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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