1970 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Unser, Al | Johnny Lightning/Parnelli Jones
P.J. Colt/Ford Running | 200 | $271,698 | 170.221 |
| 2 | 5 | 66 | Donohue, Mark | Sunoco/US Racing
Lola/Ford Running | 200 | $86,427 | 169.911 |
| 3 | 11 | 48 | Gurney, Dan | Olsonite Eagle
Eagle/Offy Running | 200 | $58,977 | 166.860 |
| 4 | 23 | 83 | Allison, Donnie(R) | Foyt & Greer
Eagle/Ford Running | 200 | $35,002 | 165.662 |
| 5 | 33 | 14 | McElreath, Jim | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
Coyote/Ford Running | 200 | $32,577 | 166.821 |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | Andretti, Mario | STP Oil Treatment
McNamara/Ford Flagged | 199 | $28,202 | 168.209 |
| 7 | 29 | 89 | Grant, Jerry | Nelson Iron Works/Jerry Grant
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 198 | $26,977 | 165.983 |
| 8 | 15 | 38 | Muther, Rick(R) | The Tony Express/Two Jacks
Hawk II/Offy Flagged | 197 | $25,302 | 165.654 |
| 9 | 19 | 75 | Williams, Carl | Bruce McLaren
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 197 | $22,352 | 166.590 |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
Coyote/Ford Flagged | 195 | $24,902 | 170.004 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Unser, Bobby | Wagner-Lockheed/Leader Cards
Eagle/Ford Flagged | 192 | $20,552 | 168.508 |
| 12 | 32 | 67 | Sessions, Sam | Jim Robbins
Vollstedt/Ford Flagged | 190 | $19,752 | 165.373 |
| 13 | 26 | 32 | Brabham, Jack | Brabham-Gilmore/Motor Racing
Brabham/Offy Piston | 175 | $20,227 | 166.397 |
| 14 | 31 | 44 | Simon, Dick(R) | Bryant Heating
Vollstedt/Ford Flagged | 168 | $18,427 | 165.548 |
| 15 | 27 | 19 | Bucknum, Ronnie | M.V.S.
Morris/Ford Crash 3 | 162 | $18,602 | 166.136 |
| 16 | 22 | 23 | Kenyon, Mel | Sprite/Lindsey Hopkins
Coyote/Offy Crash 3 (* RM) | 160 | $17,552 | 165.906 |
| 17 | 24 | 22 | Dallenbach, Wally | Sprite/Lindsey Hopkins
Eagle/Ford Coil | 143 | $17,077 | 165.601 |
| 18 | 2 | 18 | Rutherford, Johnny | Patrick Petroleum/Michner
Eagle/Offy Header | 135 | $18,327 | 170.213 |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Yarbrough, Lee Roy | Jim Robbins
Vollstedt/Ford Turbo Gear | 107 | $16,302 | 166.559 |
| 20 | 10 | 84 | Snider, George | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
Coyote/Ford Suspension | 105 | $16,002 | 167.660 |
| 21 | 12 | 9 | Mosley, Mike | G.C. Murphy/Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Radiator | 96 | $15,627 | 166.651 |
| 22 | 16 | 73 | Revson, Peter | Bruce McLaren
McLaren/Offy Magneto | 87 | $16,627 | 167.942 |
| 23 | 30 | 58 | Vukovich II, Billy | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Brabham/Offy Clutch | 78 | $15,252 | 165.753 |
| 24 | 18 | 15 | Leonard, Joe | Johnny Lightning/Parnelli Jones
P.J. Colt/Ford Switch | 73 | $15,452 | 166.898 |
| 25 | 4 | 11 | McCluskey, Roger | Quickick/Hayhoe Racing
Scorpion/Ford Suspension | 62 | $15,727 | 169.213 |
| 26 | 20 | 16 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Thermo-King Auto Air/Gerhardt
Gerhardt/Offy Valve | 55 | $14,677 | 166.451 |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | Ruby, Lloyd | Daniels Cablevision/Gene White
Mongoose/Offy Drive Gear | 54 | $16,252 | 168.895 |
| 28 | 17 | 5 | Johncock, Gordon | Gilmore Broadcasting/Johncock
Gerhardt/Ford Piston | 45 | $14,902 | 167.015 |
| 29 | 14 | 97 | Walkup, Bruce | Wynn's Kwik-Kool/Agajanian-Faas
Mongoose/Offy Timing Gear | 44 | $13,927 | 166.459 |
| 30 | 6 | 10 | Pollard, Art | Art Pollard Car Wash/Race-Go
Kingfish/Offy Piston | 28 | $14,427 | 168.595 |
| 31 | 21 | 20 | Follmer, George | STP Oil Treatment
Hawk III/Ford Oil Gasket | 18 | $14,002 | 166.052 |
| 32 | 28 | 93 | Weld, Greg(R) | Art Pollard Car Wash/Race-Go
Gerhardt/Offy Piston | 12 | $14,102 | 166.121 |
| 33 | 9 | 31 | Malloy, Jim | Stearns Mfg/Federal Automotive
Gerhardt/Offy Crash 4 - DNS | 0 | $13,677 | 167.895 |
| Total Purse: | $1,000,002 | Field Average: | 167.139 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 77 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 4 | Former Winners: | 3 |
1971 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | Unser, Al | Johnny Lightning/Parnelli Jones
P.J. Colt/Ford Running | 200 | $238,451 | 174.522 |
| 2 | 1 | 86 | Revson, Peter | McLaren Cars
McLaren/Offy Running | 200 | $103,198 | 178.696 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | ITT/Thompson
Coyote/Ford Running | 200 | $64,759 | 174.317 |
| 4 | 10 | 42 | Malloy, Jim | Olsonite Eagle/Dan Gurney
Eagle/Offy Running | 200 | $38,669 | 171.838 |
| 5 | 11 | 32 | Vukovich II, Billy | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Brabham/Offy Running | 200 | $32,447 | 171.674 |
