1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Gould Twin Dixie 125 1 Race Results

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1979 - Gould Twin Dixie 125 1 Race Results

Race Name - Gould Twin Dixie 125 1
Date - 4/22/1979
Race Track - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 82
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Johnny Rutherford / 201.693 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 14 laps
Average Race Speed - 157.758 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gordon Johncock
Race Number - 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Johnny Rutherford	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	201.693
2	9	Lee Kunzman	Conqueste	Parnelli	Cosworth	190.302
3	5	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	197.683
4	2	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	199.156
5	11	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	196.535
6	7	Al Unser	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	194.132
7	8	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	193.331
8	16	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	186.907
9	13	Pancho Carter	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Cosworth	188.079
10	14	Salt Walther	DaytonWalther	Penske	Cosworth	188.308
11	6	Wally Dallenbach	Patrick Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	196.344
12	18	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser	181.87
13	15	Joe Saldana	Snyder Industries	Lightning	Offenhauser	187.156
14	4	Danny Ongais	Interscope/Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	197.769
15	12	Steve Krisiloff	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	191.573
16	17	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	182.67
17	3	Mike Mosley	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	198.442
18	10	Spike Gehlhausen	StaOn KJ	Eagle	Offenhauser	190.17