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1979 / USAC / Statistics

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Wins Pole Positions Fastest Laps Starts Podiums Total Laps

Drivers

1 A.J.Foyt 5
2 Roger McCluskey 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Gilmore Racing 5
2 Armstrong Mould 1

Cars

1 Parnelli - Cosworth 4
2 Coyote - Foyt TC 1
3 Lola - Cosworth 1

Drivers

1 A.J.Foyt 5
2 Tom Bigelow 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Gilmore Racing 5
2 Armstrong Mould 1

Cars

1 Parnelli - Cosworth 4
2 Coyote - Foyt TC 1
3 Lola 79 - Cosworth 1

Drivers

Entrants / Teams

Cars

Drivers

1 Larry Dickson 6
2 Billy Vukovich II 6
3 Cliff Hucul 6
4 Tom Bigelow 6
5 Jerry Sneva 6
6 Jerry Karl 6
7 A.J.Foyt 6
8 Sheldon Kinser 6
9 Gary Bettenhausen 6
10 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 5
11 Roger McCluskey 5
12 Johnny Parsons Jr. 5
13 Jim McElreath 5
14 George Snider 5
15 Dick Simon 5
16 Frank Weiss 4
17 Dana Carter 4
18 Eldon Rasmussen 3
19 Roger Rager 3
20 Phil Threshie 3
21 Todd Gibson 2
22 Janet Guthrie 2
23 Dick Ferguson 2
24 John Martin 2
25 Bob Harkey 2
26 Bill Puterbaugh 2
27 Jan Sneva 1
28 Ken Nichols 1
29 Jerry Miller 1
30 Howdy Holmes 1
31 Herm Johnson 1
32 Danny Ongais 1
33 Al Loquasto 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Armstrong Mould 16
2 Shade Tree Racing 7
3 Gilmore Racing 7
4 McElreath Racing 6
5 Leader Card Racers 6
6 Tonco Trailer 6
7 Hucul Racing 6
8 Genesee Beer Wagon 6
9 Hopkins Racing 6
10 Vollstedt Racing 5
11 Bivouac Vans 4
12 Tilton Corp. 3
13 Guiffre Bros. 3
14 Oberdorfer 3
15 Rasmussen Racing Products 3
16 Advance Clean Sweep 3
17 Vita Fresh Orange Juice 2
18 Simon Racing 2
19 Gibson Racing 2
20 Rubbermaid 2
21 Texaco Star 2
22 SST Museum 2
23 Crower Cams 2
24 Scientific Drilling 2
25 R. P. Racing 2
26 Precision Engineering 1
27 Mergard Racing 1
28 National Engineering 1
29 Thunder Racing 1
30 Polak Racing 1
31 King Racing 1
32 Fiore Racing Enterprises 1
33 Aero Electronics 1
34 Molly-Mate 1
35 Interscope Racing 1
36 Hunt Magneto 1
37 American Rustproof 1

Cars

1 McLaren - Offenhauser TC 21
2 Eagle - Offenhauser TC 15
3 Watson - Offenhauser TC 12
4 Eagle - Chevrolet 8
5 Parnelli - Cosworth 6
6 Vollstedt - Offenhauser TC 6
7 Lola 79 - Cosworth 6
8 Lola - Cosworth 6
9 King - Chevrolet 4
10 Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth 4
11 Lightning - Offenhauser TC 4
12 Wildcat - DGS 4
13 Manta - Offenhauser TC 4
14 Rascar - Foyt TC 2
15 Lola 79 - Offenhauser TC 2
16 Vollstedt - AMC 2
17 Cicada - Offenhauser TC 2
18 Eagle - Cosworth 2
19 King 76 - Chevrolet 2
20 Coyote - Foyt TC 1
21 Wildcat - Offenhauser TC 1
22 Rascar - Chevrolet 1
23 Lightning - Cosworth 1
24 Marathon - Chevrolet 1
25 Marathon - Cosworth 1
26 Lightning - DGS 1
27 McLaren - Cosworth 1

Drivers

1 A.J.Foyt 5
2 Billy Vukovich II 3
3 Tom Bigelow 3
4 Larry Dickson 2
5 Gary Bettenhausen 1
6 Jim McElreath 1
7 Johnny Parsons Jr. 1
8 Roger McCluskey 1
9 Sheldon Kinser 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Gilmore Racing 6
2 Armstrong Mould 5
3 Leader Card Racers 3
4 McElreath Racing 1
5 Hopkins Racing 1
6 R. P. Racing 1
7 Genesee Beer Wagon 1