| 6 | 20 | 84 | Allison, Donnie | Purolator/Foyt & Greer
Coyote/Ford Flagged | 199 | $30,093 | 171.903 |
| 7 | 17 | 58 | Tingelstad, Bud | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Brabham/Offy Flagged | 198 | $28,206 | 170.156 |
| 8 | 28 | 43 | Zimmerman, Denny(R) | Frank Fiore
Vollstedt/Offy Flagged | 189 | $27,658 | 169.755 |
| 9 | 22 | 6 | McCluskey, Roger | Sprite/Lindsey Hopkins
Kuzma/Ford Flagged | 188 | $22,980 | 171.241 |
| 10 | 13 | 16 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Thermo-King/Don Gerhardt
Gerhardt/Offy Flagged | 178 | $24,414 | 171.233 |
| 11 | 7 | 12 | Ruby, Lloyd | Utah Stars/Gene White Racing
Mongoose/Ford Gears | 174 | $21,866 | 173.821 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Unser, Bobby | Olsonite Eagle/Dan Gurney
Eagle/Offy Crash 4 | 164 | $24,842 | 175.816 |
| 13 | 19 | 4 | Mosley, Mike | G.C. Murphy/Leader Cards
Eagle/Ford Crash 4 | 159 | $20,345 | 169.579 |
| 14 | 33 | 44 | Simon, Dick | TraveLodge Sleeper/Dick Simon
Vollstedt/Ford Flagged | 151 | $18,870 | 170.164 |
| 15 | 29 | 41 | Follmer, George | Grant King Racers
Kingfish/Offy Piston | 147 | $18,281 | 169.205 |
| 16 | 14 | 21 | Yarborough, Cale | Gene White Racing
Mongoose/Ford Cam Cover | 140 | $17,370 | 170.156 |
| 17 | 4 | 85 | Hulme, Denis | McLaren Cars
McLaren/Offy Valve | 137 | $17,887 | 174.910 |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | Rutherford, Johnny | Patrick Petroleum/Michner
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 128 | $16,682 | 171.151 |
| 19 | 8 | 15 | Leonard, Joe | Samsonite/Parnelli Jones Ford
P.J. Colt/Ford Turbocharger | 123 | $19,906 | 172.761 |
| 20 | 16 | 68 | Hobbs, David(R) | Penske Products/US Racing
Lola/Ford Crash FS | 107 | $16,009 | 169.571 |
| 21 | 18 | 38 | Muther, Rick | Arkansas Aviation/Two Jacks
Hawk II/Offy Crash FS | 85 | $16,190 | 169.972 |
| 22 | 32 | 99 | Harkey, Bob | Joe Hunt Maqneto
Gerhardt/Offy Gears | 77 | $15,399 | 169.197 |
| 23 | 15 | 95 | Warren, Bentley(R) | Classic Wax/Vatis Enterprises
Eagle/Offy Gears | 76 | $14,486 | 169.627 |
| 24 | 23 | 22 | Dallenbach, Wally | Sprite/Lindsey Hopkins
Kuzma/Offy Valve | 69 | $14,602 | 171.160 |
| 25 | 2 | 66 | Donohue, Mark | Sunoco/US Racing
McLaren/Offy Gears | 66 | $26,697 | 177.087 |
| 26 | 31 | 64 | Pollard, Art | Gilmore Champion Racing
Scorpion/Ford Valve | 45 | $14,770 | 169.500 |
| 27 | 25 | 98 | Sessions, Sam | Wynn's Kwik-Kool/Agajanian
Lola/Ford Valve | 43 | $13,721 | 170.358 |
| 28 | 26 | 45 | Dickson, Larry | Grant King Racers
Kingfish/Offy Engine | 33 | $13,600 | 170.285 |
| 29 | 12 | 7 | Johncock, Gordon | Norris Industries
McLaren/Ford Crash 3 | 11 | $13,458 | 171.388 |
| 30 | 9 | 5 | Andretti, Mario | STP Oil Treatment
McNamara/Ford Crash 3 | 11 | $13,245 | 172.612 |
| 31 | 27 | 20 | Krisiloff, Steve(R) | STP Gas Treatment
McNamara/Ford Oil Leak-Spun 3 | 10 | $13,260 | 169.835 |
| 32 | 30 | 23 | Kenyon, Mel | Sprite/Lindsey Hopkins
Kuzma/Ford Crash 3 | 10 | $14,153 | 170.205 |
| 33 | 21 | 80 | Snider, George | G.C. Murphy/Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Stalled | 6 | $13,974 | 171.600 |
| Total Purse: | $1,001,604 | Field Average: | 171.665 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 81 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 4 | Former Winners: | 4 |
1972 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 3 | 66 | Donohue, Mark | Sunoco McLaren/Penske
McLaren/Offy Running | 200 | $218,768 | 191.408 |
| 2 | 19 | 4 | Unser, Al | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones
Parnelli/Offy Running | 200 | $95,258 | 183.617 |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | Leonard, Joe | Samsonite/Parnelli Jones
Parnelli/Offy Running | 200 | $58,798 | 185.223 |
| 4 | 24 | 52 | Sessions, Sam | Gene White Racing
Lola/Ford Running | 200 | $39,583 | 180.415 |
| 5 | 7 | 34 | Posey, Sam(R) | Norris Eagle/Champ Carr
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 198 | $37,411 | 184.379 |
| 6 | 11 | 5 | Ruby, Lloyd | Wynn's/Gene White Racing
Atlanta/Ford Flagged | 196 | $29,517 | 181.415 |
| 7 | 25 | 60 | Hiss, Mike(R) | STP Pylon Blade/Page Racing
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 196 | $30,820 | 179.015 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Andretti, Mario | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones Racing
Parnelli/Offy Out of fuel | 194 | $23,094 | 187.617 |
| 9 | 31 | 11 | Caruthers, Jimmy(R) | US Armed Forces/Quality Racing
Scorpion/Ford Flagged | 194 | $23,094 | 178.909 |
| 10 | 32 | 21 | Yarborough, Cale | Bill Daniels GOP/Gene White
Atlanta/Ford Flagged | 193 | $22,133 | 178.864 |
| 11 | 21 | 84 | Snider, George | ITT-Thompson/A.J. Foyt, Jr.
