1979 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Gould Twin Dixie 125 2 Race Results

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1979 - Gould Twin Dixie 125 2 Race Results

Race Name - Gould Twin Dixie 125 2
Date - 4/22/1979
Race Track - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 82
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Johnny Rutherford / mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 10 laps
Average Race Speed - 166.159 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Johnny Rutherford
Race Number - 3

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Johnny Rutherford	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth
2	5	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth
3	6	Al Unser	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth
4	7	Bobby Unser	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth
5	3	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth
6	14	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth
7	8	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth
8	11	Wally Dallenbach	Patrick Racing	Lightning	Cosworth
9	4	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth
10	10	Salt Walther	DaytonWalther	Penske	Cosworth
11	9	Pancho Carter	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Cosworth
12	12	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser
13	13	Joe Saldana	Snyder Industries	Lightning	Offenhauser
14	18	Larry Rice	SM Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser
15	15	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser
16	17	Spike Gehlhausen	StaOn Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser
17	16	Mike Mosley	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth
18	2	Lee Kunzman	Conqueste	Parnelli	Cosworth