1979 California 500
Competition: Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART)
Championship: Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) 1979
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 02-09-1979
To: 02-09-1979
Sessions:
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Rick Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 199 | 199 |
| 5 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 197 | 197 |
| 6 | Danny Ongais | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | 196 |
| 7 | Vern Schuppan | Privateer - Australia | 192 | 192 |
| 8 | Don Whittington | Budweiser | 190 | 190 |
| 9 | Lee Kunzman | Privateer - United States of America | 188 | 188 |
| 10 | Jerry Sneva | Hodgdon Racing | 170 | 170 |
| 11 | Tom Frantz | Kent Oil / Sheraton (Kent Oil) | 152 | 152 |
| 12 | Bill Whittington | Road Atlanta | 139 | 139 |
| 13 | Roger Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 135 | 135 |
| 14 | Larry Cannon | Privateer - United States of America | 128 | 128 |
| 15 | Gordon Johncock | Privateer - United States of America | 119 | 119 |
| 16 | Dick Ferguson | Aero Electronics | 118 | 118 |
| 17 | Tom Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 108 | 108 |
| 18 | John Martin | Paramount Printing | 107 | 107 |
| 19 | Bill Scott | Wheel Center | 74 | 74 |
| 20 | Salt Walther | Privateer - United States of America | 69 | 69 |
| 21 | Al Loquasto | Biane Winery | 69 | 69 |
| 22 | Bill Alsup | Privateer - United States of America | 59 | 59 |
| 23 | Steve Krisiloff | Dairy Queen / Kent Oil (Kent Oil) | 47 | 47 |
| 24 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 46 | 46 |
| 25 | Spike Gehlhausen | Frosty Acres | 46 | 46 |
| 26 | Tim Richmond | S & M Electric (S&M Electric) | 39 | 39 |
| 27 | Phil Caliva | Sta-On Car Glaze | 23 | 23 |
| 28 | Pancho Carter | Privateer - United States of America | 21 | 21 |
| 29 | Bob Harkey | Privateer - United States of America | 17 | 17 |
| 30 | Joe Saldana | Hoffman Racing | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Dennis Firestone | AMS Oil | 10 | 10 |
| 32 | Tom Bagley | Privateer - United States of America | 7 | 7 |
| 33 | Johnny Parsons | Privateer - United States of America | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Mike Mosley | Privateer - United States of America | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Cliff Hucul | Hoffman Racing | 2 | 2 |
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