1979 Indianapolis 500
| Pos | Driver | Chassis/Engine | Laps | Start Pos. | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mears | 200 | 1 | Running | ||
| 2 | A.J. Foyt | 200 | 6 | Running | ||
| 3 | Mike Mosley | 200 | 12 | Running | ||
| 4 | Danny Ongais | 199 | 27 | Running | ||
| 5 | Bobby Unser | 199 | 4 | Running | ||
| 6 | Gordon Johncock | 197 | 5 | Running | ||
| 7 | Howdy Holmes | 195 | 13 | Running | ||
| 8 | Bill Vukovich II | 194 | 34 | Running | ||
| 9 | Tom Bagley | 193 | 15 | Running | ||
| 10 | Spike Gehlhausen | 192 | 31 | Running | ||
| 11 | Steve Krisiloff | 192 | 28 | Running | ||
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 191 | 16 | Running | ||
| 13 | Roger McCluskey | 191 | 25 | Running | ||
| 14 | Tom Bigelow | 190 | 30 | Running | ||
| 15 | Tom Sneva | 188 | 2 | Accident | ||
| 16 | Joe Saldana | 186 | 26 | Running | ||
| 17 | Phil Threshie | 172 | 29 | Running | ||
| 18 | Johnny Rutherford | 168 | 8 | Running | ||
| 19 | Larry Rice | 142 | 23 | Accident | ||
| 20 | Pancho Carter | 129 | 17 | Wheel Bearing | ||
| 21 | Vern Schuppan | 111 | 22 | Transmission | ||
| 22 | Al Unser | 104 | 3 | Transmission | ||
| 23 | Eldon Rasmussen | 89 | 33 | Header Pipe | ||
| 24 | Larry Dickson | 86 | 24 | Fuel Pump | ||
| 25 | John Mahler | 66 | 32 | Fuel Pump | ||
| 26 | Dick Simon | 57 | 20 | Clutch | ||
| 27 | Wally Dallenbach Sr. | 43 | 7 | Lost Wheel | ||
| 28 | Sheldon Kinser | 40 | 10 | Piston | ||
| 29 | Cliff Hucul | 22 | 18 | Road | ||
| 30 | Lee Kunzman | 18 | 11 | Scavenger Pump | ||
| 31 | Jerry Sneva | 16 | 21 | Piston | ||
| 32 | Johnny Parsons | 16 | 9 | Piston | ||
| 33 | George Snider | 7 | 35 | Fuel Pump | ||
| 34 | Janet Guthrie | 3 | 14 | Piston | ||
| 35 | Jim McElreath | 0 | 19 | Valves |
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