| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 5 | Keke Rosberg | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:40,203 |
| 2 | 8 | Bobby Rahal | Prophet Chevrolet | 1:40,999 |
| 3 | 4 | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:41,826 |
| 4 | 1 | Jacky Ickx | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:42,496 |
| 5 | 2 | Geoff Lees | Lola T333CS/VDS Chevrolet | 1:43,281 |
| 6 | 10 | Al Holbert | Hogan HR-001 Chevrolet | 1:43,497 |
| 7 | 46 | John Morton | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:45,503 |
| 8 | 58 | Rocky Moran | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:45,904 |
| 9 | 79 | Bobby Brown | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:45,940 |
| 10 | 11 | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8A Chevrolet | 1:46,506 |
| 11 | 37 | Horst Kroll | Lola Chevrolet | 1:48,555 |
| 12 | 39 | John Gunn | GG-5 T332 Chevrolet | 1:49,249 |
| 13 | 47 | Tony Cicale | Ralt RT1 Hart | 1:49,476 |
| 14 | 9 | Bill Tempero | Lola T332C Chevrolet | 1:49,633 |
| 15 | 51 | Tim Evans | Lola T290 Ford | 1:52,589 |
| 16 | 54 | S.Peter Smith | Bobsy Ford | 1:53,003 |
| 17 | 13 | Randolph Townsend | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:53,313 |
| 18 | 28 | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Repco M23/2 | 1:53,742 |
| 19 | 94 | John Timken | Lola T296 Ford | 1:54,847 |
| 20 | 52 | Gary Gove | Chevron B26 Ford | 1:55,009 |
| 21 | 34 | Bertil Roos | Chevron B27 Ford | 1:55,430 |
| 22 | 56 | Leonard Janke | Lola T332 Chevrolet | 1:56,105 |
| 23 | 31 | Gerre Payvis | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:56,896 |
| 24 | 59 | Roman Pechmann | Lola T290 Ford | 1:59,113 |
| 25 | 19 | John Sorbelloh | Sorbello GM5 Chevrolet | 2:00,326 |
| 26 | 72 | Chuck Smith | Chevron B19/21 Ford | 2:09,399 |
| 28 | 97 | Robert E. Dugo | Lola B.A.D. Chevrolet | 3:50,437 |
| DQ | 81 | T.Patrick McGonegle | Lola T332 Chevrolet | 2:14,564 |
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Can-Am Watkins Glen 1979