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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway

August 19th, 1979

Race #21 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 130.376 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 35
  • Lead Changes: 21
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 175 5 200 9 Running
2 11 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 180 170 10 200 115 Running
3 6 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 165 0 200 0 Running
4 1 2 David Pearson Chevrolet 160 160 0 199 0 Running
5 20 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 155 155 0 199 0 Running
6 7 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 150 5 199 8 Running
7 16 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 146 146 0 199 0 Running
8 28 30 Tighe Scott Buick 142 142 0 197 0 Running
9 15 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 138 138 0 197 0 Running
10 12 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 134 134 0 197 0 Running
11 13 17 Bill Elliott Mercury 130 130 0 195 0 Running
12 31 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 127 127 0 195 0 Running
13 34 42 Kyle Petty Dodge 124 124 0 195 0 Running
14 18 64 Tommy Gale Ford 121 121 0 193 0 Running
15 29 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 118 118 0 188 0 Running
16 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 115 115 0 188 0 Running
17 8 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 117 112 5 185 3 Engine
18 35 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 109 109 0 183 0 Running
19 10 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 106 106 0 173 0 Running
20 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 103 103 0 150 0 Engine
21 26 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 100 100 0 146 0 Running
22 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 97 97 0 145 0 Running
23 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 99 94 5 141 38 Engine
24 32 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 0 131 0 Overheating
25 9 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 93 88 5 129 5 Clutch
26 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 90 85 5 108 5 Engine
27 33 6 Marty Robbins Dodge 82 82 0 96 0 Engine
28 17 40 DK Ulrich Buick 79 79 0 85 0 Running
29 14 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 76 76 0 81 0 Exhaust
30 21 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 73 73 0 67 0 Engine
31 24 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 70 70 0 57 0 Overheating
32 23 22 Al Rudd Jr Chevrolet 67 67 0 39 0 Clutch
33 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 69 64 5 28 17 Ignition
34 36 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 61 61 0 23 0 Engine
35 25 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 58 58 0 2 0 Crash
36 27 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 55 55 0 2 0 Crash