The 1979 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 20th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on September 30, 1979 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. Allan Moffat and John Fitzpatrick qualified in 4th position for the race, but unfortunately whilst in 2nd after 136 laps the car had reliability issues and the pair were forced to retire from the race
