USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1979Click on the Driver to see 1979 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A.J. Foyt | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 926 | 553 | 239,508 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 6 | 1,846.00 | 6 | 3320 | |
| 2 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1003 | 2 | 64,200 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 7 | 1,892.00 | 2 | 1770 | -1,550 |
| 3 | Tom Bigelow | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 930 | 121 | 61,660 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 | 1,737.50 | 2 | 1305 | -2,015 |
| 4 | Larry Dickson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 593 | 30 | 56,680 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 2 | 1,194.00 | 0 | 1225 | -2,095 |
| 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 739 | 31 | 27,394 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4 | 1,238.50 | 1 | 1008 | -2,312 |
| 6 | Jim McElreath | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 61,588 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 2 | 890.00 | 0 | 975 | -2,345 |
| 7 | Jerry Sneva | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 530 | 0 | 43,593 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 2 | 895.00 | 0 | 851 | -2,469 |
| 8 | Dick Simon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 502 | 0 | 39,716 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 3 | 1,084.00 | 0 | 766 | -2,554 |
| 9 | Roger McCluskey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 686 | 28 | 52,716 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 3 | 1,326.50 | 1 | 716 | -2,604 |
| 10 | Sheldon Kinser | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 475 | 13 | 40,199 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 2 | 988.50 | 0 | 673 | -2,647 |
| 11 |  Cliff Hucul | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 518 | 3 | 41,655 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 3 | 1,005.50 | 0 | 653 | -2,667 |
| 12 | Howdy Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 385 | 1 | 44,076 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 962.50 | 0 | 600 | -2,720 |
| 13 | Johnny Parsons | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 378 | 6 | 41,179 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 2 | 577.50 | 1 | 598 | -2,722 |
| 14 | George Snider | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 290 | 3 | 32,888 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 2 | 514.50 | 0 | 361 | -2,959 |
| 15 | Janet Guthrie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 24,941 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 1 | 369.00 | 0 | 225 | -3,095 |
| 16 | Frank Weiss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 341 | 0 | 13,006 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 2 | 375.50 | 0 | 218 | -3,102 |
| 17 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 372 | 0 | 16,293 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 651.00 | 0 | 185 | -3,135 |
| 18 | Dana Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 13,252 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 1 | 435.00 | 0 | 165 | -3,155 |
| 19 | Phil Threshie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 382 | 0 | 33,422 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 2 | 857.50 | 0 | 153 | -3,167 |
| 20 | Al Loquasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 6,322 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 400.00 | 0 | 150 | -3,170 |
| 21 | Todd Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 4,800 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 320.50 | 0 | 130 | -3,190 |
| 22 | Jerry Karl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 15,140 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 0 | 488.00 | 0 | 113 | -3,207 |
| 23 | Herm Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 3,600 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 164.00 | 0 | 100 | -3,220 |
| 24 | Eldon Rasmussen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 26,523 | 23.5 | 17.3 | 1 | 574.50 | 0 | 85 | -3,235 |
| 25 | Jerry Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 2,400 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 80 | -3,240 |
| 26 | Roger Rager | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 6,807 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 1 | 164.00 | 0 | 65 | -3,255 |
| 27 | Dick Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 3,863 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 0 | 170.50 | 0 | 48 | -3,272 |
| 28 | John Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 6,526 | 8.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 292.50 | 0 | 30 | -3,290 |
| 29 | Bob Harkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5,501 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 52.50 | 0 | 23 | -3,297 |
| 30 | Bill Puterbaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 4,879 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 69.00 | 0 | 16 | -3,304 |
| 31 | Ken Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 2,227 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 170.00 | 0 | 10 | -3,310 |
| 32 | Jan Sneva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,480 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | -3,312 |
| Danny Ongais | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 347 | 40 | 43,429 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 1 | 867.50 | 0 | |||
| Rick Mears | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 25 | 252,420 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | |||
| Mike Mosley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 59,828 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | |||
| Bobby Unser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 89 | 59,353 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 497.50 | 0 | |||
| Gordon Johncock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 32,074 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 492.50 | 0 | |||
| Tom Bagley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 24,710 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 482.50 | 0 | |||
| Spike Gehlhausen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 24,209 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 480.00 | 0 | |||
| Steve Krisiloff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 23,645 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 480.00 | 0 | |||
| Salt Walther | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 22,757 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 477.50 | 0 | |||
| Tom Sneva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 28,769 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 470.00 | 0 | |||
| Joe Saldana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 22,721 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 462.50 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 29,121 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 420.00 | 0 | |||
| Larry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 19,496 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 355.00 | 0 | |||
| Pancho Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 20,125 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 322.50 | 0 | |||
 Vern Schuppan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 19,068 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 277.50 | 0 | |||
| Al Unser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 85 | 38,195 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 260.00 | 0 | |||
| John Mahler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 17,572 | 32.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 165.00 | 0 | |||
| Wally Dallenbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 18,470 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 107.50 | 0 | |||
| Lee Kunzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16,820 | 11.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 45.00 | 0 |