1979 Spike Gehlhausen SCCA/CART Indy Car Series results
1979 season results | 1979 season standings
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| Race # | Track | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | Phoenix | 14 | 18 | 19 | Sta-On KJ | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 137.383 | 12 | 0 | 0 | water line | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta | 10 | 18 | 19 | Sta-On KJ | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 190.170 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 5 |
| 3 | Atlanta | 17 | 16 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 13 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 5 | |
| 4 | Indianapolis | 31 | 10 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Wildcat | Cosworth | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 185.061 | 192 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 150 |
| 5 | Trenton | 16 | 18 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 154.683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 5 |
| 6 | Trenton | 18 | 13 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 52 | 0 | 0 | oil line | 5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 15 | 22 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 189.548 | 8 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 4 |
| 8 | Michigan | 21 | 21 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 1 | 0 | 0 | piston | 4 | |
| 9 | Watkins Glen | 17 | 17 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 115.366 | 1 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 6 |
| 10 | Trenton | 8 | 11 | 19 | Sta-On Car Glaze | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gehlhausen | 164.856 | 62 | 0 | 0 | connecting rod | 30 |
| 11 | Ontario | 10 | 25 | 55 | Frosty Acres | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 194.911 | 46 | 0 | 0 | half shaft | 10 |
| 12 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | 55 | Frosty Acres | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 198.566 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 30 |
| 13 | Atlanta | 8 | 16 | 55 | Frosty Acres | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 195.924 | 8 | 0 | 0 | suspension | 8 |
| 14 | Phoenix | 7 | 8 | 55 | Frosty Acres-Winton Sales | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 140.307 | 144 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 75 |