Coyote/Ford Flagged | 190 | $23,080 | 181.855 |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | Grant, Jerry | Mystery/All American Racers
Eagle/Offy Running * | 188 | $24,156 | 189.294 |
| 13 | 23 | 44 | Simon, Dick | TraveLodge Sleeper/Dick Simon
Lola/Foyt Out of Fuel | 186 | $19,759 | 180.424 |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Sunoco McLaren/Penske
McLaren/Offy Ignition | 182 | $41,284 | 188.877 |
| 15 | 33 | 40 | Dallenbach, Wally | STP Oil Treatment
Lola/Foyt Flagged | 182 | $19,645 | 181.626 |
| 16 | 14 | 89 | Martin, John(R) | Automotive Technology
Brabham/Offy Fuel Leak | 161 | $18,084 | 179.614 |
| 17 | 30 | 37 | Kunzman, Lee(R) | Caves Buick Company
Gerhardt/Offy Lost Tire | 131 | $17,901 | 179.265 |
| 18 | 12 | 23 | Kenyon, Mel | Gilmore Racing/Lindsey Hopkins
Coyote/Ford Fuel Injection | 126 | $17,146 | 181.388 |
| 19 | 28 | 17 | Zimmerman, Denny | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Coyote/Offy Ignition Rotor | 116 | $17,320 | 180.027 |
| 20 | 26 | 24 | Johncock, Gordon | Gulf McLaren
McLaren/Offy Exhaust Valve | 113 | $17,823 | 188.511 |
| 21 | 10 | 15 | Krisiloff, Steve | Ayr-Way Lloyds/Grant King
Kingfish/Offy Ignition Rotor | 102 | $15,954 | 181.433 |
| 22 | 29 | 31 | Mahler, John(R) | Harbor Fuel Oil/Vanguard
McLaren/Offy Piston | 99 | $16,013 | 179.497 |
| 23 | 13 | 56 | Hurtubise, Jim | Miller High Life/M.V.S.
Coyote/Foyt Running * | 94 | $15,350 | 181.050 |
| 24 | 20 | 14 | McCluskey, Roger | American Underwriters/Hopkins
Antares/Offy Valve | 92 | $15,016 | 182.685 |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | ITT-Thompson/A.J. Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Turbocharger | 60 | $15,611 | 188.996 |
| 26 | 16 | 98 | Mosley, Mike | Vivitar/Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Crash 4 | 56 | $15,984 | 189.145 |
| 27 | 8 | 18 | Rutherford, Johnny | Patrick Petroleum/Michner
Brabham/Offy Rod | 55 | $14,535 | 183.234 |
| 28 | 18 | 3 | Vukovich II, Billy | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Eagle/Offy Rear End | 54 | $14,364 | 184.814 |
| 29 | 22 | 95 | Williams, Carl | Vatis Enterprises
Eagle/Offy Oil Cooler | 52 | $14,022 | 180.469 |
| 30 | 1 | 6 | Unser, Bobby | Olsonite Eagle
Eagle/Offy Ignition Rotor | 31 | $30,830 | 195.940 |
| 31 | 2 | 12 | Revson, Peter | Gulf McLaren
McLaren/Offy Gearbox | 23 | $15,924 | 192.885 |
| 32 | 9 | 42 | Savage, Swede(R) | Michner/Patrick Racing
Eagle/Offy Rod | 5 | $13,767 | 181.726 |
| 33 | 27 | 33 | Walther, Salt(R) | Dayton Disc Brakes/Walmotor
P.J. Colt/Foyt Magneto | 0 | $14,538 | 180.542 |
| Total Purse: | $1,011,845 | Field Average: | 183.655 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 83 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 8 | Former Winners: | 4 |
1973 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 11 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | STP Double Oil Filter/Patrick
Eagle/Offy Running/Rain | 133 | $236,023 | 192.555 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 | Vukovich II, Billy | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Eagle/Offy Running/Rain | 133 | $97,513 | 191.103 |
| 3 | 14 | 3 | McCluskey, Roger | Lindsey Hopkins Buick
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 131 | $60,753 | 191.928 |
| 4 | 19 | 19 | Kenyon, Mel | Atlanta Falcons/Lindsey Hopkins
Eagle/Foyt Flagged | 131 | $34,488 | 190.225 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Sunoco DX/Roger Penske
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 130 | $37,966 | 195.599 |
| 6 | 7 | 24 | Krisiloff, Steve | Elliott-Norton Spirit/King Racers
Kingfish/Offy Flagged | 129 | $30,862 | 194.932 |
| 7 | 25 | 16 | Kunzman, Lee | Ayr-Way/Lloyd's/Hopkins
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 127 | $26,350 | 193.092 |
| 8 | 24 | 89 | Martin, John | Automotive Technology
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 124 | $25,377 | 194.384 |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Rutherford, Johnny | Gulf McLaren
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 124 | $29,904 | 198.413 |
| 10 | 21 | 98 | Mosley, Mike | Lodestar/Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Rod Bolt | 120 | $23,675 | 189.753 |
| 11 | 22 | 73 | Hobbs, David | Carling Black Label/Woods
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 107 | $20,935 | 189.454 |
| 12 | 30 | 84 | Snider, George | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt, Sr.
Coyote/Foyt Gearbox | 101 | $21,511 | 190.355 |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Unser, Bobby | Olsonite Division
Eagle/Offy Blown Engine | 100 | $30,264 | 198.183 |
| 14 | 27 | 44 | Simon, Dick | TraveLodge/Dick Simon
Eagle/Ford Piston | 100 | $19,489 | 191.276 |
| 15 | 3 | 66 | Donohue, Mark | Sunoco DX/Roger Penske
Eagle/Offy Piston | 92 | $19,950 | 197.412 |
| 16 | 13 | 60 | McRae, Graham(R) | STP Gas Treatment
Eagle/Offy Header | 91 | $19,039 | 192.031 |
| 17 | 26 | 6 | Hiss, Mike | Thermo-King/Don Gerhardt
Eagle/Offy Drive Train | 91 | $18,156 | 191.939 |
| 18 | 29 | 1 | Leonard, Joe | Samsonite/Parnelli Jones Racing
Parnelli/Offy Hub-Wheel Brng. | 91 | $17,301 | 189.954 |
| 19 | 18 | 48 | Grant, Jerry | Olsonite/All American Racers
Eagle/Offy Blown Engine | 77 | $16,675 | 190.235 |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | Unser, Al | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones Racing
Parnelli/Offy Piston | 75 | $20,628 | 194.879 |
| 21 | 9 | 21 | Caruthers, Jimmy | Cobre/Robert Fletcher
Eagle/Offy Suspension | 73 | $16,009 | 194.217 |
| 22 | 4 | 40 | Savage, Swede | STP Oil Treatment/Patrick Racing
Eagle/Offy Crash 4 | 57 | $19,368 | 196.582 |
| 23 | 33 | 35 | McElreath, Jim | Norris Eagle/Champ Carr
Eagle/Offy Blown Engine | 54 | $15,655 | 188.640 |
| 24 | 20 | 62 | Dallenbach, Wally | Olsonite/All American Racers
Eagle/Offy Broken Rod | 48 | $14,971 | 190.194 |
| 25 | 23 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt, Sr.
