1979 CART Stats | Racing Years

Wins Pole Positions Fastest Laps Starts Podiums Total Laps

Drivers

1	Bobby Unser	6
2	Rick Mears	3
3	Gordon Johncock	2
4	Johnny Rutherford	2
5	Al Unser	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Team Penske	9
2	Patrick Racing	2
3	McLaren International	2
4	Chaparral Cars Inc.	1

Cars

1	Penske PC7/79 - Cosworth	8
2	Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth	3
3	McLaren - Cosworth	2
4	Chaparral - Cosworth	1

Drivers

1	Bobby Unser	6
2	Rick Mears	2
3	Johnny Rutherford	1
4	Al Unser	1
5	Gordon Johncock	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Team Penske	8
2	McLaren International	1
3	Chaparral Cars Inc.	1
4	Patrick Racing	1

Cars

1	Penske PC7/79 - Cosworth	7
2	Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth	2
3	McLaren - Cosworth	1
4	Chaparral - Cosworth	1

Drivers

1	Mike Mosley	1

Entrants / Teams

1	All American Racers	1

Cars

1	Eagle - Cosworth	1

Drivers

1	Wally Dallenbach	14
2	Joe Saldaña	14
3	Johnny Rutherford	14
4	Gordon Johncock	14
5	Pancho Carter	14
6	Rick Mears	14
7	Spike Gehlhausen	14
8	Danny Ongais	14
9	Bobby Unser	14
10	Tom Sneva	14
11	Al Unser	14
12	Tom Bagley	13
13	Bill Alsup	13
14	Mike Mosley	12
15	Steve Krisiloff	11
16	Vern Schuppan	10
17	Tom Frantz	8
18	Salt Walther	8
19	Lee Kunzman	8
20	John Mahler	7
21	Larry Rice	6
22	Larry Cannon	6
23	Tim Richmond	5
24	Dick Ferguson	4
25	Al Loquasto	3
26	Johnny Parsons Jr.	2
27	Jerry Sneva	2
28	Herm Johnson	2
29	Mario Andretti	2
30	Cliff Hucul	2
31	Eldon Rasmussen	1
32	A.J.Foyt	1
33	Billy Scott	1
34	Bill Whittington	1
35	Billy Vukovich II	1
36	Tom Bigelow	1
37	Bob Harkey	1
38	Dennis Firestone	1
39	Dick Simon	1
40	Sheldon Kinser	1
41	Don Whittington	1
42	Roger Rager	1
43	Roger McCluskey	1
44	Jim McElreath	1
45	Phil Threshie	1
46	Phil Caliva	1
47	Frank Weiss	1
48	George Snider	1
49	Howdy Holmes	1
50	Larry Dickson	1
51	Janet Guthrie	1
52	John Martin	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Patrick Racing	30
2	Team Penske	30
3	Sugaripe Prune	15
4	Alex Foods	15
5	Hoffman Racing	15
6	Longhorn Racing	15
7	McLaren International	14
8	Chaparral Cars Inc.	14
9	Interscope Racing	14
10	WASP Racing	13
11	Fletcher Racing	13
12	Gehlhausen Racing	12
13	All American Racers	12
14	Wysard Motor Co.	9
15	Walmotor	8
16	Frantz Racing	8
17	Hamm	8
18	Sport Magazine	7
19	Canon Racing - GTI Engineering	6
20	S-M Electric	6
21	Aero Electronics	4
22	Mergard Racing	2
23	Armstrong Mould	2
24	National Engineering	2
25	Thomas W. Barrett III	1
26	Gilmore Racing	1
27	Polak Racing	1
28	Sta-On	1
29	Guiffre Bros.	1
30	Genesee Beer Wagon	1
31	Hopkins Racing	1
32	Paramount Printing	1
33	AMAX Coalar	1
34	Hodgdon Racing	1
35	Texaco Star	1
36	KBHL	1
37	Bivouac Vans	1
38	Rasmussen Racing Products	1
39	Whittington Brothers Racing	1
40	Simon Racing	1
41	Hucul Racing	1
42	Hubler	1
43	Road Atlanta	1
44	Wheel Center	1

Cars

1	Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth	59
2	McLaren - Cosworth	33
3	Lightning - Offenhauser TC	30
4	Eagle - Offenhauser TC	27
5	Parnelli - Cosworth	24
6	Penske PC7/79 - Cosworth	21
7	Lightning - Cosworth	18
8	Chaparral - Cosworth	14
9	Wildcat - Offenhauser TC	13
10	Wildcat - DGS	13
11	Eagle - Cosworth	13
12	McLaren - Offenhauser TC	13
13	Bear - DGS	2
14	Wildcat - Cosworth	2
15	McElreath - Cosworth	2
16	Bear - Offenhauser TC	2
17	Lola 79 - Cosworth	2
18	Spyder - Offenhauser TC	2
19	Spirit 78 - AMC V8	1
20	Lola - Cosworth	1
21	Vollstedt - Offenhauser TC	1
22	Lightning - DGS	1
23	Watson - Cosworth	1
24	Penske PC5/77 - Cosworth	1
25	Manta - Offenhauser TC	1
26	King 76 - Chevrolet	1
27	Watson - Offenhauser TC	1
28	Antares - Offenhauser TC	1

