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1979 - Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results


Race Name - Champion Spark Plug 400
Date - 8/19/1979
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 162.992 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 35
Average Race Speed - 130.37 mph
Lead Changes - 21
Total Race Purse - $142,905
Race Number - 21
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 200 Chevrolet 9 $21,100
2 11 Buddy Baker 28 WIN (Harry Ranier) 200 Chevrolet 115 $12,425
3 6 Benny Parsons 27 Melling Tool (MC Anderson) 200 Chevrolet 0 $12,820
4 1 David Pearson 2 Rod Osterlund 199 Chevrolet 0 $10,215
5 20 John Anderson 8 Draime Race Engines (Russ Draime) 199 Chevrolet 0 $4,355
6 7 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 199 Chevrolet 8 $7,195
7 16 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 199 Mercury 0 $5,320
8 28 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 197 Buick 0 $4,890
9 15 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 197 Chevrolet 0 $4,670
10 12 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 197 Oldsmobile 0 $4,550
11 13 Bill Elliott 17 Knutsons RV (George Elliott) 195 Mercury 0 $4,120
12 31 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 195 Chevrolet 0 $3,850
13 34 Kyle Petty 42 STP (Petty Enterprises) 195 Dodge 0 $1,675
14 18 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 193 Ford 0 $3,130
15 29 John Kennedy 0 Avanti CB (John Kennedy) 188 Chevrolet 0 $1,490
16 30 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 188 Dodge 0 $2,725
17 8 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 185 Chevrolet 3 $6,270
18 35 Cecil Gordon 24 Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) 183 Oldsmobile 0 $2,300
19 10 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 173 Chevrolet 0 $4,775
20 22 Buddy Arrington 67 Hills Racing (Buddy Arrington) 150 Dodge 0 $1,965
21 26 Baxter Price 45 Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) 146 Oldsmobile 0 $1,920
22 19 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 145 Chevrolet 0 $1,875
23 2 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 141 Ford 38 $4,935
24 32 Ronnie Thomas 25 Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) 131 Chevrolet 0 $2,785
25 9 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 129 Chevrolet 5 $875
26 4 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 108 Chevrolet 5 $1,475
27 33 Marty Robbins 6 Marty Robbins 96 Dodge 0 $825
28 17 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 85 Buick 0 $1,300
29 14 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 81 Chevrolet 0 $785
30 21 Dave Marcis 71 Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis) 67 Chevrolet 0 $765
31 24 Lennie Pond 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 57 Chevrolet 0 $1,250
32 23 Al Rudd Jr 22 Bill Lewis (Al Rudd) 39 Chevrolet 0 $740
33 3 Neil Bonnett 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 28 Mercury 17 $1,405
34 36 Earle Canavan 1 Scope Mount (Earle Canavan) 23 Dodge 0 $720
35 25 HB Bailey 36 Caldwell Knapp Cadillac (HB Bailey) 2 Pontiac 0 $710
36 27 Blackie Wangerin 39 Blackie Wangerin 2 Mercury 0 $700