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1979 USAC Championship Car season

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Races
  
7

National champion
  
A. J. Foyt

Start date
  
1979

End date
  
August 12

Indianapolis 500 winner
  
Rick Mears

Race
  
7

Similar
  
1983–84 USAC Champio, 1973 USAC Champio, 1981 CART PPG Indy Car

The 1979 USAC Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 25 and concluding in West Allis, Wisconsin on August 12. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears. With the exception of the Indianapolis 500, most top drivers instead competed in races sanctioned by CART.

Contents

Schedule and results

All races running on Oval/Speedway.

^A Non-USAC driver.

Final points standings

The CART driver not eligible for points.

References

1979 USAC Championship Car season Wikipedia