Coyote/Foyt Rod Bolt | 37 | $14,716 | 188.927 |
| 26 | 28 | 30 | Karl, Jerry(R) | Oriente Express/Smokey Yunick
Eagle/Chevy Flagged | 22 | $17,689 | 190.799 |
| 27 | 15 | 18 | Ruby, Lloyd | Commander Motor Homes/Slater
Eagle/Offy Piston | 21 | $14,290 | 191.622 |
| 28 | 32 | 9 | Sessions, Sam | M.V.S.
Eagle/Foyt Out of Oil | 17 | $14,719 | 188.986 |
| 29 | 31 | 28 | Harkey, Bob | Bryant Heating/Lindsey Hopkins
Ken-Eagle/Foyt Seized Engine | 12 | $14,777 | 189.733 |
| 30 | 6 | 11 | Andretti, Mario | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones Racing
Parnelli/Offy Piston | 4 | $14,564 | 159.059 |
| 31 | 10 | 15 | Revson, Peter | Gulf McLaren
McLaren/Offy Crash 4 | 3 | $13,779 | 192.606 |
| 32 | 12 | 12 | Allison, Bobby(R) | Sunoco DX/Roger Penske
McLaren/Offy Rod | 1 | $13,722 | 192.308 |
| 33 | 17 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Crash FS | 0 | $13,963 | 190.739 |
| Total Purse: | $1,006,105 | Field Average: | 192.329 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 68 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 3 | Former Winners: | 4 |
1974 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 25 | 3 | Rutherford, Johnny | McLaren Cars
McLaren/Offy Running | 200 | $245,032 | 190.446 |
| 2 | 7 | 48 | Unser, Bobby | Olsonite/All American Racers
Eagle/Offy Running | 200 | $99,504 | 185.176 |
| 3 | 16 | 4 | Vukovich II, Billy | Sugaripe Prune/O'Connell
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 199 | $63,811 | 182.500 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | STP Double Oil Filter/Patrick
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 198 | $37,079 | 186.287 |
| 5 | 9 | 73 | Hobbs, David | Carling Black Label/McLaren
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 196 | $32,074 | 184.833 |
| 6 | 30 | 45 | McElreath, Jim | Thermo-King/Fred Gerhardt
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 194 | $27,970 | 177.279 |
| 7 | 21 | 11 | Carter, Pancho(R) | Cobre Firestone/R.L. Fletcher
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 191 | $27,758 | 180.605 |
| 8 | 31 | 79 | Harkey, Bob | Peru Circus/Lindsey Hopkins
Kenyon/Foyt Flagged | 189 | $23,985 | 176.681 |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | Ruby, Lloyd | Unlimited Racing Team
Eagle/Offy Out of fuel | 187 | $23,182 | 181.699 |
| 10 | 17 | 55 | Grant, Jerry | Cobre Firestone/R.L. Fletcher
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 175 | $22,016 | 181.781 |
| 11 | 22 | 89 | Martin, John | Sea Snack/Automotive Tech.
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 169 | $21,393 | 180.406 |
| 12 | 23 | 27 | Bigelow, Tom(R) | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Flagged | 166 | $20,769 | 180.144 |
| 13 | 20 | 18 | Simpson, Bill(R) | American Kids Racer/Beith
Eagle/Offy Piston | 163 | $19,922 | 181.041 |
| 14 | 3 | 68 | Hiss, Mike | Norton Spirit/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 158 | $21,697 | 187.490 |
| 15 | 1 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt, Sr.
Coyote/Foyt Oil Fitting | 142 | $38,674 | 191.632 |
| 16 | 27 | 1 | McCluskey, Roger | English Leather/Hopkins
Riley/Offy Rear End | 141 | $19,097 | 181.005 |
| 17 | 14 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Piston | 141 | $18,197 | 183.927 |
| 18 | 26 | 15 | Unser, Al | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones
Eagle/Offy Valve | 131 | $17,492 | 183.889 |
| 19 | 19 | 42 | Karl, Jerry | Ayr-Way/Lloyd's/Hopkins
Eagle/Offy Crash 3 | 115 | $17,333 | 181.452 |
| 20 | 8 | 24 | Sneva, Tom(R) | Raymond Companies/King
Kingfish/Offy Drive Gear | 94 | $19,136 | 185.147 |
| 21 | 32 | 51 | Opperman, Jan(R) | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones
Parnelli/Offy Spun 4 | 85 | $15,617 | 176.186 |
| 22 | 15 | 60 | Krisiloff, Steve | STP Gas Treatment/Patrick
Eagle/Offy Clutch | 72 | $16,026 | 182.519 |
| 23 | 12 | 21 | Caruthers, Jimmy | Cobre Firestone/R.L. Fletcher
Eagle/Offy Gearbox | 64 | $16,063 | 184.049 |
| 24 | 33 | 59 | Cannon, Larry(R) | American Financial/Hoffman
Eagle/Offy Differential | 49 | $15,429 | 173.963 |
| 25 | 28 | 56 | Hurtubise, Jim | Miller High Life/Gohr
McLaren/Offy Blown Engine | 31 | $15,324 | 180.288 |
| 26 | 29 | 94 | Parsons, Johnny(R) | Vatis Enterprises
Finley/Offy Turbocharger | 18 | $14,497 | 180.252 |
| 27 | 24 | 61 | Muther, Rick | Eisenhour-Brayton Racing
Coyote/Foyt Piston | 11 | $14,740 | 179.991 |
| 28 | 13 | 82 | Snider, George | Gilmore Racing/J.H. Greer
Atlanta/Foyt Valve | 7 | $16,435 | 183.993 |
| 29 | 6 | 98 | Mosley, Mike | Lodestar/Agajanian-Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Blown Engine | 6 | $16,222 | 185.319 |
| 30 | 2 | 40 | Dallenbach, Wally | STP Oil Treatment/Patrick
Eagle/Offy Piston | 3 | $16,222 | 189.683 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | Andretti, Mario | Viceroy/Parnelli Jones
Eagle/Offy Valve | 2 | $15,587 | 186.027 |
| 32 | 11 | 8 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Score/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Valve | 2 | $14,230 | 184.492 |
| 33 | 10 | 44 | Simon, Dick | TraveLodge/Dick Simon
Eagle/Foyt Valve | 1 | $14,551 | 184.502 |
| Total Purse: | $1,015,686 | Field Average: | 182.787 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 61 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 7 | Former Winners: | 4 |
1975 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 3 | 48 | Unser, Bobby | Jorgensen/All American Racers
Eagle/Offy Running/Rain | 174 | $214,032 | 191.073 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Rutherford, Johnny | Gatorade/McLaren Cars
McLaren/Offy Running/Rain | 174 | $97,866 | 185.998 |
| 3 | 1 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing
Coyote/Foyt Running/Rain | 174 | $74,677 | 193.976 |
| 4 | 18 | 11 | Carter, Pancho | Cobre Tire/Fletcher Racing
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 169 | $33,424 | 183.449 |
| 5 | 22 | 15 | McCluskey, Roger | Silver Floss/Hopkins Racing
Riley/Offy Flagged | 167 | $31,002 | 183.964 |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Vukovich II, Billy | Cobre Tire/Fletcher Racing
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 166 | $28,473 | 185.845 |
| 7 | 15 | 83 | Puterbaugh, Bill(R) | McNamara-D.I.A./McNamara
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 165 | $28,786 | 183.833 |
| 8 | 24 | 97 | Snider, George | Leader Card Lodestar
