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1979 Gabriel 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 31
Sunday, June 17, 1979 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:56:44
Average Speed: 135.798 mph
Pole Speed: 162.371 mph

Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 62,000
Lead changes: 47

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	200	16,870	running	121	185
2	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	200	12,970	running	25	175
5	10	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	200	8,325	running	23	160
4	1	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	200	7,410	running	9	165
13	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	197	5,655	engine	8	129
3	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	200	12,620	running	4	170
26	15	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	173	1,765	crash	4	90
34	14	49	Bill Green	A.K. Cartage (Charles Dean)	Chevrolet	76	980	engine	2
6	13	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	200	7,540	running	1	155
7	6	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	6,830	running	1	151
12	11	9	Bill Elliott	Knutsons Ski-Doo (George Elliott)	Mercury	198	2,315	running	1	132
27	17	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	150	2,970	engine	1	87
8	8	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	199	5,665	running	0	142
9	12	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	199	5,480	running	0	138
10	34	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	199	4,650	running	0
11	19	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Chevrolet	199	2,425	running	0	130
14	22	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	196	4,060	running	0	121
15	30	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	196	3,865	running	0	118
16	26	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	193	3,625	running	0	115
17	24	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	193	1,440	running	0	112
18	27	0	John Kennedy	Avanti CB (John Kennedy)	Chevrolet	192	1,385	running	0	109
19	36	38	Sandy Satullo	Copper Kettle Marina (Sandy Satullo)	Buick	192	1,345	running	0	106
20	21	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	190	3,125	running	0	103
21	31	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	190	2,830	running	0	100
22	20	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	186	2,585	crash	0	97
23	23	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	186	2,380	running	0	94
24	25	19	Bob Burcham	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	184	2,085	engine	0	91
25	7	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	184	2,050	running	0	88
28	35	81	David Sosebee	Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet	135	1,060	engine	0
29	18	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	122	1,545	crash	0	76
30	4	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	103	4,725	engine	0	73
31	16	27	Benny Parsons	Griffin Marine (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	97	1,510	engine	0	70
32	28	82	Paul Fess	Lasky Construction (Stan Lasky)	Oldsmobile	97	1,000	engine	0	67
33	32	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	84	1,490	shocks	0	64
35	29	42	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins	Dodge	64	970	engine	0	58
36	33	09	Bill Seifert	CRC Chemicals (Nelson Oswald)	Oldsmobile	32	960	engine	0	55

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Neil Bonnett	1	2	2
Buddy Baker	3	3	1
Neil Bonnett	4	8	5
Buddy Baker	9	14	6
Donnie Allison	15	22	8
Buddy Baker	23	23	1
Donnie Allison	24	26	3
Bill Green	27	28	2
Ronnie Thomas	29	29	1
Darrell Waltrip	30	30	1
Bobby Allison	31	31	1
Darrell Waltrip	32	37	6
Buddy Baker	38	39	2
Cale Yarborough	40	40	1
Buddy Baker	41	43	3
Cale Yarborough	44	44	1
Buddy Baker	45	48	4
Donnie Allison	49	50	2
Buddy Baker	51	52	2
Donnie Allison	53	53	1
Richard Petty	54	60	7
Donnie Allison	61	63	3
Buddy Baker	64	67	4
Richard Petty	68	68	1
Bill Elliott	69	69	1
Richard Petty	70	77	8
Donnie Allison	78	79	2
Neil Bonnett	80	80	1
Cale Yarborough	81	82	2
Richard Petty	83	84	2
Buddy Baker	85	118	34
Dave Marcis	119	119	1
Richard Petty	120	124	5
Buddy Baker	125	129	5
Dale Earnhardt	130	130	1
Buddy Baker	131	131	1
Darrell Waltrip	132	132	1
Dave Marcis	133	135	3
Buddy Baker	136	157	22
Donnie Allison	158	159	2
Buddy Baker	160	165	6
Donnie Allison	166	166	1
Buddy Baker	167	173	7
Donnie Allison	174	175	2
Buddy Baker	176	180	5
Donnie Allison	181	181	1
Buddy Baker	182	200	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	2555
2	Bobby Allison	2514	-41
3	Cale Yarborough	2397	-158
4	Richard Petty	2362	-193
5	Dale Earnhardt	2172	-383
6	Joe Millikan	2079	-476
7	Benny Parsons	2062	-493
8	Terry Labonte	1933	-622
9	Richard Childress	1931	-624
10	J.D. McDuffie	1897	-658
11	Buddy Baker	1889	-666
12	D.K. Ulrich	1864	-691
13	Buddy Arrington	1843	-712
14	James Hylton	1808	-747
15	Frank Warren	1732	-823
16	Ricky Rudd	1641	-914
17	Donnie Allison	1550	-1005
18	Ronnie Thomas	1506	-1049
19	Cecil Gordon	1363	-1192
20	Tommy Gale	1355	-1200

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