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Champion Spark Plug 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 19, 1979
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 21,100
| running
| 9 |
| 2
| 11
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 12,425
| running
| 115 |
| 3
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 12,820
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| David Pearson
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 10,215
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 20
| John Anderson
| 08
| Russ Draime
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 4,355
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 7
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 7,195
| running
| 8 |
| 7
| 16
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 199
| 5,320
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 28
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 197
| 4,890
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 4,670
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 197
| 4,550
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 13
| Bill Elliott
| 17
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 195
| 4,120
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 31
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 3,850
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 34
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 195
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 18
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 193
| 3,130
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 1,490
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 188
| 2,725
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 8
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 6,270
| engine
| 3 |
| 18
| 35
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 183
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 10
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 4,775
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 22
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 150
| 1,965
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 26
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 146
| 1,920
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 19
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 145
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 141
| 4,935
| engine
| 38 |
| 24
| 32
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 131
| 2,785
| overheating
| 0 |
| 25
| 9
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 129
| 875
| clutch
| 5 |
| 26
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 1,475
| engine
| 5 |
| 27
| 33
| Marty Robbins
| 6
| Marty Robbins
| Dodge
| 96
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 85
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 14
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 81
| 785
| exhaust
| 0 |
| 30
| 21
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 67
| 765
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 24
| Lennie Pond
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 57
| 1,250
| overheating
| 0 |
| 32
| 23
| Al Rudd Jr.
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 39
| 740
| clutch
| 0 |
| 33
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 28
| 1,405
| ignition
| 17 |
| 34
| 36
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 23
| 720
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 25
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 2
| 710
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 27
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 2
| 700
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:04:05
Average Speed: 130.376 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.174 seconds
5 cautions for 35 laps
Attendance: 60,000