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1979 Symmons Plains Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Australian Touring Car Championship race number 1 of 9 Sunday, March 4, 1979 at Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston, Tasmania 40 laps on a 2.410 kilometer road course (96.400 kilometers) Time of race: 0:41:40.00 Average speed: 138.816 kph Pole time: 59.8 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 5 76   John Harvey Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 40 running – 2 6 20   Garth Wigston Gown-Hindhaugh Roadways Racing Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 40 running – 3 3 6   Allan Grice Allan Grice Craven Mild Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 40 running – 4 2 7   Bob Morris Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 40 running – 5 1 05   Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 40 running – 6 8 66   Rod Stevens Brian Wood Ford Brian Wood Ford Ford Falcon XC GS500 39 running – 7 10 50   Lawrie Nelson Lawrie Nelson Capri Components Ford Capri V6 – running – 8 11 77   Peter Williamson Peter Williamson – Toyota Celica – running – 9 12 54   Roger Cartwright – – Ford Escort RS2000 – running – 10 14 64   Ray Gulson – – Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – running – 11 13 56   Martin Power – – Triumph Dolomite Sprint – running – 12 15     David Cannon – – Ford Escort RS2000 – running –

Fastest Lap: 61.300 seconds by Allan Grice