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1979 Gabriel 400

Michigan International Speedway · 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Buddy Baker33622712121200400

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1328Buddy BakerRanier RacingChevrolet200121running185
221Donnie AllisonEllington RacingChevrolet20025running175
3511Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile2004running170
4121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingMercury2009running165
51043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesChevrolet20023running160
6132Dale EarnhardtOsterlund MotorsportsChevrolet2001running155
7615Bobby AllisonBud Moore EngineeringFord2001running151
8890Ricky RuddDonlavey RacingMercury199running142
91230Tighe ScottBallard RacingBuick199running138
103405Dick BrooksNelson Malloch (Owner)Chevrolet199running0
111912Lennie PondKennie Childers (Owner)Chevrolet199running130
12119Bill ElliottGeorge Elliott RacingMercury1981running132
13988Darrell WaltripDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet1978engine129
142270J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingChevrolet196running121
153067Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingDodge196running118
162652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet193running115
172447Harry GantRace Hill Farm TeamChevrolet193running112
18270John KennedyJohn Kennedy (Owner)Chevrolet192running109
193638Sandy SatulloSandy Satullo (Owner)Buick192running106
202148James HyltonHylton EngineeringChevrolet190running103
213140D.K. UlrichUlrich RacingBuick190running100
222079Frank WarrenWarren RacingDodge186accident97
23233Richard ChildressRichard Childress RacingOldsmobile186running94
242519Bob BurchamGray RacingChevrolet184engine91
25744Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesChevrolet184running88
261571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1734accident90
271725Ronnie ThomasRobertson RacingChevrolet1501oil pressure87
283581David SosebeeSosebee RacingChevrolet135broken valve0
291817Roger HambyHamby RacingChevrolet122accident76
30472Joe MillikanDeWitt RacingChevrolet103connecting rod73
311627Benny ParsonsM.C. Anderson RacingChevrolet97broken valve70
322882Paul FessStan Lasky (Owner)Oldsmobile97broken valve67
333264Tommy GaleLangley-Woodfield RacingFord84shock mounts64
341449Bill GreenCharles Dean (Owner)Chevrolet762engine0
352942Marty RobbinsRobbins RacingDodge64connecting rod58
363309Bill SeifertOswald RacingOldsmobile32oil pressure55

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Buddy Baker12160.5%P1
2Donnie Allison2512.5%P2
3Richard Petty2311.5%P5
4Neil Bonnett94.5%P4
5Darrell Waltrip84.0%P13
6Cale Yarborough42.0%P3
7Dave Marcis42.0%P26
8Bill Green21.0%P34
9Dale Earnhardt10.5%P6
10Bobby Allison10.5%P7
11Bill Elliott10.5%P12
12Ronnie Thomas10.5%P27
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