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Gabriel 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
June 17, 1979
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 16,870
| running
| 121 |
| 2
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 12,970
| running
| 25 |
| 3
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 12,620
| running
| 4 |
| 4
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 7,410
| running
| 9 |
| 5
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 200
| 8,325
| running
| 23 |
| 6
| 13
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 7,540
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 200
| 6,830
| running
| 1 |
| 8
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 199
| 5,665
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 199
| 5,480
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 34
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 4,650
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 2,425
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 11
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 198
| 2,315
| running
| 1 |
| 13
| 9
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 5,655
| engine
| 8 |
| 14
| 22
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 4,060
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 196
| 3,865
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 3,625
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 1,440
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 1,385
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 36
| Sandy Satullo
| 38
| Sandy Satullo
| Buick
| 192
| 1,345
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 3,125
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 31
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 190
| 2,830
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 186
| 2,585
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 186
| 2,380
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 25
| Bob Burcham
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 2,085
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 7
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 15
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 1,765
| accident
| 4 |
| 27
| 17
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 150
| 2,970
| engine
| 1 |
| 28
| 35
| David Sosebee
| 81
| Gober Sosebee
| Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,060
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 18
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 122
| 1,545
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 4
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 103
| 4,725
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 16
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 97
| 1,510
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 28
| Paul Fess
| 82
| Stan Lasky
| Oldsmobile
| 97
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 84
| 1,490
| shocks
| 0 |
| 34
| 14
| Bill Green
| 49
| Charles Dean
| Chevrolet
| 76
| 980
| engine
| 2 |
| 35
| 29
| Marty Robbins
| 42
| Marty Robbins
| Dodge
| 64
| 970
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 33
| Bill Seifert
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Oldsmobile
| 32
| 960
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Notes: Steve Pfeifer relieved Roger Hamby.
Time of race: 02:56:44
Average Speed: 135.798 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.343 seconds
6 cautions for 33 laps
Attendance: 62,000