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1979 Champion Spark Plug 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 31
Sunday, August 19, 1979 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:05
Average Speed: 130.376 mph
Pole Speed: 162.992 mph

Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 sec
Attendance: 60,000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
15	29	0	John Kennedy	Avanti CB (John Kennedy)	Chevrolet	188	1,490	running	0
34	36	01	Earle Canavan	Scope Mount (Earle Canavan)	Dodge	23	720	engine	0
29	14	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	81	785	exhaust	0	76
5	20	08	John Anderson	Draime Race Engines (Russ Draime)	Chevrolet	199	4,355	running	0	155
17	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	185	6,270	engine	3	117
23	2	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	141	4,935	engine	38	99
11	13	17	Bill Elliott	Knutsons RV (George Elliott)	Mercury	195	4,120	running	0	130
31	24	19	Lennie Pond	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	57	1,250	overheating	0	70
4	1	2	David Pearson	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	199	10,215	running	0	160
33	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	28	1,405	ignition	17	69
32	23	22	Al Rudd, Jr.	Bill Lewis (Al Rudd)	Chevrolet	39	740	clutch	0
18	35	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	183	2,300	running	0	109
24	32	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	131	2,785	overheating	0	91
3	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	200	12,820	running	0	165
2	11	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	200	12,425	running	115	180
10	12	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	197	4,550	running	0	134
8	28	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	197	4,890	running	0	142
35	25	36	H.B. Bailey	Caldwell Knapp Cadillac (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	2	710	crash	0	58
36	27	39	Blackie Wangerin	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	2	700	crash	0	55
28	17	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	85	1,300	running	0	79
13	34	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	195	1,675	running	0	124
1	5	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	200	21,100	running	9	180
26	4	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	108	1,475	engine	5	90
21	26	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Oldsmobile	146	1,920	running	0	100
25	9	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	129	875	clutch	5	93
12	31	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	195	3,850	running	0	127
22	19	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	145	1,875	running	0	97
27	33	6	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins	Dodge	96	825	engine	0	82
14	18	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	193	3,130	running	0	121
20	22	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	150	1,965	engine	0	103
9	15	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	197	4,670	running	0	138
30	21	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	67	765	engine	0	73
6	7	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	199	7,195	running	8	155
16	30	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	188	2,725	running	0	115
19	10	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	173	4,775	running	0	106
7	16	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	199	5,320	running	0	146

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	1	1
Neil Bonnett	2	18	17
Bobby Allison	19	22	4
Richard Petty	23	25	3
Joe Millikan	26	30	5
Cale Yarborough	31	33	3
Joe Millikan	34	36	3
Buddy Baker	37	54	18
Bobby Allison	55	57	3
Buddy Baker	58	64	7
Bobby Allison	65	66	2
Terry Labonte	67	71	5
Harry Gant	72	76	5
Bobby Allison	77	103	27
Richard Petty	104	104	1
Buddy Baker	105	110	6
Richard Petty	111	111	1
Bobby Allison	112	112	1
Richard Petty	113	115	3
Buddy Baker	116	199	84
Richard Petty	200	200	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	3352
2	Richard Petty	3197	-155
3	Cale Yarborough	3063	-289
4	Bobby Allison	3023	-329
5	Benny Parsons	2827	-525
6	Joe Millikan	2719	-633
7	Dale Earnhardt	2588	-764
8	Richard Childress	2524	-828
9	J.D. McDuffie	2510	-842
10	Buddy Arrington	2415	-937
11	James Hylton	2363	-989
12	D.K. Ulrich	2358	-994
13	Buddy Baker	2351	-1001
14	Terry Labonte	2345	-1007
15	Ricky Rudd	2231	-1121
16	Frank Warren	2211	-1141
17	Ronnie Thomas	1953	-1399
18	Cecil Gordon	1812	-1540
19	Tommy Gale	1804	-1548
20	Donnie Allison	1750	-1602

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