Drivers

1	Bobby Unser	9
2	Rick Mears	9
3	Gordon Johncock	5
4	Johnny Rutherford	5
5	Al Unser	4
6	Tom Sneva	4
7	Mike Mosley	2
8	A.J.Foyt	1
9	Lee Kunzman	1
10	Mario Andretti	1
11	Wally Dallenbach	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Team Penske	19
2	Patrick Racing	6
3	McLaren International	5
4	Chaparral Cars Inc.	4
5	Sugaripe Prune	4
6	All American Racers	2
7	Gilmore Racing	1
8	Hamm	1

Cars

1	Penske PC7/79 - Cosworth	16
2	Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth	9
3	McLaren - Cosworth	9
4	Chaparral - Cosworth	4
5	Parnelli - Cosworth	2
6	Eagle - Cosworth	2

Drivers

1	Rick Mears	1455
2	Bobby Unser	1416
3	Al Unser	1317
4	Johnny Rutherford	1269
5	Gordon Johncock	1236
6	Tom Sneva	1148
7	Tom Bagley	1138
8	Wally Dallenbach	1056
9	Danny Ongais	1012
10	Bill Alsup	918
11	Joe Saldaña	814
12	Pancho Carter	800
13	Mike Mosley	756
14	Salt Walther	717
15	Vern Schuppan	656
16	Spike Gehlhausen	599
17	Steve Krisiloff	592
18	Lee Kunzman	518
19	Tom Frantz	517
20	Larry Rice	415
21	John Mahler	281
22	Larry Cannon	243
23	Tim Richmond	226
24	Herm Johnson	220
25	A.J.Foyt	200
26	Mario Andretti	200
27	Howdy Holmes	195
28	Billy Vukovich II	193
29	Roger McCluskey	191
30	Don Whittington	190
31	Tom Bigelow	190
32	Jerry Sneva	186
33	Phil Threshie	172
34	Dick Ferguson	171
35	Bill Whittington	139
36	Roger Rager	135
37	Al Loquasto	130
38	John Martin	107
39	Eldon Rasmussen	89
40	Larry Dickson	86
41	Frank Weiss	86
42	Billy Scott	74
43	Dick Simon	57
44	Sheldon Kinser	40
45	Cliff Hucul	24
46	Phil Caliva	23
47	Johnny Parsons Jr.	20
48	Bob Harkey	17
49	Dennis Firestone	10
50	George Snider	7
51	Janet Guthrie	3
52	Jim McElreath	0

Entrants / Teams

1	Team Penske	3071
2	Patrick Racing	2619
3	Chaparral Cars Inc.	1317
4	McLaren International	1269
5	Longhorn Racing	1257
6	Sugaripe Prune	1152
7	Interscope Racing	1012
8	WASP Racing	918
9	Alex Foods	817
10	Hoffman Racing	816
11	All American Racers	756
12	Fletcher Racing	719
13	Walmotor	717
14	Wysard Motor Co.	656
15	Hamm	518
16	Frantz Racing	517
17	S-M Electric	415
18	Armstrong Mould	385
19	Gehlhausen Racing	291
20	Sport Magazine	281
21	Canon Racing - GTI Engineering	243
22	Mergard Racing	220
23	National Engineering	207
24	Gilmore Racing	200
25	Hubler	193
26	Whittington Brothers Racing	190
27	Guiffre Bros.	172
28	Aero Electronics	171
29	Hodgdon Racing	170
30	Road Atlanta	139
31	Paramount Printing	107
32	Rasmussen Racing Products	89
33	Polak Racing	86
34	Bivouac Vans	86
35	Wheel Center	74
36	Simon Racing	57
37	Genesee Beer Wagon	40
38	Sta-On	23
39	Hucul Racing	22
40	Hopkins Racing	16
41	KBHL	7
42	Texaco Star	3
43	AMAX Coalar	0
44	Thomas W. Barrett III	0

Cars

1	Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth	4798
2	McLaren - Cosworth	2933
3	Penske PC7/79 - Cosworth	2211
4	Parnelli - Cosworth	1869
5	Lightning - Offenhauser TC	1444
6	Chaparral - Cosworth	1317
7	Lightning - Cosworth	1166
8	Eagle - Offenhauser TC	1049
9	Wildcat - Offenhauser TC	1044
10	Eagle - Cosworth	942
11	McLaren - Offenhauser TC	918
12	Wildcat - DGS	703
13	Wildcat - Cosworth	339
14	McElreath - Cosworth	307
15	Watson - Cosworth	193
16	Lola 79 - Cosworth	193
17	King 76 - Chevrolet	172
18	Bear - DGS	123
19	Antares - Offenhauser TC	89
20	Manta - Offenhauser TC	86
21	Penske PC5/77 - Cosworth	86
22	Bear - Offenhauser TC	80
23	Vollstedt - Offenhauser TC	57
24	Spyder - Offenhauser TC	53
25	Watson - Offenhauser TC	40
26	Lightning - DGS	16
27	Spirit 78 - AMC V8	16
28	Lola - Cosworth	10

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	18.38
2	Rick Mears	Team Penske	16.07
3	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	14.00
4	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren International	13.70
5	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	12.25
6	Al Unser	Chaparral Cars Inc.	11.91
7	Wally Dallenbach	Patrick Racing	8.20
8	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	7.43
9	Tom Bagley	Longhorn Racing	6.33
10	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	3.29
11	Joe Saldaña	Hoffman Racing	2.13
12	Salt Walther	Walmotor	2.00
13	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	1.00
14	Tom Frantz	Frantz Racing	0.40

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