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 165 | $24,688 | 182.918 |
| 9 | 21 | 40 | Dallenbach, Wally | Sinmast Wildcat/Patrick
Wildcat/SGD Piston | 162 | $42,712 | 190.648 |
| 10 | 23 | 33 | Harkey, Bob | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 162 | $22,899 | 183.786 |
| 11 | 29 | 98 | Krisiloff, Steve | Leader Card Lodestar
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 162 | $22,794 | 182.408 |
| 12 | 26 | 19 | Kinser, Sheldon(R) | Spirit of Indiana/King Racing
Kingfish/Offy Flagged | 161 | $20,772 | 182.389 |
| 13 | 20 | 30 | Karl, Jerry | Jose Johnson/Smokey Yunick
Eagle/Chevy Flagged | 161 | $19,975 | 182.537 |
| 14 | 10 | 78 | Caruthers, Jimmy | Alex Foods
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 161 | $19,350 | 185.615 |
| 15 | 19 | 45 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Thermo-King/Fred Gerhardt
Eagle/Offy Crash FS | 158 | $19,811 | 182.611 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Unser, Al | Viceroy/Vel's-Parnelli Jones
Eagle/Offy Rod | 157 | $18,300 | 185.452 |
| 17 | 25 | 36 | Sessions, Sam | Commander/Unlimited Racing
Eagle/Offy Engine | 155 | $18,117 | 182.750 |
| 18 | 33 | 17 | Bigelow, Tom | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Magneto | 151 | $18,162 | 181.864 |
| 19 | 12 | 93 | Parsons, Johnny | Ayr-Way WNAP Buzzard/Vatis
Eagle/Offy Transmission | 140 | $16,939 | 184.521 |
| 20 | 14 | 73 | Grant, Jerry | Spirit of Orange/Fred Carrillo
Eagle/Offy Piston | 137 | $16,539 | 184.266 |
| 21 | 30 | 44 | Simon, Dick | Bruce Cogle Ford/Dick Simon
Eagle/Foyt Flagged | 133 | $17,070 | 181.892 |
| 22 | 4 | 68 | Sneva, Tom | Norton Spirit/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Crash 2 | 125 | $17,829 | 190.094 |
| 23 | 17 | 24 | Warren, Bentley | THE BOTTOMHALF/King Racing
Kingfish/Offy Flagged | 120 | $15,093 | 183.589 |
| 24 | 32 | 58 | Rasmussen, Eldon(R) | Anacomp-Wild Rose/Rasmussen
Rascar/Foyt Valve | 119 | $16,432 | 181.910 |
| 25 | 13 | 16 | Allison, Bobby | CAM2 Motor Oil/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Gearbox | 112 | $14,827 | 184.398 |
| 26 | 5 | 12 | Mosley, Mike | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
Eagle/Offy Engine | 94 | $16,550 | 187.833 |
| 27 | 16 | 89 | Martin, John | Automotive Technology
McLaren/Offy Radiator | 61 | $14,551 | 183.655 |
| 28 | 27 | 21 | Andretti, Mario | Viceroy/Vel's-Parnelli Jones
Eagle/Offy Crash BS | 49 | $15,880 | 186.480 |
| 29 | 31 | 94 | Hiss, Mike | Ayr-Way WNAP Buzzard/Vatis
Finley/Offy Crash 3 | 39 | $14,538 | 181.754 |
| 30 | 28 | 63 | McCoy, Larry(R) | Shurfine/Bidwell & McCoy
Rascar/Offy Piston | 24 | $14,925 | 182.760 |
| 31 | 2 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | Sinmast Wildcat/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/SGD Ignition | 11 | $18,120 | 191.652 |
| 32 | 6 | 7 | Ruby, Lloyd | Allied Polymer/McLaren Cars
McLaren/Offy Piston | 7 | $15,853 | 186.984 |
| 33 | 9 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Ignition | 2 | $14,954 | 185.701 |
| Total Purse: | $1,001,321 | Field Average: | 185.057 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 61 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 4 | Former Winners: | 6 |
1976 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Rutherford, Johnny | Hy-Gain/McLaren
McLaren/Offy Running/Rain | 102 | $255,321 | 188.957 |
| 2 | 5 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Running/Rain | 102 | $103,097 | 185.261 |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | Sinmast/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/DGS Running/Rain | 102 | $67,676 | 188.531 |
| 4 | 7 | 40 | Dallenbach, Wally | Sinmast/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 101 | $38,050 | 184.445 |
| 5 | 6 | 48 | Carter, Pancho | E.M. Jorgensen
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 101 | $33,778 | 184.824 |
| 6 | 3 | 68 | Sneva, Tom | Norton Spirit/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 101 | $30,960 | 186.355 |
| 7 | 4 | 21 | Unser, Al | American Racing/Parnelli Jones
Parnelli/Cosworth Flagged | 101 | $27,412 | 186.258 |
| 8 | 19 | 6 | Andretti, Mario | CAM2 Oil/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 101 | $28,331 | 189.404 |
| 9 | 22 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 100 | $23,728 | 182.797 |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | Unser, Bobby | Cobre Tire/Robert Fletcher
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 100 | $23,992 | 187.520 |
| 11 | 30 | 51 | Ruby, Lloyd | Fairco Drugs/Michael Devin
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 100 | $23,039 | 186.480 |
| 12 | 14 | 93 | Parsons, Johnny | Ayr-Way/WIRE/Vatis
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 98 | $21,215 | 182.843 |
| 13 | 27 | 23 | Snider, George | Hubler Chevy/Leader Cards
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 98 | $20,718 | 181.141 |
| 14 | 32 | 24 | Bigelow, Tom | Leader Card Racers
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 98 | $20,193 | 181.965 |
| 15 | 11 | 12 | Mosley, Mike | Sugaripe Prune/O'Connell
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 98 | $20,954 | 187.588 |
| 16 | 33 | 8 | Opperman, Jan | Routh Meat Packing/Routh
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 97 | $18,943 | 181.717 |
| 17 | 10 | 69 | Cannon, Larry | American Financial/Hoffman
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 97 | $18,060 | 181.388 |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | Schuppan, Vern(R) | E.M. Jorgensen
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 97 | $18,605 | 182.011 |
| 19 | 29 | 97 | Kinser, Sheldon | THE BOTTOMHALF/King Racing
Dragon/Offy Flagged | 97 | $17,179 | 181.114 |
| 20 | 28 | 96 | Harkey, Bob | McIntyre Ford-Chev./Agajanian/King
Kingfish/Offy Flagged | 97 | $16,782 | 181.141 |
| 21 | 15 | 98 | Martin, John | Genesse/Agajanian/King
Dragon/Offy Flagged | 96 | $17,213 | 182.417 |
| 22 | 18 | 83 | Puterbaugh, Bill | McNamara Motor Express
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 96 | $16,072 | 182.002 |
| 23 | 21 | 28 | Scott, Billy(R) | Spirit of Public Ent./Hodgdon
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 96 | $17,859 | 183.383 |
| 24 | 23 | 92 | Krisiloff, Steve | First National City/Vatis
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 95 | $15,775 | 182.131 |
| 25 | 24 | 86 | Loquasto, Al(R) | Frostie Root Beer/Loquasto, Sr.
