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1979 Gould Grand Prix
Race 12 of 14
Michigan
75 laps
Time of race: 0:51:22
Average speed of winner: 175.211 mph
Margin of victory: 10.6 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-9, Johncock 10-28, Sneva 29, Johncock 30-35, B. Unser 36-75
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
1 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 12 | Norton Spirit | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 204.001 | 75 | 2 | 49 | flagged | 300 |
2 | 6 | Tom Sneva | 1 | Sugaripe Prune | McLaren | Cosworth | Goodyear | O Connell | 199.878 | 75 | 1 | 1 | flagged | 240 |
3 | 2 | Rick Mears | 9 | Gould Charge | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 203.252 | 74 | 0 | 0 | out of fuel | 210 |
4 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | Budweiser | McLaren | Cosworth | Goodyear | McLaren | 201.534 | 74 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 180 |
5 | 10 | Tom Bagley | 11 | Dairy Queen - Kent Oil | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hillin | 195.043 | 74 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 150 |
6 | 7 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | Foreman Industries | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 199.639 | 73 | 0 | 0 | engine | 120 |
7 | 15 | Steve Krisiloff | 60 | Patrick Racing | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 73 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 90 | |
8 | 12 | Pancho Carter | 10 | Alex XLNT Foods | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Morales | 189.788 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 75 |
9 | 11 | Bill Alsup | 41 | WASP Racing | McLaren | Cosworth | Goodyear | WASP | 191.454 | 65 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 60 |
10 | 5 | Al Unser | 2 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hall | 200.323 | 53 | 0 | 0 | accident | 45 |
11 | 8 | Spike Gehlhausen | 55 | Frosty Acres | Lightning | Cosworth | Goodyear | Fletcher | 198.566 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 30 |
12 | 9 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Walmotor | 196.196 | 38 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 15 |
13 | 3 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | North American Van Lines | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 203.183 | 36 | 2 | 25 | engine | 8 |
14 | 14 | Tom Frantz | 18 | Kent Oil | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Frantz | 179.888 | 27 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 8 |
15 | 16 | Larry Cannon | 95 | Cannon Racing | Wildcat | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | |
16 | 13 | Vern Schuppan | 34 | Wysard-Barrett | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Wysard | 181.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
1 | Rick Mears | 3550 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Bobby Unser | 3370 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
3 | Johnny Rutherford | 2013 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Gordon Johncock | 1791 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Al Unser | 1635 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Danny Ongais | 1459 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Tom Bagley | 1148 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Tom Sneva | 1135 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Mike Mosley | 1068 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Wally Dallenbach | 954 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Mario Andretti | 700 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Lee Kunzman | 485 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Vern Schuppan | 441 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Pancho Carter | 354 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Bill Alsup | 325 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Salt Walther | 314 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Steve Krisiloff | 279 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Spike Gehlhausen | 260 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Joe Saldana | 242 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Tom Frantz | 236 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jerry Sneva | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Larry Rice | 105 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Tim Richmond | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | John Mahler | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Al Loquasto | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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