1979 Champion Spark Plug 400

Race 21 of 31

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 3:04:05
Average speed of winner: 130.376 mph
Margin of victory: 1 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Allison 1, Bonnett 2-18, Allison 19-22, R. Petty 23-25, Millikan 26-30, Yarborough 31-33, Millikan 34-36, Baker 37-54, Allison 55-57, Baker 58-64, Allison 65-66, Labonte 67-71, Gant 72-76, Allison 77-103, R. Petty 104, Baker 105-110, R. Petty 111, Allison 112, R. Petty 113-115, Baker 116-199, R. Petty 200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		200	5	9	running	21100	180
2	11	Buddy Baker	28	W.I.N., Inc.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		200	4	115	running	12425	180
3	6	Benny Parsons	27	Melling Tool Company	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		200	0	0	running	12820	165
4	1	David Pearson	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder	162.992	199	0	0	running	10215	160
5	20	John Anderson	08	Draime Race Engines	Chevrolet	Draime			199	0	0	running	4355	155
6	7	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			199	2	8	running	7195	155
7	16	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			199	0	0	running	5320	146
8	28	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		197	0	0	running	4890	142
9	15	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			197	0	0	running	4670	138
10	12	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			197	0	0	running	4550	134
11	13	Bill Elliott	17	Knutson's RV	Mercury	George Elliott			195	0	0	running	4120	130
12	31	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			195	0	0	running	3850	127
13	34	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Dodge	Petty			195	0	0	running	1675	124
14	18	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			193	0	0	running	3130	121
15	29	John Kennedy	0	Avanti CB	Chevrolet	John Kennedy			188	0	0	running	1490	0
16	30	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			188	0	0	running	2725	115
17	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Chevrolet	Johnson	Carter		185	1	3	engine	6270	117
18	35	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			183	0	0	running	2300	109
19	10	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		173	0	0	running	4775	106
20	22	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Arrington			150	0	0	engine	1965	103
21	26	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Oldsmobile	Baxter Price			146	0	0	running	1920	100
22	19	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			145	0	0	running	1875	97
23	2	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		141	6	38	engine	4935	99
24	32	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			131	0	0	overheating	2785	91
25	9	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			129	1	5	clutch	875	93
26	4	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			108	1	5	engine	1475	90
27	33	Marty Robbins	6	Robbins Racing	Dodge	Robbins			96	0	0	cylinder head	825	82
28	17	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Buick	Ulrich			85	0	0	running	1300	79
29	14	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Malloch			81	0	0	exhaust	785	76
30	21	Dave Marcis	71	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Marcis			67	0	0	engine	765	73
31	24	Lennie Pond	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			57	0	0	overheating	1250	70
32	23	Al Rudd, Jr.	22	Bill Lewis	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			39	0	0	clutch	740	0
33	3	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		28	1	17	ignition	1405	69
34	36	Earle Canavan	01	Scope Mount	Dodge	Canavan			23	0	0	piston	720	0
35	25	H.B. Bailey	36	Caldwell Knapp Cadillac	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			2	0	0	accident	710	58
36	27	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			2	0	0	accident	700	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	3352	21	4	6	15	16
2	Richard Petty	3197	21	0	3	16	17
3	Cale Yarborough	3063	21	0	3	12	14
4	Bobby Allison	3023	21	2	4	11	13
5	Benny Parsons	2830	21	1	0	11	14
6	Joe Millikan	2719	21	1	0	3	15
7	Dale Earnhardt	2588	19	1	1	7	10
8	Richard Childress	2524	21	0	0	1	9
9	J.D. McDuffie	2515	21	0	0	1	7
10	Buddy Arrington	2415	21	0	0	1	5
11	James Hylton	2363	20	0	0	0	5
12	D.K. Ulrich	2358	21	0	0	0	2
13	Buddy Baker	2351	19	5	2	8	11
14	Terry Labonte	2345	21	0	0	1	8
15	Ricky Rudd	2231	18	0	0	2	9
16	Frank Warren	2211	21	0	0	0	3
17	Ronnie Thomas	1953	20	0	0	0	1
18	Cecil Gordon	1812	18	0	0	0	0
19	Tommy Gale	1804	18	0	0	0	1
20	Donnie Allison	1750	14	1	0	4	7
21	Dick Brooks	1716	18	0	0	1	5
22	Jimmy Means	1714	18	0	0	0	1
23	Baxter Price	1582	16	0	0	0	0
24	Dave Marcis	1529	15	0	0	0	1
25	Harry Gant	1511	15	1	0	0	4