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 95 | $15,420 | 182.002 |
| 26 | 26 | 63 | McCoy, Larry | Shurfine/Spirit of America
Ras-Car/Offy Flagged | 91 | $14,993 | 181.388 |
| 27 | 20 | 73 | Grant, Jerry | California-Oklahoma/Carrillo
Eagle/AMC Flagged | 91 | $15,594 | 183.617 |
| 28 | 8 | 45 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Thermo-King/Gerhardt Racers
Eagle/Offy Turbocharger | 52 | $15,623 | 181.791 |
| 29 | 31 | 33 | Hobbs, David | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Offy Water Leak | 10 | $15,281 | 183.580 |
| 30 | 13 | 7 | McCluskey, Roger | Lindsey Hopkins
Lightning/Offy Crash 3 | 8 | $15,486 | 186.500 |
| 31 | 9 | 5 | Vukovich II, Billy | Alex Foods
Eagle/Offy Rod | 2 | $15,283 | 181.433 |
| 32 | 16 | 17 | Simon, Dick | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Rod | 1 | $15,926 | 182.343 |
| 33 | 25 | 19 | Gehlhausen, Spike(R) | Spirit of Indiana/C. Gehlhausen
McLaren/Offy Oil Pressure | 0 | $14,197 | 181.717 |
| Total Purse: | $1,037,776 | Field Average: | 183.785 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 71 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 4 | Former Winners: | 6 |
1977 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 4 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Running | 200 | $259,791 | 194.563 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Sneva, Tom | Norton Spirit/Penske Racing
McLaren/Cosworth Running | 200 | $109,947 | 198.884 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Unser, Al | American/Vel's-Parnelli
Parnelli/Cosworth Flagged | 199 | $67,232 | 195.950 |
| 4 | 10 | 40 | Dallenbach, Wally | STP/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 199 | $41,192 | 189.563 |
| 5 | 11 | 60 | Parsons, Johnny | STP/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 193 | $33,170 | 189.255 |
| 6 | 22 | 24 | Bigelow, Tom | Thermo-King/Leader Card
Watson/Offy Flagged | 192 | $30,466 | 186.471 |
| 7 | 24 | 65 | Kunzman, Lee | City of Syracuse/Santello
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 191 | $29,129 | 186.384 |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | McCluskey, Roger | First National City/Hopkins
Lightning/Offy Flagged | 191 | $27,256 | 190.992 |
| 9 | 25 | 92 | Krisiloff, Steve | Dave McIntire Chevy/Vatis
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 191 | $26,653 | 184.691 |
| 10 | 16 | 36 | Sneva, Jerry(R) | 21st Amendment/Bidwell
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 187 | $26,617 | 186.616 |
| 11 | 5 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | STP/Patrick Racing
Wildcat/DGS Crankshaft | 184 | $45,014 | 193.517 |
| 12 | 28 | 16 | Puterbaugh, Bill | Dayton-Walther/Lee Elkins
Eagle/Offy Valve | 170 | $22,890 | 186.800 |
| 13 | 32 | 58 | Rasmussen, Eldon | Rent-a-Racer/Rasmussen
Ras-Car/Foyt Flagged | 168 | $21,093 | 185.119 |
| 14 | 31 | 42 | Mahler, John | 20th Century/Mergard
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 157 | $20,668 | 185.242 |
| 15 | 8 | 48 | Carter, Pancho | Jorgensen/Dan Gurney
Eagle/Offy Engine | 156 | $21,679 | 192.452 |
| 16 | 21 | 98 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Knievel/Agajanian/King
Kingfish/Offy Clutch | 138 | $19,718 | 186.596 |
| 17 | 23 | 84 | Vukovich II, Billy | Gilmore Racing/A.J.Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Wing Strut | 110 | $19,885 | 186.393 |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Unser, Bobby | Cobre Tire/Fletcher Racing
Lightning/Offy Oil Leak | 94 | $22,130 | 197.618 |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Mosley, Mike | Sugaripe Prune/O'Connell
Lightning/Offy Timing Gear | 91 | $19,154 | 190.064 |
| 20 | 7 | 25 | Ongais, Danny(R) | Interscope/Ted Field
Parnelli/Cosworth Header | 90 | $21,257 | 193.040 |
| 21 | 33 | 72 | Jones, Bubby(R) | Bruce Cogle Ford/Hillin's
Eagle/Offy Valve | 78 | $17,388 | 184.938 |
| 22 | 27 | 29 | Hucul, Cliff(R) | Team Canada/Hunter-Arndt
McLaren/Offy Gearbox | 72 | $17,747 | 187.198 |
| 23 | 20 | 73 | McElreath, Jim | Carrillo Rods/Fred Carrillo
Eagle/AMC Turbocharger | 71 | $22,434 | 187.715 |
| 24 | 13 | 18 | Snider, George | Melvin Simon/Hillin's
Wildcat/DGS Valve | 65 | $16,650 | 188.976 |
| 25 | 14 | 78 | Olivero, Bobby(R) | Alex Foods/Alex Morales
Lightning/Offy Piston | 57 | $17,245 | 188.452 |
| 26 | 6 | 9 | Andretti, Mario | CAM2 Oil/Penske Racing
McLaren/Offy Header | 47 | $17,468 | 193.353 |
| 27 | 19 | 10 | Ruby, Lloyd | First National City/Hopkins
Lightning/Offy Crash 2 | 34 | $16,619 | 190.840 |
| 28 | 15 | 86 | Loquasto, Al | Frostie Root Beer/Loquasto
McLaren/Offy Magneto | 28 | $17,448 | 187.647 |
| 29 | 26 | 27 | Guthrie, Janet(R) | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Lightning/Offy Timing Gear | 27 | $16,556 | 188.403 |
| 30 | 29 | 38 | Regazzoni, Clay(R) | Theodore Racing/Simpson
McLaren/Offy Fuel Cell | 25 | $15,643 | 186.047 |
| 31 | 30 | 17 | Simon, Dick | Bryant Heating/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Overheating | 24 | $16,458 | 185.615 |
