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Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results

Michigan International Speedway
August 19, 1979

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
0-Mile
200 Laps/0 Miles

FP	SP	Car	Driver	Team / Make	Laps	Points	Money	Status
1	5	43	Richard Petty	STP Chevrolet	200	180	21,100	Running
2	11	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N. Chevrolet	200	180	12,425	Running
3	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool Chevrolet	200	165	12,820	Running
4	1	2	David Pearson	Chevrolet	199	160	10,215	Running
5	20	08	John Anderson	Draime Race Engines Chevrolet	199	155	4,355	Running
6	7	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels Chevrolet	199	155	7,195	Running
7	16	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore Mercury	199	146	5,320	Running
8	28	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs Buick	197	142	4,890	Running
10	12	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile	197	134	4,550	Running
11	13	17	Bill Elliott	Knutsons RV Mercury	195	130	4,120	Running
12	31	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet	195	127	3,850	Running
13	34	42	Kyle Petty	STP Dodge	195	124	1,675	Running
14	18	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford	193	121	3,130	Running
15	29	0	John Kennedy	Avanti CB Chevrolet	188	0	1,490	Running
16	30	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan Dodge	188	115	2,725	Running
17	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch Chevrolet	185	117	6,270	Engine
18	35	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing Oldsmobile	183	109	2,300	Running
19	10	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade Chevrolet	173	106	4,775	Running
20	22	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing Dodge	150	103	1,965	Engine
21	26	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers Oldsmobile	146	100	1,920	Running
22	19	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission Chevrolet	145	97	1,875	Running
23	2	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore Ford	141	99	4,935	Engine
24	32	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet	131	91	2,785	Overheating
25	9	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm Chevrolet	129	93	875	Clutch
26	4	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph Chevrolet	108	90	1,475	Engine
27	33	6	Marty Robbins	Dodge	96	82	825	Cylinder Head
29	14	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder Chevrolet	81	76	785	Exhaust
30	21	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet	67	73	765	Engine
31	24	19	Lennie Pond	Belden Asphalt Chevrolet	57	70	1,250	Overheating
32	23	22	Al Rudd	Bill Lewis Chevrolet	39	0	740	Clutch
33	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator Mercury	28	69	1,405	Ignition
34	36	01	Earle Canavan	Scope Mount Dodge	23	0	720	Piston
36	27	39	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	2	55	700	Accident

Time of Race .: 3 Hours 4 Minutes 5 Seconds

Average Speed .:130.376

Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds

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