins	2nds	3rds	4ths	5ths	Best Finish	Poles	Points
1	Rick	Mears	14	0	3	4	2	1	3		2	4060
2	Bobby	Unser	14	0	6	2	1	1	2		7	3820
3	Gordon	Johncock	14	0	2	1	2	3	1		2	2211
4	Johnny	Rutherford	14	0	2	0	3	2	1		2	2163
5	Al	Unser	14	0	1	1	2	1	3		1	2085
6	Danny	Ongais	13	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	1473
7	Tom	Sneva	14	0	0	2	2	0	2		0	1360
8	Tom	Bagley	13	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	1208
9	Wally	Dallenbach	14	0	0	1	0	3	1		0	1149
10	Mike	Mosley	12	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	1121
11	Mario	Andretti	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	700
12	Lee	Kunzman	8	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	485
13	Pancho	Carter	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	452
14	Vern	Schuppan	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	449
15	Bill	Alsup	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	400
16	Joe	Saldana	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	368
17	Spike	Gehlhausen	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	343
18	Salt	Walther	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	314
19	Steve	Krisiloff	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	279
20	Tom	Frantz	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	236
21	Jerry	Sneva	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	155
22	Tim	Richmond	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	112
23	Larry	Rice	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	105
24	Herm	Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	98
25	John	Mahler	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	74
26	Al	Loquasto	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	70
27	Larry	Cannon	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	56
28	Dick	Ferguson	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	35
29	Billy	Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	20
30	Phil	Caliva	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	10
NR	A. J.	Foyt	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0
NR	Howdy	Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
NR	Billy	Vukovich, Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
NR	Don	Whittington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
NR	Frank	Weiss	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
NR	Bill	Whittington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
NR	Roger	McCluskey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	Roger	Mears	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	Tom	Bigelow	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Phil	Threshie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0
NR	John	Martin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
NR	Eldon	Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0
NR	Larry	Dickson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0
NR	Dick	Simon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0
NR	Sheldon	Kinser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0
NR	Bob	Harkey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0
NR	Cliff	Hucul	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0
NR	Dennis	Firestone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0
NR	Johnny	Parsons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0
NR	George	Snider	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0
NR	Janet	Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0
NR	Jim	McElreath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0
NR	Gary	Bettenhausen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Tony	Bettenhausen, Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Neil	Bonnett	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Earle	Canavan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Dana	Carter	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bill	Engelhart	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Ed	Finley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Woody	Fisher	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Todd	Gibson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Hurley	Haywood	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bill	Henderson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jim	Hurtubise	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jerry	Karl	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Larry	McCoy	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jerry	Miller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jan	Opperman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bill	Puterbaugh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Roger	Rager	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0