1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Richs Atlanta Classic Race Results

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1979 - Richs Atlanta Classic Race Results

Race Name - Richs Atlanta Classic
Date - 9/30/1979
Race Track - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 16
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Unser / 203.121 mph
Cautions - 1 cautions for N/A laps
Average Race Speed - 182.094 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Unser
Race Number - 13

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	200.378
2	10	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	192.178
3	1	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	203.121
4	9	Wally Dallenbach	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	193.701
5	3	Al Unser	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	199.65
6	16	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser
7	11	Herm Johnson	Mergard 20th Century	Eagle	Offenhauser	189.953
8	7	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	197.292
9	13	Frank Weiss	IntercompBivouac Vans	Manta	Offenhauser	183.441
10	14	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser
11	5	Johnny Rutherford	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	199.084
12	12	Larry Cannon	Cannon Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	183.576
13	15	Pancho Carter	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser
14	6	Mike Mosley	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	198.954
15	4	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	199.606
16	8	Spike Gehlhausen	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	195.924