# 1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season

The 1979 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the third and final full season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Winner |
| 1 | Texas World Speedway | College Station, Texas | 8 April | Geoff Brabham | Dennis Firestone |
| 2 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | 27 May | Geoff Brabham | Ken Nichols |
| 3 | The Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | 10 June | Dennis Firestone | Dennis Firestone |
| 4 | Pocono International Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | 24 June | Gary Bettenhausen | Ronn Gregg |
| 5 | Texas World Speedway | College Station, Texas | 29 July | Mike Chandler | Mike Chandler |
| 6 | The Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | 20 August | Dennis Firestone | Dennis Firestone |
| 7 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, Minnesota | 25 August | Tom Klausler | Dennis Firestone |
| 8 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, Minnesota | 27 August | Geoff Brabham | Dennis Firestone |

## Final standings

| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Blank | Injured (Inj) |
| Blank | No race held (NH) |
| Pos. | Driver | TEX1 | IRP | MIL1 | POC | TEX2 | MIL2 | MIN1 | MIN2 | Points |
| 1 | Dennis Firestone | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1480 |
| 2 | Mike Chandler | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 903 |
| 3 | Geoff Brabham | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 824 |
| 4 | Pete Halsmer | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 650 |
| 5 | Ken Nichols | | 1 | 5 | 18 | | 23 | 7 | 3 | 507 |
| 6 | Ronn Gregg | | 7 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 358 |
| 7 | Gary Bettenhausen | 10 | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 330 |
| 8 | Jim Harvey | 7 | | 11 | | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 315 |
| 9 | Dave McMillan | | | | | 3 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 304 |
| 10 | Harry MacDonald | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | 284 |
| 11 | Johnny Parsons | | | 4 | 19 | | 22 | 21 | 4 | 250 |
| 12 | Tom Klausler | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | | 11 | 5 | 5 | 244 |
| 13 | Rich Vogler | 2 | 6 | | 26 | | | | | 242 |
| 14 | Dale Whittington | | | | | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 233 |
| 15 | Barry Hartzell | 5 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | | | | 180 |
| 16 | Doug Clark | 11 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 19 | | | 110 |
| 17 | Rich Maier | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | | | | | 108 |
| 18 | Bob Cicconi | 13 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 107 |
| 19 | Bill Cruse | | | | 5 | | | 17 | | 104 |
| 20 | Dan Park | | 11 | | | | 9 | 15 | 10 | 95 |
| 21 | Joe Gimpel, Jr. | 16 | | 22 | 14 | | 6 | | | 93 |
| 22 | Roger Rager | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 90 |
| 23 | John Kalagian | 9 | | 17 | | | 10 | | 12 | 84 |
| 24 | Bryan Johnson | 6 | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 25 | Richard Shirey | | | | | | 8 | 24 | | 53 |
| 26 | Denny Moothart | | | | | | | 8 | | 50 |
| 27 | Roy Kischell | 17 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 20 | | 24 | 47 |
| 28 | Jim Giffin | | | | | 10 | 21 | 12 | | 43 |
| 29 | Stuart Moore | | | | 10 | | | | | 30 |
| 30 | Herm Johnson | | | | | | | 19 | 11 | 24 |
| 30 | Tommy Thomas | | | | | | | 11 | 18 | 24 |
| 32 | Tom D'Eath | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 33 | Steve Lotshaw | | 18 | 12 | | | | | | 14 |
| 34 | John Sisk | 22 | 19 | | 17 | | | | | 11 |
| 35 | Lou Gigliotti | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| 35 | Mark Glembin | | | 16 | | | 13 | | | 10 |
| 35 | Mike Martz | | 15 | 13 | | | | | | 10 |
| 35 | Bill Henderson | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 39 | Dave Estep | | | | | | 14 | | 17 | 9 |
| 40 | Dana Carter | | | | 21 | | 15 | | | 8 |
| 40 | Rich Pfeiffer | | | | 23 | 15 | | | | 8 |
| 40 | Gary Pratt | | | | | | | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 43 | Giovanni Angelo | | | 18 | | | 24 | | | 7 |
| 44 | Richard Messier | | | | | | | 22 | 23 | 6 |
| 45 | Jim McElean | | | 14 | | | | | | 5 |
| 45 | Dave Manzolini | | | | 15 | | | | | 5 |
| 45 | J.D. Moffatt | 15 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 45 | Dominick Billera | | | | 16 | | | | | 5 |
| 49 | Tim LaWarre | | | | | | 18 | | | 4 |
| 49 | Benny Scott | | | | | | | | 19 | 4 |
| 49 | Mark Abel | | | | 20 | | | | | 4 |
| 52 | Bill Noble | 21 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Roger McCluskey | | | | 22 | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Dennis Blackwell | 23 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Jan Slesinski | | DNS | 24 | | | | | | 3 |
| | Tom Hessert | | | | DNS | | | | | |