| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 5th round of the 1979 USAC Championship Car season | |
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| Date | June 24, 1979 |
| Official name | 1979 Music 500 Presented by Sam Goody |
| Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km |
| Weather | Temperatures up to 60 °F (16 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | A. J. Foyt (A. J. Foyt Racing) |
| Time | 182.334 mph |
| Podium | |
| First | A.J. Foyt (A.J. Foyt Racing) |
| Second | Jim McElreath (Shirley McElreath) |
| Third | Larry Dickson (Russ Polak) |
The 1979 Pocono 500, the 9th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday June 24, 1979. A. J. Foyt won the race, his third Pocono 500 win. Branded as the 1979 Music 500 Presented by Sam Goody for sponsorship reasons, the race was notable for its role in role in the confrontation between separate Indy car racing sanctioning bodies, USAC and CART.
- ^ "1979 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 25, 2023.