| 32 | 12 | 97 | Kinser, Sheldon | Genesee/Agajanian/King
Kingfish/Offy Piston | 14 | $15,101 | 189.076 |
| 33 | 17 | 2 | Rutherford, Johnny | First National City/McLaren
McLaren/Cosworth Gearbox | 12 | $19,472 | 197.325 |
| Total Purse: | $1,116,807 | Field Average: | 189.488 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 85 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 7 | Former Winners: | 6 |
1978 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | Unser, Al | First National City/Chaparral
Lola/Cosworth Running | 200 | $290,364 | 196.474 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Sneva, Tom | Norton Spirit/Penske Racing
Penske/Cosworth Running | 200 | $112,704 | 202.156 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Johncock, Gordon | N. American Van Lines/Patrick
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 199 | $61,769 | 195.833 |
| 4 | 13 | 40 | Krisiloff, Steve | Foreman Industries/Patrick
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 198 | $39,504 | 191.255 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Dallenbach, Wally | Sugaripe Prune/O'Connell
McLaren/Cosworth Flagged | 195 | $35,632 | 195.228 |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | Unser, Bobby | ARCO Graphite/Dan Gurney
Eagle/Cosworth Flagged | 195 | $29,478 | 194.658 |
| 7 | 20 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing/Citicorp/Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Flagged | 191 | $29,628 | 200.122 |
| 8 | 23 | 84 | Snider, George | Gilmore Racing/Citicorp/Foyt
Coyote/Foyt Flagged | 191 | $25,818 | 192.627 |
| 9 | 15 | 51 | Guthrie, Janet | Texaco Star/Janet Guthrie
Wildcat/DGS Flagged | 190 | $24,115 | 190.325 |
| 10 | 8 | 16 | Parsons, Johnny | First National City/Hopkins
Lightning/Offy Flagged | 186 | $26,129 | 194.280 |
| 11 | 30 | 35 | Rice, Larry(R) | Bryant Heating/WIBC/Hedback
Lightning/Offy Engine | 186 | $24,276 | 187.393 |
| 12 | 33 | 7 | Andretti, Mario | The Gould Charge/Penske
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 185 | $23,252 | 194.647 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | Rutherford, Johnny | First National City/McLaren
McLaren/Cosworth Flagged | 180 | $31,805 | 197.098 |
| 14 | 28 | 88 | Karl, Jerry | Machinists Union/Frank Fiore
McLaren/Offy Flagged | 176 | $20,930 | 187.549 |
| 15 | 24 | 69 | Saldana, Joe(R) | Mr. WizeBuys Carpet/Hoffman
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 173 | $20,691 | 190.809 |
| 16 | 31 | 98 | Bettenhausen, Gary | Oberdorfer/Agajanian/King
Kingfish/Offy Engine | 147 | $20,130 | 187.324 |
| 17 | 25 | 78 | Mosley, Mike | Alex XLNT Foods
Lightning/Offy Turbocharger | 146 | $20,247 | 188.719 |
| 18 | 2 | 25 | Ongais, Danny | Interscope Racing
Parnelli/Cosworth Blown Engine | 145 | $33,242 | 200.122 |
| 19 | 10 | 17 | Simon, Dick | La Machine/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Wheel Bearing | 138 | $18,516 | 192.967 |
| 20 | 26 | 26 | McElreath, Jim | Circle City Coal/Jim McElreath
Eagle/Offy Engine | 132 | $19,119 | 188.058 |
| 21 | 18 | 43 | Bigelow, Tom | Armstrong Mould
Wildcat/DGS Rod | 107 | $18,000 | 189.115 |
| 22 | 9 | 80 | Dickson, Larry | Polak/Stay-on Car Glaze
McLaren/Cosworth Oil Pressure | 104 | $22,659 | 193.434 |
| 23 | 3 | 71 | Mears, Rick(R) | CAM2 Motor Oil/Penske
Penske/Cosworth Engine | 103 | $22,396 | 200.078 |
| 24 | 21 | 8 | Carter, Pancho | Budweiser/Fletcher Racing
Lightning/Cosworth Header | 92 | $20,262 | 196.829 |
| 25 | 11 | 11 | McCluskey, Roger | National Engineering/Hodgdon
Eagle/AMC Clutch | 82 | $18,707 | 192.256 |
| 26 | 17 | 39 | Mahler, John | Tibon/Carl Gelhausen
Eagle/Offy 1/2-time gear | 58 | $16,330 | 189.773 |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | Bagley, Tom(R) | Kent Oil/Leader Cards
Watson/Offy Oil Leak | 25 | $16,281 | 190.941 |
| 28 | 22 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
McLaren/Cosworth Clutch | 24 | $16,560 | 193.226 |
| 29 | 16 | 19 | Gehlhausen, Spike | Hubler Chevy/WIRE/Gehlhausen
Eagle/Offy Crash 2 | 23 | $15,968 | 190.325 |
| 30 | 29 | 47 | Threshie, Phil(R) | Circle Chevy/Tutweiler/Threshie
Lightning/Offy Oil Pressure | 22 | $15,705 | 187.520 |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | Sneva, Jerry | Smock Materials/Freeman
McLaren/Offy Transmission | 18 | $18,120 | 187.266 |
| 32 | 12 | 24 | Kinser, Sheldon | Thermo-King/Leader Cards
Watson/Offy Oil Pressure | 15 | $15,813 | 192.051 |
| 33 | 27 | 29 | Hucul, Cliff | Wendy's Hamburgers/Hucul
McLaren/Offy Oil Line | 4 | $15,534 | 187.803 |
| Total Purse: | $1,145,225 | Field Average: | 192.584 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 92 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 5 | Former Winners: | 6 |
1979 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Mears, Rick | The Gould Charge/Penske
Penske/Cosworth Running | 200 | $270,401 | 193.736 |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Foyt Jr., A.J. | Gilmore Racing Foyt/Vel's-P.J.
