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1979 Indianapolis 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 7 Sunday, May 27, 1979 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:08:48 Average speed: 158.889 mph Pole speed: 193.736 mph Cautions: 6 for 34 laps Margin of victory: 45.69 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1979 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   Results not available. OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Todd Gibson (#75), Earle Canavan (#0), Jan Opperman (#81), Roger Rager (#66), Ed Finley (#62), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Woody Fisher (#52), Bill Puterbaugh (#35), Bill Scott (#28), Bob Harkey (#19), Gary Bettenhausen (#98), Larry McCoy (#93), Billy Engelhart (#83), Bill Alsup (#68, 19), Eldon Rasmussen (#58), Tom Bigelow (#43), Dick Ferguson (#81), Billy Vukovich, Jr. (#22), Dana Carter (#30), Spike Gehlhausen (#19), Jerry Karl (#38), Joe Saldana (#69), Al Loquasto (#39), John Martin (#20), Hurley Haywood (#51), Larry Cannon (#95), Tom Frantz (#16), Jim McElreath (#23), Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (#23), Jerry Miller (#97-DC), Frank Weiss (#50-DC), Neil Bonnett (#73-DC)