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1979 Surfers Paradise Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Australian Touring Car Championship race number 7 of 9 Sunday, May 20, 1979 at Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Gold Coast, Queensland 30 laps on a 3.200 kilometer road course (96.000 kilometers) Time of race: 0:39:24.10 Average speed: 146.187 kph Pole time: 76 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1979 Australian Touring Car Championship results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 1 1 05   Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 30 running – 2 3 21   Charlie O'Brien Gown-Hindhaugh Roadways Racing Holden Torana LX SL/R 5000 A9X 30 running – 3 5 76   John Harvey Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 30 running – 4 4 7   Bob Morris Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 30 running – 5 2 17   Dick Johnson Bryan Byrt Bryan Byrt Ford Ford Falcon XC Cobra 30 running – 6 6 15   Peter Janson Peter Janson – Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 30 running – 7 8 30   Bill O'Brien – – Ford Falcon XC GS500 29 running – 8 7 24   Alan Browne – – Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 29 running – 9 13     Brian Hall – – Toyota Celica 29 running – 10 16     Craig Volkers – – Ford Capri V6 26 running – 11 – 52   Steve Masterton – – Ford Capri V6 – disqualified – 12 – 6   Allan Grice Allan Grice Craven Mild Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 0 did not start 0

Fastest Lap: 76.800 seconds by Dick Johnson