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1979 Texas Indycars Race 1 in USAC at the Texas World Speedway circuit. Full information

1979 Texas Indycars

1979 Texas Indycars is 342nd USAC race. Passed at the Texas World Speedway circuit. AJ Foyt jr won the pole position and this race. Gary Bettenhausen and Larry Dickson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (322 km).

Previous race: 1979 Ontario Indycars
Next race: 1979 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 8th April 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Texas Indycars

20th victory for the Gilmore Racing Team team
63rd victory for the AJ Foyt jr
113th podium for the AJ Foyt jr
18th podium for the Gary Bettenhausen
5th podium for the Larry Dickson

1979 Texas Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1979, #14	400	1h 32m 36.63s	Gilmore Racing Team
2	Gary Bettenhausen	Wildcat Mk2, #46	320	1h 32m 40s	Armstrong Mould Racing Team
3	Larry Dickson	McLaren M16C, #30	280	98 laps	Thunder Racing
4	Cliff Hucul	McLaren M16C, #29	240	98 laps	Hucul Racing
5	George Snider	Lola T500B, #45	200	97 laps	Armstrong Mould Racing Team
6	Billy Vukovich	Watson ? 1979, #22	160	96 laps	Leader Card Racers
7	Todd Gibson	Eagle ? 1979, #75	120	94 laps	Gibson Racing
8	Sheldon Kinser	Watson ? 1979, #24	100	86 laps Valve	Leader Card Racers
9	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Eagle ? 1979, #26	80	81 laps Engine	McElreath Racing
10	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16B, #38	60	76 laps Oil pressure	William R Compton
11	Dick Ferguson	Eagle ? 1979, #81	40	59 laps Fuel system	Thunder Racing
12	Tom Bigelow	Lola T500B, #43	20	28 laps Accident	Armstrong Mould Racing Team
13	Jerry Sneva	Eagle ? 1979, #57	10	22 laps Piston	Crower Engineering
14	Jim McElreath	Eagle ? 1979, #23	10	19 laps Puncture	McElreath Racing
15	Eldon Rasmussen	Rascar ? 1979, #58	10	11 laps Valve	Rasmussen Racing
16	Johnny Parsons jr	Lightning ? 1979, #15	10	3 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Texas Indycars on the Texas World Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1979, #14	37.39s	Gilmore Racing Team
2	Johnny Parsons jr	Lightning ? 1979, #15		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
3	Tom Bigelow	Lola T500B, #43	Accident	Armstrong Mould Racing Team
4	Cliff Hucul	McLaren M16C, #29		Hucul Racing
5	Todd Gibson	Eagle ? 1979, #75		Gibson Racing
6	Jim McElreath	Eagle ? 1979, #23	Puncture	McElreath Racing
7	Sheldon Kinser	Watson ? 1979, #24	Valve	Leader Card Racers
8	Gary Bettenhausen	Wildcat Mk2, #46		Armstrong Mould Racing Team
9	Jerry Sneva	Eagle ? 1979, #57	Piston	Crower Engineering
10	Billy Vukovich	Watson ? 1979, #22		Leader Card Racers
11	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Eagle ? 1979, #26	Engine	McElreath Racing
12	Dick Ferguson	Eagle ? 1979, #81	Fuel system	Thunder Racing
13	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16B, #38	Oil pressure	William R Compton
14	Larry Dickson	McLaren M16C, #30		Thunder Racing
15	George Snider	Lola T500B, #45		Armstrong Mould Racing Team
16	Eldon Rasmussen	Rascar ? 1979, #58	Valve	Rasmussen Racing