1979 USAC Stock Car Championship Schedule
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| Date | Event | Cars | Winner | Make | Track | Avg. Speed | Cautions |
| 3-11 | Aggieland 250 | 34 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Texas World Speedway | 125.156 mph | 9 for 39 laps |
| 3-25 | Datsun Twin 200 | 30 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Ontario Motor Speedway | 116.728 mph | 6 for 26 laps |
| 6-23 | USAC | Illiana | 23 | Terry Ryan | Chevrolet | Illiana Speedway | 6 for 30 laps | |
| 7-8 | Miller 200 | 32 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | The Milwaukee Mile | 96.330 mph | 7 for 33 laps |
| 8-9 | Fair Stock 150 | 32 | Dave Watson | Buick | The Milwaukee Mile | 97.997 mph | 4 for 17 laps |
| 8-18 | Fair Stock 200 | 32 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | The Milwaukee Mile | 8 for 46 laps | |
| 8-19 | Allen Crowe 100 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Illinois State Fairgrounds | 8 for 43 laps | |
| 8-25 | USAC | DuQuoin | 24 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | 86.691 mph | 4 for 14 laps |
| 9-9 | Governor's Cup 250 | 33 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | The Milwaukee Mile | 91.964 mph | 9 for 49 laps |
| 9-16 | USAC | Illiana | 26 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Illiana Speedway | 3 for 18 laps | |
| 10-14 | KTTS AM/FM 150 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Ozark Empire Fairgrounds | 1 for 6 laps | |
| 11-11 | Texan 250 | 36 | Bobby Allison | AMC | Texas World Speedway | 128.044 mph | 9 for 39 laps |