Grand Prix of USA-East 1979 Published 28. June 2018 Circuit Watkins Glen Date 07.10.1979 Laps 59 Distance 320,665 km /199,243 miles No Driver Ferrari S/N Team Result 11 Jody Scheckter 312 T4 040 Scuderia Ferrari retired/accident 12 Gilles Villeneuve 312 T4 041 Scuderia Ferrari 1.