Date

Site

Course

Distance
(Miles)

Winner

Car

Speed
(mph)

Speed
(kph)

03/11/79

Phoenix

Oval

150

Gordon Johncock

Penske-Cosworth

119.389

192.097

04/22/79

Atlanta

Oval

125

Johnny Rutherford

McLaren-Cosworth

157.758

253.833

04/22/79

Atlanta

Oval

125

Johnny Rutherford

McLaren-Cosworth

166.159

267.350

05/27/79

Indianapolis++

Oval

500

Rick Mears

Penske-Cosworth

158.899

255.668

06/10/79

Trenton

Oval

100

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

129.677

208.650

06/10/79

Trenton

Oval

100

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

147.914

237.994

07/15/79

Michigan

Oval

126

Gordon Johncock

Penske-Cosworth

170.976

275.100

07/15/79

Michigan

Oval

126

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

155.342

249.945

08/05/79

Watkins Glen

Road

150

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

120.889

194.510

08/19/79

Trenton

Oval

150

Rick Mears

Penske-Cosworth

129.807

208.859

09/02/79

Ontario

Oval

500

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

146.794

236.192

09/15/79

Michigan

Oval

150

Bobby Unser

Penske-Cosworth

175.211

281.914

09/30/79

Atlanta

Oval

150

Rick Mears

Penske-Cosworth

182.094

292.989

10/20/79

Phoenix

Oval

150

Al Unser

Chaparral-Cosworth

123.203

198.234