Parnelli/Cosworth Running | 200 | $107,291 | 189.613 |
| 3 | 12 | 36 | Mosley, Mike | Theodore Racing/Gurney
Eagle/Cosworth Running | 200 | $65,031 | 186.278 |
| 4 | 27 | 25 | Ongais, Danny | Interscope/Panasonic
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 199 | $41,197 | 188.009 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | Unser, Bobby | The Norton Spirit/Penske
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 199 | $62,319 | 189.913 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Johncock, Gordon | N. American Van Lines/Patrick
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 197 | $34,815 | 189.753 |
| 7 | 13 | 46 | Holmes, Howdy(R) | Armstrong Mould/Jiffy
Wildcat/Cosworth Flagged | 195 | $38,503 | 185.864 |
| 8 | 34 | 22 | Vukovich II, Billy | Hubler/WNDE/Thermo-King
Watson/Offy Flagged | 194 | $31,305 | 187.042 |
| 9 | 15 | 11 | Bagley, Tom | Dairy Queen/Kent Oil/Hillin
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 193 | $26,927 | 185.414 |
| 10 | 31 | 19 | Gehlhausen, Spike | Sta-On Glaze/WIRE/Patrick
Wildcat/Cosworth Flagged | 192 | $26,366 | 185.061 |
| 11 | 28 | 7 | Krisiloff, Steve | Frosty Acres/Winton/Fletcher
Lightning/Offy Flagged | 192 | $25,713 | 186.287 |
| 12 | 16 | 77 | Walther, Salt | Dayton-Walther/Walmotor
Penske/Cosworth Flagged | 191 | $24,739 | 184.162 |
| 13 | 25 | 72 | McCluskey, Roger | National Engineering
McLaren/Cosworth Flagged | 191 | $26,392 | 183.908 |
| 14 | 30 | 44 | Bigelow, Tom | Armstrong Mould
Lola/Cosworth Flagged | 190 | $25,817 | 185.147 |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Sneva, Tom | Sugaripe Prune/Jerry O'Connell
McLaren/Cosworth Crash 4 | 188 | $30,578 | 192.998 |
| 16 | 26 | 69 | Saldana, Joe | KBHL/Nebraska/Hoffman
Eagle/Offy Flagged | 186 | $24,467 | 188.778 |
| 17 | 29 | 97 | Threshie, Phil | Guiffre/Agajanian/King
King/Chevy Flagged | 172 | $24,634 | 185.854 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Rutherford, Johnny | Budweiser/Team McLaren
McLaren/Cosworth Flagged | 168 | $30,729 | 188.137 |
| 19 | 23 | 31 | Rice, Larry | S&M Electric
Lightning/Offy Crash 2 | 142 | $21,053 | 184.219 |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Carter, Pancho | Alex XLNT Foods
Lightning/Offy Wheel Bearing | 129 | $21,656 | 185.806 |
| 21 | 22 | 34 | Schuppan, Vern | Wysard Motor
Wildcat/DGS Transmission | 111 | $20,537 | 184.341 |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | Unser, Al | Pennzoil/Chaparral Racing
Chaparral/Cosworth Transmission | 104 | $39,646 | 192.503 |
| 23 | 33 | 50 | Rasmussen, Eldon | Vans by Bivouac/WFMS/BFM
Antares/Offy Header Pipe | 89 | $19,433 | 183.927 |
| 24 | 24 | 80 | Dickson, Larry | Russell Polak
Penske/Cosworth Fuel Pump | 86 | $19,149 | 184.181 |
| 25 | 32 | 92 | Mahler, John | Intercomp/Sports Magazine
Eagle/Offy Fuel Pump | 66 | $18,894 | 184.322 |
| 26 | 20 | 17 | Simon, Dick | Sanyo/Vollstedt
Vollstedt/Offy Clutch | 57 | $19,267 | 185.071 |
| 27 | 7 | 6 | Dallenbach, Wally | Foreman Industries/Patrick
Penske/Cosworth Lost Wheel | 43 | $19,768 | 188.285 |
| 28 | 10 | 24 | Kinser, Sheldon | Genesee Beer/Leader Cards
Watson/Offy Piston | 40 | $18,297 | 186.674 |
| 29 | 18 | 29 | Hucul, Cliff | Hucul/Hunter & Arndt
McLaren/Offy Rod | 22 | $21,605 | 186.200 |
| 30 | 11 | 89 | Kunzman, Lee | Vetter Windjammer/Conqueste
Parnelli/Cosworth Scavenger Pump | 18 | $18,042 | 186.403 |
| 31 | 21 | 73 | Sneva, Jerry | National Engineering AMC
Spirit/AMC Piston | 16 | $18,357 | 184.379 |
| 32 | 9 | 15 | Parsons, Johnny | Lindsey Hopkins
Lightning/Offy Piston | 16 | $18,900 | 187.813 |
| 33 | 35 | 59 | Snider, George | KBHL/Nebraska/Hoffman
Lightning/Offy Fuel Pump | 7 | $18,121 | 185.319 |
| 34 | 14 | 45 | Guthrie, Janet | Texaco Star/Armstrong
Lola/Cosworth Piston | 3 | $18,121 | 185.720 |
| 35 | 18 | 23 | McElreath, Jim | Amax Coal/Shirley McElreath
Penske/Cosworth Valves | 0 | $18,671 | 185.883 |
| Total Purse: | $1,271,954 | Field Average: | 186.737 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars Entered: | 100 | Cars Started: | 35 |
| Number Rookies: | 1 | Former Winners: | 5 |