1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Champion Spark Plug 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 21 of 31
Date: August 19, 1979
Track: Michigan International Speedway

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Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	5th	Winner Laps Led	9
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (115)
Race Distance	400 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$142,905	Winner Earnings	$21,100
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	21 of 31

Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	200	9	running	180	$21,100
2	11	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N.	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	200	115	running	180	$12,425
3	6	27	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	200	0	running	165	$12,820
4	1	2	David Pearson	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	199	0	running	160	$10,215
5	20	8	John Anderson	Draime Race Engines	Russ Draime	Chevrolet	199	0	running	155	$4,355
6	7	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	199	8	running	155	$7,195
7	16	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	199	0	running	146	$5,320
8	28	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Buick	197	0	running	142	$4,890
9	15	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	197	0	running	138	$4,670
10	12	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	197	0	running	134	$4,550
11	13	17	Bill Elliott	Knutsons RV	George Elliott	Mercury	195	0	running	130	$4,120
12	31	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	195	0	running	127	$3,850
13	34	42	Kyle Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	195	0	running	124	$1,675
14	18	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	193	0	running	121	$3,130
15	29	0	John Kennedy	Avanti CB	John Kennedy	Chevrolet	188	0	running	—	$1,490
16	30	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	188	0	running	115	$2,725
17	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	185	3	engine	117	$6,270
18	35	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	183	0	running	109	$2,300
19	10	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	173	0	running	106	$4,775
20	22	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	150	0	engine	103	$1,965
21	26	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers	Baxter Price	Oldsmobile	146	0	running	100	$1,920
22	19	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	145	0	running	97	$1,875
23	2	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	Bud Moore	Ford	141	38	engine	99	$4,935
24	32	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	131	0	overheating	91	$2,785
25	9	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Chevrolet	129	5	clutch	93	$875
26	4	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	108	5	engine	90	$1,475
27	33	6	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	96	0	engine	82	$825
28	17	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	85	0	running	79	$1,300
29	14	5	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder	Nelson Malloch	Chevrolet	81	0	exhaust	76	$785
30	21	71	Dave Marcis	Transmissions Unlimited	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	67	0	engine	73	$765
31	24	19	Lennie Pond	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	57	0	overheating	70	$1,250
32	23	22	Al Rudd, Jr.	Bill Lewis	Al Rudd	Chevrolet	39	0	clutch	—	$740
33	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	28	17	ignition	69	$1,405
34	36	1	Earle Canavan	Scope Mount	Earle Canavan	Dodge	23	0	engine	—	$720
35	25	36	H.B. Bailey	Caldwell Knapp Cadillac	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac	2	0	crash	58	$710
36	27	39	Blackie Wangerin	—	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	2	0	crash	55	$700

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