Cars

1 Parnelli - Cosworth 4
2 Watson - Offenhauser TC 4
3 Lola 79 - Cosworth 2
4 Coyote - Foyt TC 1
5 Wildcat - DGS 1
6 Eagle - Offenhauser TC 1
7 Lightning - Offenhauser TC 1
8 McLaren - Offenhauser TC 1
9 Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth 1
10 Lola - Cosworth 1
11 Lola 79 - Offenhauser TC 1

Drivers

1 Billy Vukovich II 809
2 Tom Bigelow 740
3 Gary Bettenhausen 739
4 A.J.Foyt 726
5 Jerry Sneva 514
6 Larry Dickson 507
7 Cliff Hucul 496
8 Roger McCluskey 495
9 Dick Simon 445
10 Sheldon Kinser 435
11 Jim McElreath 376
12 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 372
13 Johnny Parsons Jr. 362
14 Frank Weiss 341
15 George Snider 283
16 Jerry Karl 270
17 Janet Guthrie 261
18 Dana Carter 237
19 Phil Threshie 210
20 Howdy Holmes 190
21 Herm Johnson 164
22 Al Loquasto 160
23 Jerry Miller 151
24 Roger Rager 149
25 Danny Ongais 148
26 Todd Gibson 147
27 Eldon Rasmussen 143
28 John Martin 117
29 Dick Ferguson 80
30 Bill Puterbaugh 69
31 Ken Nichols 68
32 Bob Harkey 21
33 Jan Sneva 0

Entrants / Teams

1 Armstrong Mould 1845
2 Gilmore Racing 824
3 Leader Card Racers 809
4 Shade Tree Racing 605
5 Hucul Racing 496
6 McElreath Racing 466
7 Genesee Beer Wagon 435
8 Oberdorfer 426
9 Hopkins Racing 362
10 Bivouac Vans 341
11 Vollstedt Racing 315
12 Tilton Corp. 273
13 Guiffre Bros. 271
14 Tonco Trailer 270
15 Texaco Star 261
16 R. P. Racing 229
17 Vita Fresh Orange Juice 179
18 Mergard Racing 164
19 American Rustproof 160
20 Simon Racing 156
21 Advance Clean Sweep 149
22 King Racing 149
23 Interscope Racing 148
24 Gibson Racing 147
25 Rasmussen Racing Products 143
26 Rubbermaid 122
27 Scientific Drilling 117
28 SST Museum 69
29 Fiore Racing Enterprises 68
30 National Engineering 68
31 Molly-Mate 59
32 Thunder Racing 31
33 Crower Cams 24
34 Aero Electronics 21
35 Precision Engineering 18
36 Hunt Magneto 5
37 Polak Racing 0

Cars

1 McLaren - Offenhauser TC 1355
2 Eagle - Offenhauser TC 1339
3 Watson - Offenhauser TC 1244
4 Lola 79 - Cosworth 834
5 Parnelli - Cosworth 774
6 Lola - Cosworth 602
7 Wildcat - DGS 581
8 King - Chevrolet 577
9 Vollstedt - Offenhauser TC 495
10 Eagle - Chevrolet 483
11 Penske PC6/78 - Cosworth 378
12 Lightning - Offenhauser TC 359
13 Manta - Offenhauser TC 341
14 Lola 79 - Offenhauser TC 167
15 King 76 - Chevrolet 120
16 Eagle - Cosworth 105
17 Coyote - Foyt TC 100
18 Rascar - Foyt TC 85
19 Cicada - Offenhauser TC 69
20 McLaren - Cosworth 68
21 Rascar - Chevrolet 58
22 Marathon - Cosworth 42
23 Vollstedt - AMC 26
24 Wildcat - Offenhauser TC 20
25 Lightning - DGS 3
26 Marathon - Chevrolet 0
27 Lightning - Cosworth 0

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1 A.J.Foyt Gilmore Racing 25.00
2 Tom Bigelow Armstrong Mould 12.60
3 Billy Vukovich II Leader Card Racers 12.00